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Dhcp option 43 – HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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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

—Replace this parameter with a valid IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation. This is a

mandatory field.

—Replace this parameter with a decimal number ranging from 1 to 65535

(inclusive). This is an optional field. The default TCP port 3260 is assumed, if not specified.

—This parameter is a hexadecimal representation of the Logical Unit Number of the boot device.

This is an optional field. If not provided, LUN 0 is assumed to be the boot LUN. It is an eight-byte
number, which should be specified as a hexadecimal number consisting of 16 digits, with an

appropriate number of 0s padded to the left, if required.

—Replace this parameter with a valid iSCSI target ‘iqn’ name of up to 223 characters.

This is a mandatory field.

—Replace this parameter with a valid iSCSI ‘iqn’ name of up to 223 characters.

This is an optional field. If not provided, the default Initiator name is used.

—This is an optional field. Replace this parameter with either "E" or "D".

o

"E" denotes that the header digest is enabled.

o

"D" denotes that the header digest is disabled.

If not provided, Header Digest is disabled by default.

—This is an optional field. Replace this parameter with either "E" or "D".

o

“E” denotes that the data digest is enabled.

o

“D” denotes that the data digest is disabled.

If not provided, Data Digest is disabled by default.

—This is an optional field. If applicable, replace this parameter with “D”,

“E”, or “M”.

o

“D” denotes that authentication is disabled.

o

“E” denotes that one-way CHAP is enabled. The user name and secret used for one-way CHAP

must be specified by non-DHCP means.

o

“M” denotes that Mutual CHAP is enabled. The user name and passwords required for Mutual

CHAP authentication must be specified by non-DHCP means.

If not specified, this field defaults to authentication-disabled.

Examples

Default Initiator name and Data Digest settings: