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Instructions for Booting a New Host Using Broadcom NIC 75
4
Record the IQN of the PowerVault MD3000i storage array in the
"Configuration Worksheet" on page 77:
a
Select the
iSCSI
tab, and then click
Change Target Identification
.
b
Record the iSCSI target name.
NOTE: The ISCSI Target Alias cannot be used by a host for booting.
5
Record the iSCSI host port IP addresses of the RAID controllers in the
"Configuration Worksheet" on page 77:
a
Select the
iSCSI
tab and click
Configure iSCSI Host Ports
.
b
Select each
iSCSI host port
from the drop down list. Record the
IP address of the port to which the host system is configured to boot
from. If the host system has redundant paths, select a port on a
controller that is on a separate subnet.
6
Follow the steps in "Configuring the Broadcom iSCSI Boot Menu" on
page 6 to configure Broadcom
®
NetXtreme
®
or Broadcom NetXtreme II
NICs for iSCSI boot. In the
General Parameters
section, select
Configure
Boot to iSCSI Target
.
7
Reboot and press <F2> to enter the BIOS.
8
In the host’s BIOS, confirm that the boot order lists the Broadcom
Embedded NIC 1 before the local hard drive.
9
Press <Esc> twice and select Save changes and exit to exit from BIOS.
The host now boots from the iSCSI LUN.
NOTE: It is recommended that you save the iSCSI boot configuration to a file
to enable faster recovery if you need to replace the NIC.
10
To save the iSCSI boot configuration to a file:
a
Boot to a bootable device.
b
Save the configuration to a file using the
ibcfg.exe
program by typing
the following command at the command prompt:
IBCFG -get <FILENAME> -dev <MAC address>
NOTE: It is recommended that you include the NIC number in the file name.
For example, to name the iSCSI boot configuration file of the NIC enabled for
iSCSI boot, use the following command:
IBCFG -get dell1 –dev 00:18:8B:FD:F9:1A
where “
00:18:8B:FD:F9:1A” is the MAC address of the iSCSI boot
NIC.