Configure Microsoft Initiator To Use Broadcom's Iscsi Offload - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual

iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
The Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) is used to manage all of Broadcom's network adapters and advanced features.
For more information, see
1. Open BACS.
2. Select the Broadcom NetXtreme II C-NIC iSCSI adapter. If the C-NIC iSCSI adapter is not present, then select the VBD
device and enable iSCSI offload by selecting iSCSI Offload Engine from the Resource Reservations area of the
Configuration tab. See
3. Select the Configuration tab.
4. DHCP is the default for IP address assignment, but this can be changed to static IP address assignment, if this is the
preferred method of IP address assignment.
NOTE: The IP address assignment method cannot be changed if the adapter was used for boot.
5. Select Apply and close BACS.

Configure Microsoft Initiator to Use Broadcom's iSCSI Offload

Now that the IP address has been configured for the iSCSI adapter, you need to use Microsoft Initiator to configure and add a
connection to the iSCSI target using Broadcom iSCSI adapter. See Microsoft's user guide for more details on Microsoft
Initiator.
1. Open Microsoft Initiator.
2. Configure the initiator IQN name according to your setup. To change, click on Change.
3. Enter the initiator IQN name.
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Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite
Viewing and Configuring Resource
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Reservations.