[Info-vax] booting from newer SANS

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2020-12-11 kl. 01:02, skrev pcoviello at gmail.com:
> I have run into an issue where we brought in a Primera 630 all SSD drives and have it connected to a rx2660 (test) and a rx8640 (production)
> 
> I am running 8.4-1H1, and I am able to mount and shadow volumes between this and an EVA6400. the one thing I cannot get to happen is a boot from the Primera.
> 
> Loading.: SSD Boot Device $1$DGA3010: FGA0.2031-0002-AC02-6B0D
> Load of SSD Boot Device $1$DGA3010: FGA0.2031-0002-AC02-6B0D failed: Not Found
> Press any key to continue
> 
> well I have been told that 8.4-1H1 is not supported on it and I would have to go to 8.4-2L1. which I did this evening to test it.
> 
> same message as above
> and it was validated as it was under 8.4-1H1
> 
> Validate EFI Boot Options list:   Timeout = 7 secs.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     3   SSD Boot Device $1$DGA3010: FGA0.2031-0002-AC02-6B0D       -fl 0,0
>           $1$DGA3010 PCI(0|3|0|0) Fibre(20310002AC026B0D,Lun2000000000000)
>           efi$bcfg: Option Validated.  Success.
> 
>     4   SSD Boot Device $1$DGA3010: FGA0.2131-0002-AC02-6B0D       -fl 0,0
>           $1$DGA3010 PCI(0|3|0|0) Fibre(21310002AC026B0D,Lun2000000000000)
>           efi$bcfg: Option Validated.  Success.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 2 entries validated.
> 
> 
> the vendor would like to bring in a 3PAR 8400 next week for us to test.
> 
> I'm afraid we will have the same outcome.
> 
> any thoughts?
> 
> thanks
> Paul
> 

Just a shot in the dark...
Does these SANs also require the "LUN-0" device to be available for
full VMS support? But I'm not sure if it is boot support specifically
that requires the LUN-0 to be defined...