Before you begin the SAN boot configuration process, you need:
CDs or installation files for the supported Windows OS version
CD or an unzipped archive of the host driver software
WinPE for a preliminary boot of the host server
Use the WinPE 3.0 included with the Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit 3.0. For information about creating the WinPE disk, see Creating a SAN-Bootable WinPE RAM Disc (2008 R2).
If you create a custom WinPE disk for your installations, you must include the Oracle Virtual Networking host drivers so that you can see the VNICs and VHBAs. See, Creating the WinPE RAM CD.
When configuring a Windows server to boot over an Oracle Fabric Interconnect VHBA, consider the following:
Each server requires read/write access to its own dedicated boot volume. Servers cannot share boot volumes.
You place a fully configured operating system image, including the host drivers, on the SAN volume.