Optionally, you can modify
/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/boot.msg to use custom boot
messages.
Installing targets using PXE
Power up the server.
Immediately review the iSCSI option ROM
messages during POST to confirm that the Option ROM initialized
successfully and is able to login onto the target disk.
When prompted, press <F12> for PXE installation.
Enter the label number (specified in the
above section) at the PXE boot prompt and press the Enter key. The installation starts
pulling the installation sources from the NFS server.
Select the appropriate network device from
which to do the install and select OK. Configure the interface using DHCP by
selecting YES.
At the iSCSI Initiator Overview window
verify that the target shows as a connected target.
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.