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14 Instructions to Configure BFi for Intel NIC
NOTICE: It is strongly recommended that you do not login to the iSCSI target manually.
The iSCSI Software Initiator automatically retrieves the iSCSI boot configuration from the Intel
PRO/1000 adapter iSCSI boot firmware. Adding additional connections manually inside the
iSCSI Software Initiator with the same paths as configured in the iSCSI boot firmware may
cause the system to hang, display a blue screen, or reboot during failover.
4
Install the
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
host software
available on the Dell PowerVault Resource media.
5
Select the installation type as either
Typical
or
Host
. The
Typical
installation installs both host software and management software; the
Host
installation installs only the necessary host software.
6
Disable the page file if the PowerEdge system does not have a local hard
drive configured on the host. To disable the page file:
a
Right-click
My Computer
and select
Properties
.
b
In the
System Properties
screen, click the
Advanced
tab.
c
In the
Performance
section, click
Settings
.
d
In the
Performance Options
screen, click the
Advanced
tab.
e
In the
Virtual Memory
section, click
Change
.
f
In the
Virtual Memory
screen, select the
No paging file
option, and
then click
Set
and
OK
.
NOTICE: You must perform the following step. Skipping the following step may
cause the operating system to display a blue screen and fail to boot. For more
information, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 934235 on the Microsoft
Support website at support.microsoft.com.
7
If you add or update any hardware or software components such as
network drivers or operating system service pack updates that may impact
the Networking stack, you must re-run the iscsibcg.exe utility with the
/verify /fix
command line option. Failing to do this may cause the
operating system to blue screen and fail to boot.