Dell MD3000I manual Manually Entering Boot Settings from the iSCSI Boot Menu

3Boot your system from the bootable device.

4Save the configuration to a file using the iscsiutil program and save the configuration by typing the following command:

ISCSIUTL -SAVE -FILE <FILENAME> -NIC <#>

where FILENAME is the name of the iSCSI boot configuration file and # is the NIC number.

NOTE: It is recommended that you include the NIC number in the filename.

NOTE: The iscsiutl program identifies dual-port NICs as separate cards. If both ports on the card are dedicated to BFi, run the command in step 4 for each single port.

NOTE: For a list applicable MS-DOS commands/parameters, see "iSCSI Utility MS-DOS Commands" on page 59.

Manually Entering Boot Settings from the iSCSI Boot Menu

In the event that you cannot restore the boot configuration from a backup file or cannot save the configuration from the failed NIC’s NVRAM, you must manually configure the iSCSI boot configuration settings from the iSCSI Boot menu.

Configuring the Intel iSCSI Boot Menu

1Use the iSCSI DOS utility located in the iSCSI\DOS directory on the media that shipped with the Intel NIC to flash the Intel NIC with the iSCSI Boot PROM. For more instructions, see the Intel iSCSI Boot User Guide.

Boot to a bootable MS-DOS diskette drive or a bootable USB key and run the iSCSI DOS utility using the following commands:

ISCSIUTL -ALL -FLASHENABLE ISCSIUTL -ALL –UP

For additional help, type ISCSIUTL -?at a command prompt.

2Boot into the Intel iSCSI Boot Setup menu. For more information, see the section titled “Firmware Setup” in the Intel iSCSI Boot User Guide.

a Configure one NIC as primary.

b Enter the host’s initiator name, IP address, subnet, and gateway that you recorded in step 3 of "Retrieving iSCSI Boot Configuration Settings From the Dell PowerVault MD3000i Storage Array" on page 58.

Replacing Intel NIC Configured for BFi

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