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Dhcp option 43 – HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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To use the iSCSI Boot Assistant:

1.

Launch the iSCSI Boot Assistant by clicking Use Boot Assistant on the Flex-10 iSCSI Connections screen
("

Flex-10 iSCSI connections

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189

). The Boot Volume Information screen appears.

2.

Select the appropriate storage management target from the Management Targets pull-down menu.

3.

Click Retrieve to populate the available selections in the Boot Volume pull-down menu, and then select
a volume.

CAUTION:

Care should be taken when selecting the volume. Be sure that the volume selected is

the proper volume for this profile. Selecting an improper volume might result in multiple profiles

attempting to access the same volume.

4.

Click OK. The Flex-10 iSCSI Connections screen ("

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189

) appears

with the boot parameters populated.

DHCP option 43

The format of DHCP option 43 is as follows:
‘iscsi:’’:’’:’’:’’:’

>’:’’:’’:’

Strings shown in quotes are part of the syntax and are mandatory.

Fields enclosed in angular brackets (including the angular brackets) should be replaced with their

corresponding values. Some of these fields are optional and can be skipped.

When specified, the value of each parameter should be enclosed in double quotes.

All options are case insensitive.

Parameters