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HP NC374m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter User Manual

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Contents

Overview ....................................................................................................................... 4

iSCSI boot for Windows overview............................................................................................................. 4

Accelerated iSCSI Boot .................................................................................................................. 4

Limitations ............................................................................................................................................. 4

System requirements ............................................................................................................................... 4

Installation and configuration .............................................................................................. 6

Downloading the SoftPaq ........................................................................................................................ 6

Installing iSCSI boot ................................................................................................................................ 6

Installing the iSCSI boot option ROM ............................................................................................... 6

Initialize iSCSI boot configuration parameters ................................................................................... 6

Configure iSCSI boot server ......................................................................................................... 10

Windows Server 2008 installation ................................................................................................ 12

Windows Server 2003 installation ................................................................................................ 13

Post installation procedures .......................................................................................................... 18

Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................20

Known issues ....................................................................................................................................... 20

Using a diagnostic monitor for troubleshooting.......................................................................................... 20

Target connection problems ................................................................................................................... 20

Target login problems ........................................................................................................................... 21

Boot problems...................................................................................................................................... 21

LUN access problems ............................................................................................................................ 21

OS problems ....................................................................................................................................... 21

Technical support ............................................................................................................23

Before you contact HP ........................................................................................................................... 23

HP contact information .......................................................................................................................... 23

Acronyms and abbreviations..............................................................................................24

Index ...........................................................................................................................26