9–iSCSI Configuration
Configuring the DHCP Server to Support iSCSI Boot
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lists the DHCP Option 17 sub-options.
The content of Option 17 should be:
<2-byte Option Number 201|202|203> <2-byte length> <data>
Configuring VLANs for iSCSI Boot
iSCSI traffic on the network may be isolated in a Layer 2 VLAN to segregate it
from general traffic. If this is the case, make the iSCSI interface on the adapter a
member of that VLAN.
To configure VLAN for iSCSI boot:
1.
Go to the
iSCSI Boot Configuration Menu
for the port.
2.
Select
iSCSI Initiator Configuration
.
Table 9-4. DHCP Option 17 Sub-option Definitions
Sub-option
Definition
201
First iSCSI target information in the standard root path format:
"iscsi:"[<servername>]":"<protocol>":"<port>":"<LUN> ":
"<targetname>"
202
Second iSCSI target information in the standard root path format:
"iscsi:"[<servername>]":"<protocol>":"<port>":"<LUN> ":
"<targetname>"
203
iSCSI initiator IQN
Table Notes:
Brackets [ ] are required for the IPv6 addresses.
