Windows 2008 R2 And Windows 2012 R2: Preparing For Iscsi Attachment - IBM Storwize V5010 Manual

5.3.2 Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 R2: Preparing for iSCSI attachment

This section details iSCSI attachment.
Installing and updating supported HBAs
Install a supported HBA model with the latest supported firmware and drivers for your
configuration. The latest supported HBAs and levels for Windows 2008 R2 and 2012 R2 are
available at this website:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004971
Install the driver by using Windows Device Manager or vendor tools. Also, check and update
the firmware level of the HBA by using the manufacturer's provided tools. Always check the
readme file to see whether any Windows registry parameters must be set for the HBA driver.
Important: For converged network adapters (CNAs), which can support both FC and
iSCSI, it is important to ensure that the Ethernet networking driver is installed in addition to
the FCoE driver. You are required to install the Ethernet networking driver and the FCoE
driver before you configure iSCSI.
If you use a hardware iSCSI HBA, refer to the manufacturer's documentation and the
Storwize V5000 IBM Knowledge Center for further details and the latest information about the
hardware and host OS configuration. The following section describes how to configure iSCSI
by using the software initiator.
In Windows 2008 R2 and 2012, the Microsoft iSCSI software initiator is preinstalled.
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