Skip this section if you are doing a network
installation, such as PXE or NFS.
Installing targets using a USB
device
Power on the server with the first OS
installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
Select Enter at the boot prompt to begin the
installation.
Select the required language, keyboard, and
Local CDROM install. After the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 window is
displayed, select Next.
Select Advanced storage configuration. Ensure
that Add iSCSI target is selected and then
select Add drive.
In the Configure iSCSI Parameters dialog box
enter the Target IP Address
and iSCSI Initiator Name
and select Add Target.
Please note that the iSCSI Initiator connects to the target and the
target drive appears as an available drive for the
installation.
Follow the traditional installation
procedure as prompted. The installation automatically sets up the
disk for iSCSI boot during post installation. After the disk is
configured for iSCSI boot, the standard OS installation screen
appears and the system reboots.
On initial boot, enable booting to the iSCSI
target drive by selecting Ctrl-S. In the MBA Configuration Menu
select the appropriate function key combination (varies based on
configuration see menu for your combination) to enter the iSCSI Cfg
menu.
Select a device, if prompted.
In the iSCSI Configuration Utility menu,
select General Parameters and modify
the parameter Boot to iSCSI target to be
Enabled.
Select<Esc> twice and select
Exit
and Save Configurations.
Press <Esc> to exit the Device List,
if prompted and then select F4 to exit; otherwise, just
press F4 to exit.
