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26 Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi
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 completely,
complete the "Configuration Worksheet" on page 77 and ensure that you
have the following:
• Two Intel
®
PRO/1000 Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
(PCIe) single-port Network Interface Cards (NICs) or One Intel
PRO/1000 PCIe dual-port network adapter or One Intel PRO/1000 PCIe
quad-port network adapter
• Download the Intel PRO PCIe Gigabit drivers, Intel setup drivers and
firmware from the Dell support website at support.dell.com. For the
supported versions for drivers and firmware, 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 mentioned
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.
NOTE: Ensure that all systems that use the operating system base image are of the
same hardware configuration.