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
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.
7Execute an imaging software such as Ghost 32 and image each iSCSI LUN with the boot image that you created in step 4 (image to disk).
8Unassign all iSCSI LUNs from the imaging server.
9Assign each iSCSI LUN to the system that it boots to. Follow the instructions in "Instructions for Booting a New Host From an Operating System Image using Intel Network Adapters" on page 63 to configure each system to boot from the assigned iSCSI LUN.
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Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi
