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Windows 2000 boot from SAN

Windows 2000 supports booting from an AoE SAN. You cannot install directly to the SAN target; you must first install Windows 2000 to a physical disk.

Installation

Start by installing Windows 2000 to a physical disk. It is best to use an external USB, FireWire, or eSATA disk; this will make later stages easier.

When installing, use a small partition (around 2GB) rather than the whole disk. At the partitioning screen:

Windows 2000 setup

press C to create a partition and enter 2048 as the size (in MB). You should then see a screen that looks like:

Windows 2000 after partitioning

You can now press Enter to install Windows 2000 to this partition. The rest of the installation will proceed as normal.

Preparation for SAN boot

You are now ready to