Cisco Systems 57712, UCSCPCIEBTG manual Configuring iSCSI Boot Capability, Reboot

Managing Network Adapters

Configuring iSCSI Boot Capability

Command or Action	Purpose
	Note	The changes will take effect upon the next server
		reboot.

This example deletes a vNIC on adapter 1:

Server# scope chassis

Server /chassis # scope adapter 1

Server /chassis/adapter # delete host-eth-if Vnic5

Server /chassis/adapter *# commit

Server /chassis/adapter #

Configuring iSCSI Boot Capability

Configuring iSCSI Boot Capability for vNICs

When the rack-servers are configured in a standalone mode, and when the VIC adapters are directly attached to the Nexus 5000 family of switches, you can configure these VIC adapters to boot the servers remotely from iSCSI storage targets. You can configure Ethernet vNICs to enable a rack server to load the host OS image from remote iSCSI target devices.

To configure the iSCSI boot capability on a vNIC:

•You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.

•To configure a vNIC to boot a server remotely from an iSCSI storage target, you must enable the PXE boot option on the vNIC.

Note You can configure a maximum of 2 iSCSI vNICs for each host.

Configuring iSCSI Boot Capability on a vNIC

You can configure a maximum of 2 iSCSI vNICs for each host.

Before You Begin

•To configure a vNIC to boot a server remotely from an iSCSI storage target, you must enable the PXE boot option on the vNIC.

•You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.

Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller CLI Configuration Guide, Release 1.5

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