Method 2—Using Virtual Disk Copy Premium Feature
1Configure the host system to boot from an iSCSI LUN.
2Run Sysprep and turn off the system.
3Using the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager create a virtual disk copy of the snapshot virtual disk.
4After the virtual disk copy is created, remove the copy pair using the
Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager.
5Configure each system to boot from the assigned iSCSI LUN. For more instructions, see "Instructions for Booting a New Host From an Operating System Image using Intel Network Adapters" on page 63.
NOTE: For more information about creating snapshot virtual disks and virtual disk copy, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager User’s Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Method 3—Using an Imaging Server
This procedure uses an imaging server to clone the boot image of one system (that boots from an iSCSI LUN) to multiple iSCSI LUNs. The images on the multiple iSCSI LUNs can then be used to configure BFi on multiple systems. Perform the following steps to clone the boot image:
NOTE: Before you perform the following steps, ensure that the imaging server is configured with an iSCSI connection to the iSCSI target.
1Configure the host system to Boot from an iSCSI LUN.
2Run Sysprep and turn off the system.
3Unassign the iSCSI LUN from the original host system and assign the iSCSI boot LUN to the imaging server.
4Execute the imaging software (such as Ghost32) and create an image file of the iSCSI LUN (disk to image).
5Unassign the original iSCSI LUN from the imaging server.
6Assign the iSCSI LUN(s) on which you are creating clone(s) to the imaging server.
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