Dell MD3000i Network Router User Manual


 
4 Contents
3 Configuring Boot From iSCSI (BFi) Using
Intel PRO Network Adapter on a System
That is Not Configured With a Local
Disk Using the F6 Option
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Pre-Installation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Creating the Operating System Boot Image
. . . . . . . 27
Configuring the PowerVault MD3000i
Storage Array
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuring the Intel iSCSI Boot Menu
. . . . . . . 29
Installing the Operating System on the
iSCSI LUN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cloning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Method 1—Using Snapshot Virtual Disks
and Virtual Disk Copy (Preferred Method)
. . . . . 35
Method 2—Using Virtual Disk Copy
Premium Feature
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Method 3—Using an Imaging Server
. . . . . . . . 36
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Additional Information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4 Configuring Boot From iSCSI (BFi)
Using Broadcom™ NetXtreme Network
Adapter on a System That is
Configured With a Local Disk
. . . . . . . . . 39
Pre-Installation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Creating the Operating System Boot Image
. . . . . . . 41
Configuring the Host
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Configuring the PowerVault MD3000i
Storage Array
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43