Iscsi Offload Faqs; Event Log Messages - Qlogic FastLinQ 3400 Series User Manual

8–iSCSI Protocol
iSCSI Offload in Windows Server
13. To format your iSCSI partition, use Disk Manager.
NOTE
 Teaming does not support iSCSI adapters.
 Teaming does not support NDIS adapters that are in the boot path.
 Teaming supports NDIS adapters that are not in the iSCSI boot path, but

iSCSI Offload FAQs

Q: How do I assign an IP address for iSCSI offload?
A: Use the Configurations tab in the QCC GUI.
Q: What tools should be used to create the connection to the target?
A: Use Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator (version 2.08 or later).
Q: How do I know that the connection is offloaded?
A: Use Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator. From a command line, type iscsicli
sessionlist. From Initiator Name, an iSCSI offloaded connection will display
an entry beginning with "B06BDRV...". A non-offloaded connection will display an
entry beginning with "Root...".
Q: What IP addresses should be avoided?
A: The IP address should not be the same as the LAN.
Q: Why does the install fail when attempting to complete an iSCSI offload install
using Windows Server OS for 8400 Series adapters?
A: There is a conflict with the internal inbox driver.

Event Log Messages

Table 8-5
Message
Number
1
2
only for the SLB team type.
lists the offload iSCSI driver event log messages.
Table 8-5. Offload iSCSI (OIS) Driver Event Log Messages
Severity
Error Initiator failed to connect to the target. Target IP address and
TCP Port number are given in dump data.
Error The initiator could not allocate resources for an iSCSI ses-
sion.
Message
105 83840-546-00 E