If you have a Cisco UCS system, you probably want to do SAN boot. It is a simple, and quick task to perform. This is a follow up to an earlier post on UCS with local FC storage.
Just remember that boot order changes require a reboot of the Service Profiles and associated blades.
First, create a Boot Policy and add only a DVD and SAN. The next few screen shots will show how to do so. Choose any name you like for the policy.
Now add your SAN. You can add 1 primary and 1 secondary SAN boot objects. Each SAN boot object can have 1 primary and 1 secondary boot FC targets. Just remember that do not have to create all of these entries. You can, if you choose, create just on SAN object with 1 primary SAN boot target. Myself, I like lots of redundancy, so I created both primary and secondary objects and boot targets.
Now that we are done creating our Boot Policy. It should look something like this:
Now, apply the Boot Policy to either a Service Profile or to a Service Profile Template. In my example, I am applying the Boot Policy to a Service Profile Template. Click on a template, Boot Order and then Modify Boot Policy.
Select the Boot Policy that you just created from the list
