Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1573)

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5. Configuring x86/x64 Platforms for the iSCSI Protocol
Configuring for the iSCSI Protocol
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Windows Server
To set up boot from SAN for iSCSI on Windows Server:
1. Log into the iSCSISelect utility by pressing when prompted.
2. Use the iSCSISelect utility to log into a target from one adapter and configure it for
boot. For more information, see chapter 9., “Configuring and Managing the iSCSI
Initiator with the iSCSISelect Utility,” on page 1599 and chapter 10., “Configuring
and Managing iSCSI Targets with the iSCSISelect Utility,” on page 1610.
If the iSCSISelect utility is configured properly, a message during boot time
indicates that the iSCSI disk was successfully connected.
3. Install a Windows Server operating system over the iSCSI LUN.
Linux and Citrix Servers
To set up boot from SAN for iSCSI on Linux or Citrix:
1. Log into the iSCSISelect utility by pressing when prompted.
2. Use the iSCSISelect utility to log into a target from one adapter and configure it for
boot. For more information, see chapter 9., “Configuring and Managing the iSCSI
Initiator with the iSCSISelect Utility,” on page 1599 and chapter 10., “Configuring
and Managing iSCSI Targets with the iSCSISelect Utility,” on page 1610.
If the iSCSISelect utility is configured properly, a message during boot time
indicates that the iSCSI disk was successfully connected.
3. Install a Linux operating system over the iSCSI LUN. For more information, refer to
the Emulex Driver for Linux User Manual, which is available on the Emulex website.
For iSCSI boot, you will need the following information:
For RHEL operating systems:
a. When running the vmlinuz command, include the dd parameter to indicate that
a driver update will be done.
b. When prompted for the type of device your installation involves, choose
“Specialized Storage Devices”.
c. When prompted to select the drives on which you will install the operating
system or any drives you want to automatically mount to the system, select the
iSCSI target device on the “Other SAN Devices” tab.
For SLES operating systems:
a. Set withiscsi=1 to indicate that a driver update will be done.
b. When prompted, click Configure iSCSI Disks to perform target login.
Note: You may need to run certain iscsiadm commands to load the disk after the
iSCSI driver is installed. See the iscsiadm documentation for additional
information.