Dell MD3000I manual Preparing the Host and Operating System Boot Image

17Press <Esc> and <F4> to save and exit from the Broadcom MBA configuration menu.

NOTE: It is recommended that you save the iSCSI boot configuration to a file to enable faster recovery if you need to replace the NIC.

18To save the iSCSI boot configuration to a file:

aBoot your system to a bootable device.

bSave the configuration to a file using the ibcfg.exe program by typing the following command at the command prompt:

IBCFG -get <FILENAME> -dev <MAC address>

NOTE: It is recommended that you include the NIC number in the file name. For example, to name the iSCSI boot configuration file of the NIC-enabled for iSCSI boot, use the following command where 00:18:8B:FD:F9:1A is the MAC address of the iSCSI boot NIC.

IBCFG -get dell1 –dev 00:18:8B:FD:F9:1A

Preparing the Host and Operating System Boot Image

1In the host’s BIOS, confirm that the boot order lists the Broadcom Embedded NIC 1 before the local hard drive.

2Press <Esc> twice and select Save changes and exit to exit from BIOS.

3BIOS reboots the system and boot into the operating system in local hard drive.

4Log in to the operating system. Open the Disk Management Console and verify that the iSCSI LUN is recognized.

NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you do not login to the iSCSI target manually. The iSCSI Software Initiator automatically retrieves the iSCSI boot configuration from the Intel PRO/1000 adapter iSCSI Boot firmware. If you manually add connections in the initiator with the same paths as configured in the iSCSI boot firmware, the system may hang, display a blue screen or reboot during failover.

5Create a new FAT32 partition on the local hard drive using the disk management console.

NOTE: You can skip step 5 if you have saved the image to a network share.

6Boot to a bootable device such as a diskette drive, media, or USB key and run a disk imaging software such as Symantec Ghost.

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