Enabling Chap Authentication; Configuring The Dhcp Server To Support Iscsi Boot; Dhcp Iscsi Boot Configurations For Ipv4 - Qlogic FastLinQ 3400 Series User Manual

8–iSCSI Protocol
iSCSI Boot

Enabling CHAP Authentication

Ensure that CHAP authentication is enabled on the target.
To enable CHAP authentication
1. From the General Parameters screen, set CHAP Authentication to
Enabled.
2. From the Initiator Parameters screen, type values for the following:
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3. Select ESC to return to the Main menu.
4. From the Main menu, select 1st Target Parameters.
5. From the 1st Target Parameters screen, type values for the following using
the values used when configuring the iSCSI target:
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6. Select ESC to return to the Main menu.
7. Select ESC and select Exit and Save Configuration.

Configuring the DHCP Server to Support iSCSI Boot

The DHCP server is an optional component and it is only necessary if you will be
doing a dynamic iSCSI Boot configuration setup (see
Configuration" on page
Configuring the DHCP server to support iSCSI boot is different for IPv4 and IPv6.
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DHCP iSCSI Boot Configurations for IPv4

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DHCP iSCSI Boot Configuration for IPv6
DHCP iSCSI Boot Configurations for IPv4
The DHCP protocol includes a number of options that provide configuration
information to the DHCP client. For iSCSI boot, QLogic adapters support the
following DHCP configurations:
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DHCP Option 17, Root Path
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DHCP Option 43, Vendor-Specific Information
CHAP ID (up to 128 bytes)
CHAP Secret (if authentication is required, and must be 12 characters
in length or longer)
CHAP ID (optional if two-way CHAP)
CHAP Secret (optional if two-way CHAP, and must be 12 characters in
length or longer)
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