Cisco Systems 5709 Configuring the IP Address for iSCSI Offload

User Guide NetXtreme II
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
Document ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 3 Page 185
Configuring the IP Address for iSCSI Offload
For iSCSI-booted adapters, the Configurations tab is not available and you will not be able to perform this procedure.
To set the IP address of the iSCSI HBA for iSCSI offload
The iSCSI Management section of the Configurations tab allows you to set the IP address of the iSCSI HBA when using
iSCSI protocol to offload network processing from the CPU to the Broadcom network adapter.
1. Click the name of the Broadcom NetXtreme II iSCSI device in the SCSI controller section of the Device Management
pane.
2. Depending on the protocol you will be using, for IPv4 DHCP or IPv6 DHCP, select Enable (not available for iSCSI booted
adapters) to set the IP address dynamically using a DHCP server. Or select Disable to set the IP address using a static
IP address. Enter the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway.
3. Configure the VLAN ID for the iSCSI HBA by entering a number for VLAN ID. The value must be between 0 and 4094.
4. After the configurations are compl ete, click Apply to save the settings or click Reset to revert back to the previous
settings.