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12 Instructions to Configure BFi for Intel NIC
Pre-Installation Requirements
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you configure redundant paths to the target
from all hosts that are configured with boot from iSCSI. The following instructions
incorporate Multi-path I/O (MPIO) configuration. Misconfigured networks or
networks under heavy load may interfere with critical communication between the
host and the associated boot LUN on the target, causing the system to hang or
display a bluescreen. To work-around this issue, configure multiple paths between
the host and target. For best practices, configure a redundant iSCSI network on a
separate subnets and monitor the network performance. For more information , see
the whitepaper Creating Multipath Connections to Dell iSCSI Storage Arrays
available on the Dell Techcenter website at www.dell.com/TechCenter.
Before configuring your system for BFi, read this document, complete the
configuration worksheets in "Configuration Worksheet" on page 77, and ensure
that you have the following:
• A system with a local hard drive to create the initial image
•Intel
®
PRO/1000 Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)
Network Interface Card (NIC)
• Download the Intel PRO PCIe Gigabit drivers and firmware from the Dell
Support website at
support.dell.com
. For latest supported Intel PRO PCIe
Gigabit drivers and firmware versions, see the
Dell PowerVault MD3000i
Support Matrix
located on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
.
•
Intel iSCSI Boot User Guide
located on the Intel NIC media or on the Dell
Support website at
support.dell.com
• Microsoft
®
iSCSI Software Initiator with boot support version as stated in
the
Dell PowerVault MD3000i Support Matrix
located on the Dell Support
website at
support.dell.com
• Media of the supported Microsoft operating system or a copy of the
Sysprep
utility
• Any disk imaging software such as Symantec™ Ghost
• Dell PowerVault Resource media
NOTE: All systems that use the cloned operating system base image must have the
same hardware configuration as the host.
NOTE: For the latest drive and firmware versions, refer to the Dell PowerVault
MD3000i Systems Support Matrix located on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.