Enabling Ibft Boot - Dell QLogic Family of Adapters User Manual

iBFT Boot Setup: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide
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iBFT Boot Setup: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide
For an alternate method of iSCSI boot from SAN, use the fields in the iSCSI Boot Firmware Table (iBFT). iBFT is a component
of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification (ACPI) 3.0b standard that provides operating systems a
standard way to boot from software-initiated iSCSI protocol. To view the iBFT specification, visit the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/firmware/ibft.mspx
This section provides details for setting up the QME8242 adapter using iBFT, including:

Enabling iBFT Boot

Setting Up iBFT on IPv4
Setting Up iBFT on IPv6
Booting to a Target Disk
Enabling iBFT Boot
Follow these steps to enable iBFT boot in the Dell BIOS system.
1. Boot the server, and then follow Dell's instructions to access the Dell system BIOS.
2. In the Dell system BIOS, select Integrated Devices, and then press the <Enter> key.
3. Select the Embedded Gb NIC 1 ... Enabled with iSCSI Boot line, as shown in
Figure 1. Enabling iSCSI Boot
4. Press the <Esc> key to save your settings and exit the Dell BIOS.
5. Reboot the system.
Setting Up iBFT on IPv4
You can set up iBFT on IPv4 with either a
Setting Up a Static IPv4 Address
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static IP address or a dynamic IP
Figure 1, and then press <Enter>.
address.