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Draft Document for Review June 27, 2012 9:05 am SG247958-DS5000-CL.fm<br />

Chapter 2. <strong>SAN</strong> <strong>Boot</strong> implementation with<br />

<strong>IBM</strong> System Storage DS5000<br />

2<br />

This chapter discusses the host connectivity for the <strong>IBM</strong> System Storage DS5000 series<br />

storage subsystem <strong>and</strong> how to implement a host <strong>SAN</strong> <strong>Boot</strong> from DS5000 products. It<br />

addresses key aspects of host connectivity <strong>and</strong> reviews concepts <strong>and</strong> requirements for both<br />

Fibre Channel (FC) <strong>and</strong> Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocols.<br />

The term host in this chapter refers to a server running a supported operating system. This<br />

chapter covers tasks that pertain to <strong>SAN</strong> boot implementation <strong>and</strong> the operating systems<br />

discussed in this chapter include:<br />

► Windows Server 2008 R2<br />

► Linux (RHEL, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server)<br />

► AIX 6.1<br />

► VMware ESX 4.1<br />

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