Oracle® Virtual Networking for Windows Hosts Installation and Boot Guide

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Updated: July 2016
 
 

SAN Boot Without PE on Windows Hosts Overview

Planning the SAN boot without PE has the consists of the following steps:

  1. Create the correct batch files and scripts on the server.

    The following user-configured files are created:

    • fixbcd.cmd

    • fixregistry.cmd

    • fixbootsector_W2k8.cmd

    • removescript.script

    To support these files, the following standard Windows files are required. Make sure that they are available on the server.

    • Bootsect.exe

    • Imagex.exe

    • bcdboot.exe

    • diskshadow.exe

    • reg.exe

  2. Copy the boot image onto the SAN LUN.

  3. Create a SAN bootable server profile that connects the server to the SAN LUN where the boot image exists.

  4. Edit the server's BIOS to set the Oracle VHBA as the boot device.

    By doing so, the server will retrieve the OS from the SAN LUN and boot to runtime.