HP NC374m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter - Manual (Page 6)

Installation and configuration 6
Installation and configuration
Downloading the SoftPaq
1. Go to the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/#Support ).
2. Click Support & Drivers.
3. Select Download drivers and software (and firmware).
4. Type the adapter name in the For product box, and then click Go.
5. Select an operating system.
6. Click HP NC-Series Broadcom iSCSI Boot Package for Windows.
7. Click download and save the HP SoftPaq (sp#####.exe) file to a directory on your hard drive. The
SoftPaq file is a self-extracting executable with a file name based on the SoftPaq number.
8. Click the SoftPaq file to extract the files.
Installing iSCSI boot
Installing the iSCSI boot option ROM
Ensure the iSCSI Boot option ROM is installed on your adapter.
Initialize iSCSI boot configuration parameters
1. Create a configuration file. The configuration file contains the boot path that the iSCSI Initiator needs
to connect to the iSCSI targets from which it will boot. This information includes the names of the
initiator and target, IP addresses, and so on.
a. Copy the EV.EXE utility and the sample EVINPUT.TXT file from the apps/bcm_iscsi/nc37x/tools
folder to a DOS diskette or USB drive.
b. Boot with the DOS diskette or USB drive.
c. Create a text configuration file that contains the boot path that the iSCSI Initiator uses to connect
to the iSCSI target from which it will boot by completing one of the following:
i. Use a text editor to open and customize the sample EVINPUT.TXT file located in the
apps/bcm_iscsi/nc37x/tools folder.
ii. Create a sample EVINPUT.TXT file by entering the following:
EV.EXE -h > evinput.txt
then use a text editor to customize the EVINPUT.TXT file for your specific iSCSI boot
configuration by entering
edit evinput.txt
2. Define iSCSI boot path variables. Enter the following variables and values in the EVINPUT.TXT file
using the format =. Variable names and values are case sensitive. Prefix
comments with the # character.