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Systems and methods for using an installation script to create a hidden boot partition to install a bootable virtual storage appliance on a virtualized server platform
Systems and methods for using an installation script to create a hidden boot partition to install a bootable virtual storage appliance on a virtualized server platform
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机译:使用安装脚本创建隐藏的引导分区以在虚拟服务器平台上安装可引导虚拟存储设备的系统和方法
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One embodiment is a method for installing a virtual storage appliance on a host server platform. One such method comprises: providing an installation package to a host server platform, the installation package comprising an installation script for installing an I/O virtual machine (IOVM), an IOVM boot console, and an IOVM management module; running the installation script to create a hidden boot partition on a boot disk and copy the IOVM boot console and the IOVM management module to the hidden boot partition; rebooting the host server platform; loading the IOVM boot console and the IOVM management module from the hidden boot partition; configuring a disk array via the IOVM management module; for each disk in the array, creating a hidden boot partition and replicating the IOVM boot console and the IOVM management module; and installing a virtual storage environment using the IOVM boot console as a storage driver.
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