• Initial setup
– Create a range of virtual MAC addresses. To create a MAC address, you must have Chassis Configuration Administrator and
Server Administrator privileges.
– Save boot identity profile templates and customize the boot identity profiles on the network share by editing and including
the SAN boot parameters that are used by each server.
– Prepare the servers that use initial configuration before applying their Boot Identity profiles.
– Apply Boot Identity profiles to each server and boot them from SAN.
• Configure one or more spare standby servers for quick recovery.
– Prepare the standby servers that use initial configuration before applying their Boot Identity profiles.
• Use the workload of a failed server in a new server by performing the following tasks:
– Clear the boot identity from the non-functioning server to avoid duplicating the MAC addresses in case the server recovers.
– Apply the boot identity of a failed server to a spare standby server.
– Boot the server with the new Boot Identity settings to quickly recover the workload.
Saving Boot Identity Profiles
You can save boot identity profiles in the CMC network share. Number of profiles that you can store depends on the availability of
MAC addresses. For more information, see Configuring Network Share Using CMC Web Interface.
For Emulex Fibre Channel (FC) cards, the Enable/Disable Boot From SAN attribute in the Option ROM is disabled by default.
Enable the attribute in the Option ROM and apply the boot identify profile to the server for booting from SAN.
To save a profile, perform the following tasks:
1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Boot Identity Profiles section, select the server that has the required settings with
which you want to generate the profile and select FQDD from the FQDD drop-down menu.
2. Click Save Identity. The Save Identity section is displayed.
NOTE: Boot identity is saved only if the Network Share option is enabled and accessible, the details are displayed in
the Stored Profiles section. If the Network Share is not connected, configure the network share for the chassis. To
configure the network share, click Edit in the Stored Profiles section. For more information, see
Configuring
Network Share Using CMC Web Interface
.
3. In the Base Profile Name and Number of Profiles fields, enter the profile name and the number of profiles that you want to
save.
NOTE: While saving a boot identity profile, the standard ASCII extended character set is supported. However, the
following special characters are not supported:
), “, ., *, >, <, \, /, :, |, #, ?, and ,
4. Select a MAC address for the base profile from the Virtual MAC Address drop-down and click Save Profile.
The number of templates created are based on the number of profiles you specify. CMC communicates with the Lifecycle
Controller to get the available server profile settings and store them as a named profile. The format for the name file is —
<base profile name>_<profile number>_<MAC address>. For example: FC630_01_0E0000000000.
A progress indicator indicates that the save operation is in progress. After the action is complete, Operation Successful
message is displayed.
NOTE: The process to gather the settings occurs in the background. Hence, it may take some time before the new
profile is displayed. If the new profile is not displayed, check the profile log for errors.
Applying Boot Identity Profiles
You can apply boot identity profile settings if the boot identity profiles are available as stored profiles on the network share. To
initiate a boot identity configuration operation, you can apply a stored profile to a single server.
NOTE: If a server does not support Lifecycle Controller or the chassis is powered off, you cannot apply a profile to the
server.
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