FS System: How to Boot from LUN AIX OS and Bootlist Considerations

Asset ID:	1-71-2259036.1
Update Date:	2017-08-29
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Solution 2259036.1 : FS System: How to Boot from LUN AIX OS and Bootlist Considerations

Applies to:

Oracle FS1-2 Flash Storage System - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

AIX OS Boot from FS1-2 LUN

Solution

When booting from FS1-2 LUN, AIX OS boolist should be modified to add the corresponding pathid for every FS1-2 path:

Check pathid available for bootdisk hdiskX

# lspath -t

list out all the paths to a specific disk:

# lspath -t -l hdisk0

Add the pathid to boolist for bootdisk hdiskX

Example:

# bootlist -m normal hdisk0 pathid=0,1
or
# bootlist -m normal hdisk0 pathid=0 hdisk0 pathid=1

Verified that pathid were added

# bootlist -m normal -o

Please also read:

AIX Bootlist Considerations at Oracle FS Path Manager 4 for AIX Installation Guide

Oracle White Paper Implementing Boot From SAN on Oracle Flash Storage Systems

Customer should contact IBM if further assistance is required.

References

<NOTE:2014864.1> - FS System: Configuration Changes Required to Replace a Data Host HBA
<NOTE:2043300.1> - FS System: Multipath Software Matrix
<NOTE:2260736.1> - FS System: How to Configure Boot from LUN for Windows Server OS with HBA Considerations
<NOTE:1955116.1> - FS System: When To Use "Use as Boot LUN" and "Disable Reference Tag Checking" Options For FS1-2 LUNs

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