The iSCSI boot software must acquire its iSCSI
target parameters either statically (by disabling DHCP) or
dynamically (by enabling DHCP). You can choose either of these
methods.
Statically
configure iSCSI parameters
In a static configuration, you must manually
enter the system IP address, the system initiator IQN, and the
target IQN using the iSCSI Configuration Utility.
Power on the server and when prompted select
<Ctrl-S> to launch the
MBA Configuration menu.
At the MBA Configuration menu enter the
function key combination, such as <Ctrl-K> to enter the iSCSI Cfg menu. The
key combination may vary. At the iSCSI Cfg menu, select
General Parameters, and then
select Disabled for the
TCP/IP parameters via DHCP and the
iSCSI parameters via DHCP parameters.
For the Boot to iSCSI
target parameter, select Disabled if installing from a CD/DVD
otherwise, select Enabled.
For the Target as First
HDD parameter, select Enabled.
For the Windows HBA Boot
Mode parameter, select one of the following:
Enabled for Windows Server 2003 or Windows
Server 2008 if using the Offloaded iSCSI method of OS
installation.
Disabled for Windows Server 2008
Non-offloaded iSCSI method of OS installation.
Press <Esc> to exit the General Parameters
Configuration Screen and then select Initiator Parameters.
At the iSCSI Initiator Parameters
Configuration screen, enter values for the IP
Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Primary
DNS, and Secondary DNS parameters as
needed.
The iSCSI Name corresponds to the iSCSI
initiator name to be used by the client system. If authentication
is required then enter the CHAP ID and CHAP Secret
parameters.
Press <Esc> to return to the Main Menu.
Select 1st
Target Parameters and then enter values for the Target IP
Address, Target name, and Login information. Press
<Esc> to return to the
Main Menu.
Select 2nd
Target Parameters. This configuration screen allows a MPIO
configuration to be established. The adapter attempts to connect to
this iSCSI target as a backup session to be passed to the host
operating system. The ISCSI driver components support MPIO as a
standalone feature without the need of the MPIO components when
Target 2 is present.
Enter values for the Target IP Address,
Target name, and login information as needed.
Enter values for the Subnet Mask, Default
Gateway, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS parameters as needed. The
iSCSI Name corresponds to the iSCSI initiator name to be used by
the client system. If authentication is required, enter the CHAP ID
and CHAP Secret parameters.
Press <Esc> to return to the Main Menu and then
press <Esc> again to
display the Exit Configuration screen and then select
Exit and Save the
Configurations.
Dynamically
configure iSCSI parameters
In a dynamic configuration the IP address,
initiator, and target information is provided by DHCP.
Power on the server, and press
<Ctrl-S> to launch the
MBA Configuration menu when prompted.
At the MBA Configuration menu, select the
appropriate function key combination to enter the iSCSI Cfg menu.
The key combination varies based on your configuration.
At the iSCSI Cfg menu, select General Parameters and then select
Enabled for the iSCSI parameters via DHCP parameter.
For the Boot to iSCSI
target parameter, select Disabled to install from a CD/DVD.
For the Target as First
HDD parameter, select Enabled.
For the Windows HBA Boot
Mode parameter, select Enabled.
Modify the iSCSI
Name parameter based on the DHCP options that are used by the
DHCP server.
If DHCP Option 17 is used, the initiator
name is retrieved from the value entered in the Initiator
Parameters screen. But if no value is entered, the controller
defaults to the name:
where 11.22.33.44.55.66 is the controller
MAC address.
If DHCP Option 43 is used, settings in the
Inititator Parameters, 1st Target Parameters, or 2nd Target
Parameters fields are ignored and do not need to be cleared.
Press <Esc> to exit and save the settings when
prompted. Continue pressing <Esc> to exit the MBA Configuration
Menu.
