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Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC 43
Configuring the PowerVault MD3000i Storage Array
1
Perform the following procedure to manually register a host:
a
Open the P
owerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
, and connect to
the PowerVault MD3000i storage array to be used by the host for booting.
b
Select the
Configure
tab, and then click
Configure Host Access (Manual)
.
c
In the
host
field, enter the host name, select the
host type
from the
drop down list, and then click
Next
.
d
In the
Selected iSCSI initiators
field, click the
New
button.
e
In the
iSCSI initiator name
field, enter the
iSCSI Qualified Name
(IQN)
of the host initiator and leave the iSCSI Initiator label to the default.
Fully qualified IQN format is
<iqn><yyyy-mm>.com<company name>:<server name>
.
Example:
iqn.1984-04.com.dell:server-name
.
Record the IQN of the host initiator in the "Configuration Worksheet"
on page 77. The IQN of the host initiator is required to configure Intel
iSCSI boot BIOS.
f
Click
Add
and then click
Next
.
g
Ensure that the option
No,This host will NOT share
access to the same virtual disks with other
hosts
is selected and then click
Next
.
h
In the
Confirm Host Definition
page, click
Finish
.
2
Create a virtual disk and assign it to the host:
a
Select the
Configure
tab and click
Create Virtual Disks
.
b
Enter the virtual disk capacity.
NOTE: It is recommended that the capacity you allocate to the virtual disk be
equal to or more than the boot partition capacity.
c
Enter a Name for the virtual disk.
NOTE: It is recommended that you use the service tag of the PowerEdge
system and the term boot-LUN in the description field.
d
In the
Virtual Disk I/O characteristics
field, select
File system
, and
click
Next
.
e
Select
Map now
and the host you are preparing to boot, and then click
Finish
.