Setting up ESXi hosts configured for SAN boot after transition
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If your ESXi host was configured for SAN boot before transition from Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode, you must perform several steps before using the host after transition.
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For copy-based transitions, perform these steps before initiating the Storage Cutover operation in the 7MTT.
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For copy-free transitions, perform these steps before initiating the Export & Halt 7-Mode Systems operation in the 7MTT.
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Reconfigure your FC and FCoE HBA BIOS to boot from the SAN boot LUN of the clustered Data ONTAP system.
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Boot the ESXi host.
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Reset the host configurations to the pretransition settings.
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For iSCSI hosts, see how to reconfigure your VMware iSCSI initiator.
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Remount the VMFS datastores created from the boot LUN in the default installation.
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