[TriLUG] EMC SAN w/ Linux Configuration

[Justin L. Skinner]

There's many parts to getting  any box to boot from a SAN.

Are the bit masks on the FAs set for the proper OS & hardware (hba's, intel vs sun vs hp vs mainframe..etc)?
Are you using fiber switches, point to point, or point to point with fiber switches ?
What kind of HBAs are you using (that's very important)? Some distros and hardware platforms on the intel side have better support than others.

And of course did you check EMCs  *cough* wonderful compatibility matrix ?
In our case it was a symmetrix 8000 series box, it took some work but it was possible.


cheers,

Justin L. Skinner 
bofh "AT" speakeasy.net 
http://www.180MPH.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Jos Purvis [mailto:purvis at melete.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 2, 2004 09:22 PM
To: 'Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list'
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] EMC SAN w/ Linux Configuration

ron joffe wrote:
> Looking for a bit of help here. Has anyone set up a Linux box to boot
> directly 
> off of an EMC Clarion (CX500)? We are attempting to boot a diskless
> server 
> from the SAN. The issue we are running into has to do with drive
> assignments 
> from the SAN to the /dev devices. I have lots more details, but
> wondering if 
> anyone here has accomplished the same task.

I wish I could offer you some assistance, but as it happens I was 
contemplating a similar inquiry. Anyone with experience on this, *please* 
contact me: I'm having the worst trouble getting a Linux box out here to 
recognize both halves of a Clariion CX500.

		--Jos ("Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?")

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