Oracle FS Path Manager (FSPM) supports booting from an Oracle FS System LUN.
There are two methods from which you can choose:
- Clean installation from the AIX CD—This method involves loading the AIX OS onto an Oracle FS System LUN, then configuring the FSPM software on that LUN. You must install FSPM after completing this procedure.
- Use AIX to clone an existing boot disk—This method involves cloning an existing bootable hard disk using the alt_clone command to copy an existing operating system disk onto an Oracle FS System LUN. You can perform this procedure before or after you install FSPM.
Either method creates a bootable disk; choose the best method for your situation.
After you create a bootable Oracle FS System LUN, you can use the facilities of the Oracle FS System to make copies or clones of that LUN.
Important! When you use the Oracle FS System to copy a LUN to use as a boot disk, make sure AIX is not using the disk. If an Oracle FS System LUN is the boot LUN for an AIX system, and you want to use the features of the Oracle FS System to copy or clone that LUN, you should first shut the AIX system down or boot it from a different disk. Copies of AIX boot LUNs taken while AIX is booted from them cannot be reliably used as boot LUNs.