Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 Version 1.3.0 Operating instructions

DeployingOperatingSystemoniSCSIandFCOELUN

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Deploying Operating System on iSCSI &

FCOE LUN

This Dell Technical White Paper provides steps to explain the

deployment of OS on iSCSI & FCoE LUN on the 12th generation servers

of Dell.

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Chankey Rajkhowa

Hamsaveni Narayana

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Executive Summary

ThiswhitepapergivesthebasicsofOperatingsystemdeploymenttoaniSCSILUN&FCoELUNonthe

12thgenerationserversofDell.

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TableofContents

Introduction..................................................................................................................................................5

iSCSIOverview..............................................................................................................................................5

iSCSI–basedSANArchitecture......................................................................................................................5

FlowChartforOSDeploymentUsingiSCSILUN...........................................................................................6

ConfiguringiSCSIBootParametersforQlogicandOSInstallation...............................................................8

FCoEOverview............................................................................................................................................11

Abbreviations..............................................................................................................................................17

References..................................................................................................................................................17

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Introduction

Thiswhitepaperdescribesinstalling,enabling,andconfiguringforInternetSmallComputerSystemInterface(iSCSI),

andFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)foruniversalconvergednetworkadapters(UCNAs).

BootfromSANistheprocessofbootingaserverdirectlyfromadiskoperatingsystem(DOS)imagelocatedona

storageareanetwork(SAN).

WhenbootingfromSAN,thestoragedeviceistypicallyidentifiedbyitsWorldWide

PortName(WWPN)andaLogicalUnitNumber(LUN).Byextendingtheserversystembootbasicinput/output

system(BIOS),bootfromSANfunctionalityisprovidedbythebootBIOScontainedintheDellserver.When

properly

configured,thecontrollerthenpermanentlydirectstheservertobootfromalogicalunit(physicaldisk

drive)ontheSANasifitwasalocalphysicaldiskdrive.

iSCSIOverview

iSCSIisan(InternetProtocol)IP–basedstoragenetworkingstandardforlinkingdatastoragefacilities.Bycarrying

SCSIcommandsoverIPnetworks,iSCSIisusedtofacilitatedatatransfersoverintranetsandtomanagestorage

overlongdistances.iSCSIcanbeusedtotransmitdataoverlocalareanetworks(LANs),widearea

networks

(WANs),ortheInternetandcanenablelocation‐independentdatastorageandretrieval.

iSCSI–basedSANArchitecture

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Host server or client system (iSCSI initiator)

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Raiddiskarray(iSCSITarget)

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IP Network

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FlowChartforOSDeploymentUsingiSCSILUN

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ConfiguringiSCSIBootParametersforQlogicandOSInstallation

BysettingupabasiciSCSIbootconfiguration,youcanconfigureyourinitiator,contactnetworkdevices,andsetup

aniSCSIboottarget.WhensettingupabasiciSCSIbootconfigurationyoumustdothefollowing:

1. PressF10toopenLifecycleController.

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2. Intheleftpane,clickSystemSetup,andthenclickAdvancedHardwareConfiguration.

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3. OntheSystemSetuppage,clickDeviceSettings.

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4. SelectQlogicadapterandconfiguretheiSCSIinitiatornameandenablebootsupport.

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5. Restarttheserver.

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6. BoottoOSmedia,selectiSCSILUNduringinstallation,andthencompletetheinstallation.

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Note:Iftherearemultiplecontrollersinyoursystem,youriSCSIInitiatornamemaybedifferentforeach

controller.

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Forothernetworkcards,differentadaptersettingsarepresent.Refertothementionedreferences.

IntelandBroadcom:

http://i.dell.com/sites/content/business/solutions/whitepapers/en/Documents/Instructions_to_Perform_B

oot_from_iSCSI_for_Dell_Storage_Arrays.pdf

Emulex:http://www‐dl.emulex.com/support/hardware/documentation/nif/12‐03/oc_boot_manual.pdf

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FCoEOverview

FCoEprovidesamethodtotransportFibreChannelframesontopofanEthernetinfrastructure.Insummary,

unalteredFibreChannelframesareencapsulatedinanEthernetheader,sentoveralosslessEthernetfabric,

andun‐encapsulatedwhentheyreachthetarget.

FCoE―basedSANArchitecture

 InitiatorHostServer

 FCoEHBA

 SwitchwithFCoEsupport

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 StorageArray

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Individualvirtualdriveimages

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FlowChartShowingOSDeploymentUsingFCoELUN

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ConfiguringFCoEBootParametersforQlogicandOSInstallation

TosupportanFCoEbootprocess,anetworkadapteronthehostmusthaveaspeciallyconfiguredFCoEboot

firmware.Whenyouconfigurethefirmware,youenabletheadapterforthesoftwareFCoEbootandspecify

thebootLUNparameters.

1. PressF10toopenLifecycleController.

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2. Intheleftpane,clickSystemSetup,andthenclickAdvancedHardwareConfiguration.

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3. OntheSystemSetuppage,clickDeviceSettings.

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4. SelectQlogicadapterandconfigure

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5. Restarttheserver.

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6. BoottoOSmediaandSelectFCoELUNduringinstallationandcompletetheinstallation.

Forothernetworkcards,differentadaptersettingsarepresent.Referthementionedreferences.

Intel:http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20118779.aspx

Bcom:http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20242976.aspx

Emulex:http://www‐dl.emulex.com/support/hardware/documentation/nif/12‐03/oc_boot_manual.pdf

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Abbreviations

BIOS:BasicInput/OutputSystem

HII:HumanInterfaceInfrastructure

IP:Internetprotocol

iSCSI:InternetSmallComputerSystemInterface

FCoE:FibreChanneloverEthernet

LUN:Logicalunitnumber

RAID:redundantarrayofindependentdisks 

SAN:storageareanetwork

SCSI:SmallComputerSystemInterface

WWN:WorldWideName

References

http://i.dell.com/sites/content/business/solutions/whitepapers/en/Documents/Instructions_to_Perform_B

oot_from_iSCSI_for_Dell_Storage_Arrays.pdf

http://www‐dl.emulex.com/support/hardware/documentation/nif/12‐03/oc_boot_manual.pdf

http://www.intel.ie/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/guides/fcoe‐user‐guide.pdf

http://www‐dl.emulex.com/support/elx/r32/b24/docs/other/nif_bootcode_manual_elx.pdf

http://www‐dl.emulex.com/support/hardware/documentation/nif/12‐03/oc_boot_manual.pdf

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