ISCSI Boot
NetXtreme-E User’s Manual
February 26, 2018 • NetXtreme-E-UG100
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3.
From the
MBA Configuration Menu
, use the
UP ARROW
or
DOWN ARROW
to move to the Boot Protocol
option. Use the
LEFT ARROW
or
RIGHT ARROW
to change the Boot Protocol option for iSCSI.
4.
Select
iSCSI Boot Configuration
from
Main Menu
.
iSCSI Boot Configuration
There are two ways to configure iSCSI boot:
•
Static iSCSI Boot Configuration.
•
Dynamic iSCSI Boot Configuration.
Static iSCSI Boot Configuration
In a static configuration, you must enter data for the system's IP address, the system's initiator IQN, and the
target parameters obtained in
“Configuring the iSCSI Target” on page 49
. For information on configuration
options, see
To configure the iSCSI boot parameters using static configuration:
1.
From the
General Parameters
menu, set the following:
•
TCP/IP parameters via DHCP – Disabled. (For IPv4.)
•
IP Autoconfiguration – Disabled. (For IPv6, non-offload.)
•
iSCSI parameters via DHCP – Disabled
•
CHAP Authentication – Disabled
•
DHCP Vendor ID – BRCM ISAN
•
Link Up Delay Time – 0
•
Use TCP Timestamp – Enabled (for some targets such as the Dell/EMC AX100i, it is necessary to
enable Use TCP Timestamp)
•
Target as First HDD – Disabled
•
LUN Busy Retry Count – 0
•
IP Version – IPv6. (For IPv6, non-offload.)
2.
Select
ESC
to return to the
Main
menu.
3.
From the
Main
menu, select
Initiator Parameters
.
4.
From the
Initiator Parameters
screen, enter values for the following:
•
IP Address (unspecified IPv4 and IPv6 addresses should be "0.0.0.0" and "::", respectively)
•
Subnet Mask Prefix
•
Default Gateway
•
Primary DNS
•
Secondary DNS
•
iSCSI Name (corresponds to the iSCSI initiator name to be used by the client system)
Note:
Enter the IP address. There is no error-checking performed against the IP address to check for
duplicates or incorrect segment/network assignment.
