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PowerStore - Boot from SAN on UCS Nodes

Summary: PowerStore Boot from SAN setup on Cisco UCS servers may not be possible under certain conditions.

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Symptoms

On CISCO UCS nodes , booting from SAN may not be possible or otherwise boot performance / OS installation may be very slow.

Cause

The issue is a PowerStore internal limitation.

Resolution

This issue will be resolved on PowerStore 2.0 Service Pack 1.

Additional Information

The following online guide provides generic considerations for implementing boot from SAN on PowerStore :

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/powerstore-500t/pwrstr-hcg/Consideration-for-Boot-from-SAN-with-PowerStore?guid=guid-edc46ee9-587f-459a-b1c7-e344fa25ced2&lang=en-us

The following CISCO Guide can be used to investigate and implement a possible parameters workaround:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/ucs-manager/GUI-User-Guides/Storage-Mgmt/4-1/b_UCSM_GUI_Storage_Management_Guide_4_1/b_UCSM_GUI_Storage_Management_Guide_4_1_chapter_01001.html

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Affected Product

PowerStore

Last Published Date

03 Nov 2021

Version

3

Article Type

Solution