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Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual

P010097-01B Rev. A

12. Configuring UEFI for iSCSI

Adding and Configuring Targets

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Note: Only the first 64 sessions are returned during a single discovery session.

7. Enter the iSCSI target IP address.
8. Change the TCP port number value, if necessary. The default target port number is

3260.

9. Change the ISID qualifier value, if necessary. A unique ISID value is necessary if

you connect dual sessions to the same target portal group. Enter a number up to

65535.

10. For a boot target, accept the default (None), even if you want to enable the target as

a boot target.

Note: You must enable the Boot Target option after you add the target via

SendTargets (see step 16).

11. Select Yes from the Header Digest pop-up menu if you want to enable header

digest. When set to Yes, and the iSCSI initiator is set accordingly, the integrity of an

iSCSI PDU’s header segment is protected by CRC32C checksum. The default setting

is No.

12. Select Yes from the Data Digest pop-up menu if you want to enable Data Digest.

When set to Yes, and the iSCSI initiator is set accordingly, the integrity of an iSCSI

PDU’s data segment is protected by CRC32C checksum. The default setting is No.

13. Select an authentication method (optional). If you are enabling an authentication

method, you are prompted to enter CHAP configuration.

14. Select Save/Login. A message reminds you that you have left the iSCSI Target name

blank and that the SendTargets mechanism will be used. If you want to continue,

press .

15. After you send your SendTargets request to the target, the iSCSI Target

Configuration screen appears with a list of targets. From this list of targets specify

which targets to add.
To do this, select the target or targets you want to add from the menu and press the

space bar. After you have selected your targets, you can add these targets to the list

of iSCSI targets available for the initiator to login. To do this, select Save Target and

press . If you enabled CHAP Authentication, you are prompted to enter

CHAP configuration for each target, one at a time.