Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual page 70

iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
NOTE: Information on the Initiator Parameters and 1st Target Parameters screens are ignored and do not need
to be cleared.
3. A second iSCSI boot adapter can be configured for redundancy in the event the primary adapter fails to boot. To
configure the secondary device parameters, select Secondary Device Parameters from the Main menu (see
Configure Parameters for a Secondary
4. Select Exit and Save Configurations.
Configure Parameters for a Secondary Adapter
A second iSCSI boot adapter can be optionally configured for redundancy in the event the primary adapter fails to boot.
To configure the iSCSI boot parameters for a secondary adapter
1. From the iSCSI Boot Main Menu screen, select Secondary Device Parameters.
2. From the Device List, select the adapter that will be used as the secondary adapter.
3. From the Secondary Device Parameters screen, set the following:
Use Independent Target Portal: Enabled (or Disabled if MPIO mode is not required)
Use Independent Target Name: Enabled
Configure Secondary Device: Invoke
4. Configure the secondary adapter parameters.
NOTE: The IP addresses for the primary and secondary adapters must be in two different subnets.
5. Select ESC and select Exit and Save Configuration.
6. Select F4 to save your MBA configuration.
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:
CHAP ID (up to 128 bytes)
CHAP Secret (if authentication is required, and must be 12 characters in length or longer)
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:
CHAP ID (optional if two-way CHAP)
CHAP Secret (optional if two-way CHAP, and must be 12 characters in length or longer)
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 Dynamic iSCSI Boot
Configuring the DHCP server to support iSCSI boot is different for IPv4 and IPv6.
DHCP iSCSI Boot Configurations for IPv4
DHCP iSCSI Boot Configuration for IPv6
DHCP iSCSI Boot Configurations for IPv4
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Adapter). Otherwise, go to step 4.
Configuration).