Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 723)

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Appendix B. Configuring iSCSI through DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Recommendations
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Description of Mandatory and Optional Parameters
Table B-1 describes the parameters used in the data string for option 43.
Examples
The following is an example of default initiator name and data digest settings:
iscsi:"192.168.0.2":"3261":"000000000000000E":"iqn.2009-4.com:12345
67890"::"E"::"E"
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Target IP address: 192.168.0.2
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Target TCP port: 3261
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Target boot LUN: 0x0E
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Target iqn name: iqn.2009-04.com:1234567890
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Initiator name: Not specified. Use the initiator name that is already configured,
or use the default name if no initiator name is already configured.
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Header digest: Enabled
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Data digest: Not specified; assume disabled.
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Authentication type: One-way CHAP.
Table B-1 Data String Parameters for Option 43
Parameter Description Field Type
A valid IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation Mandatory
A decimal number ranging from 1 to 65535 (inclusive).
The default TCP port is 3260. Optional
A hexadecimal representation of the LUN of the boot
device. By default, 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 zeroes padded to
the left, if required. Optional
A valid iSCSI name of up to 223 characters. Mandatory
A valid iSCSI iqn name of up to 223 characters. If it is
not provided, the default initiator name (generated by
the UCNA based on its MAC address) is used. Optional
Either E (the header digest is enabled) or D (the header
digest is disabled). Optional
Either E (the data digest is enabled) or D (the data
digest is disabled). Optional
D (authentication is disabled), E (one-way CHAP is
enabled; the user name and secret must be specified by
non-DHCP means), or M (mutual-CHAP is enabled; the
user name and passwords must be specified by
non-DHCP means). D is the default setting. Optional