Supported Operating Systems For Iscsi Boot; Configuring The Iscsi Target - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual

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iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX User Guide
iSCSI Boot
iSCSI Crash Dump
iSCSI Offload
iSCSI Boot
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapters support iSCSI boot to enable network boot of operating systems to diskless
systems. The iSCSI boot allows a Windows or Linux operating system boot from an iSCSI target machine located remotely
over a standard IP network.
For Windows operating systems, iSCSI boot can be configured to boot with two distinctive paths: non-offload (also known as
Microsoft initiator) and offload (Broadcom's offload iSCSI driver or HBA). Configuration of the path is set with the Windows
HBA Boot Mode option located on the General Parameters screen of the iSCSI Configuration utility. See
information on all General Parameters screen configuration options.

Supported Operating Systems for iSCSI Boot

The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapters support iSCSI boot on the following operating systems:
Windows Server 2003 32-bit and 64-bit, SP1 and SP2
Windows Server 2008 32-bit and 64-bit
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit
Linux RHEL 5.x, SLES 10.x, and SLES 11 (limited distributions with open-iscsi)
For Linux iSCSI boot, see
Windows iSCSI Boot Setup
The Windows iSCSI boot setup consists of:

Configuring the iSCSI Target

Configuring the iSCSI Boot Parameters
Preparing the Image on the Local Hard Drive
Transferring the OS Image to the iSCSI Target
Booting
Configuring the iSCSI Target
Configuring the iSCSI target varies by target vendors. For information on configuring the iSCSI target, refer to the
documentation provided by the vendor. The general steps include:
1. Create an iSCSI target.
2. Create a virtual disk.
3. Map the virtual disk to the iSCSI target created in step 1.
4. Associate an iSCSI initiator with the iSCSI target.
5. Record the iSCSI target name, TCP port number, iSCSI Logical Unit Number (LUN), initiator Internet Qualified Name
(IQN), and CHAP authentication details.
After configuring the iSCSI target, obtain the following:
Target IQN
Linux iSCSI Boot Setup.
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