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Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC 41
Creating the Operating System Boot Image
The following subsections describe the process of creating the operating
system boot image on the virtual disk.
Configuring the Host
To create an operating system boot image:
1
Configure a PowerEdge system. To configure:
a
Install Microsoft Windows Server
®
2003 SP1, Windows Server 2003 SP2,
or Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system on the PowerEdge
system that is temporarily configured with a local hard drive.
b
Install the supported drivers for Broadcom NetXtreme Network
adapter; or Broadcom NetExtreme II family of adapters.
NOTE: Do not configure the IP addresses of the LOMs or NICs manually.
Configure the LOMs or NICs with DHCP so that the IP address is assigned
when the iSCSI LUN is detected by the Broadcom NIC’s iSCSI boot firmware.
NOTE: NIC teaming is not supported with the NIC that is used for BFi.
2
Install the latest supported version of the Microsoft iSCSI Software
Initiator with integrated software boot support on the PowerEdge system.
To download the iSCSI Software Initiator boot version, search
www.microsoft.com
for
iSCSI initiator
and follow the link.
NOTE: Ensure that you download the iSCSI initiator boot version by carefully
reading the page, as the link may be in text, and not hyperlinked.
3
To ensure that BFi is configured correctly, select the following options
when prompted during the installation:
a
Select
Initiator Service
,
Software Initiator
, and
Microsoft Multipath I/O
(MPIO)
Support
for iSCSI.
NOTE: Do not select Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) Support for iSCSI.
b
Select
Configure iSCSI Network Boot Support
and highlight at least
one Intel NIC with an
e1express service name
.
NOTE: 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 Broadcom NetXtreme and NetXtreme II Gigabit iSCSI
Boot firmware. If you manually add connections in the initiator with the same
paths as configured in the iSCSI boot firmware, the system may hang, display
a blue screen or reboot during failover.