VMware vSphere SAN boot configuration in EMC Storage
In this recipe, we will learn how to install and configure VMware vSphere 5.5 SAN boot in EMC Storage.
Getting ready
Prepare a Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis with two UCS IOM 2208XP installed; each UCS IOM is connected to a Cisco UCS 6428UP. There is one UCS B200 M3, with one VIC 1240 installed into the Chassis. Configure four ports on each Cisco UCS 6428UP as an Ethernet uplink port (port 17/18) and FC uplink port (port 6/7), which is connected to SAN Switches and LAN Switches by Fibre Channel cables. The EMC SAN Storage has two controllers, and each controller has two FC ports, which are connected to SAN Switches. Prepare a UCS service profile, it includes two vNICs, and two vHBAs. The detail is listed in the following diagram:
How to do it…
In this recipe, we will learn how to prepare a boot policy on UCS for VMware ESXi 5.5 SAN boot installation. Assume that the name of the service profile is ESXi5.5_SAN_Boot_EMC
and the EMC SAN Storage...