[19769121] Failure to Boot Through Emulex 16 Gbps FC HBA

When using a 16 Gbps Emulex FC HBA to boot from a SPARC host using a LUN on an Oracle FS System, the host can sometimes fail to boot. The console can display a message such as No viable default device found in boot-device variable.

To work around this problem, modify or verify the LUN configuration using the Oracle FS System Manager (GUI) to enable Use as a Boot LUN.

Follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to SAN > LUNs.

  2. Choose the boot LUN and select Actions > Modify.

  3. Under the Quality of Service tab, make sure Use as a Boot LUN is checked (enabled).

If this configuration does not resolve the problem, then perform these steps:

  1. Navigate to SAN > LUNs.

  2. Choose the boot LUN and select Actions > Modify.

  3. Under the Quality of Service tab, make sure Disable Reference Tag Checking is checked (enabled).

    Both Use as a Boot LUN and Disable Reference Tag Checking should be checked (enabled).

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