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50 Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC
You can clone additional iSCSI LUNs so that they can be used to boot
additional hosts. The following section describes various methods that you
can use to clone one iSCSI LUN to additional iSCSI LUNs.
NOTE: After you have created the clone(s), boot the new systems from their
respective LUNs by following the steps in "Instructions for Booting a New Host From
an Operating System Image using Intel Network Adapters" on page 63.
Method 1—Using Snapshot Virtual Disks and Virtual Disk Copy
(Preferred Method)
1
Configure the host system to boot from an iSCSI LUN.
2
Turn off the system
3
Use the
PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
to create a snapshot
virtual disk of the source virtual disk.
4
Configure a different system to boot from the snapshot virtual disk. For
instructions, see"Instructions for Booting a New Host From an Operating
System Image using Intel Network Adapters" on page 63.
5
Run
Sysprep
and turn off the system.
6
Use the
PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
to create a virtual
disk copy of the snapshot virtual disk.
7
After the virtual disk copy is created, remove the copy pair using the
PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
.
8
Configure the system to boot from the new iSCSI LUN. For instructions,
see "Instructions for Booting a New Host From an Operating System
Image using Intel Network Adapters" on page 63.
NOTE: For more information about creating snapshot virtual disks and virtual disk
copy, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager User’s Guide located on
the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Method 2—Using Virtual Disk Copy Premium Feature
1
Configure the host system to boot from an iSCSI LUN.
2
Run
Sysprep
and turn off the system.
3
Using the
PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
create a virtual disk
copy of the snapshot virtual disk.