protocol. See the Microsoft website (http://www.microsoft.com) to download the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator installation wizard software and to obtain installation and usage information.

The accelerating iSCSI feature comes standard with standup HP Multifunction Server Adapters. Accelerating iSCSI capabilities are available for embedded HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters through the purchase and installation of an HP ProLiant Essentials Accelerated iSCSI Pack license ("Accelerated iSCSI for embedded HP Multifunction server adapters" on page 153).

Configuring advanced settings parameters

If iSCSI is enabled on a Multifunction adapter port, you can adjust the SRB (iSCSI Request Block) Timeout Delta setting and create an iSCSI VLAN for the adapter. Increasing this value may help prevent I/O timeouts if your network is highly congested and packets are being dropped frequently.

iSCSI adapter information includes the following:

oCurrent MAC Address. The current MAC address for the iSCSI device. o iSCSI Driver Name. The name of the driver for the iSCSI device

o iSCSI Driver Version. The version of the driver for the iSCSI device. o Default Gateway. The default route for the iSCSI device.

o Subnet Mask. The subnet mask (dotted decimal) for the iSCSI device.

o iSCSI VLAN Id. The identification number (if any) for the virtual iSCSI VLAN device. o iSCSI Packet Priority. The packet priority for the iSCSI device.

o SRB Timeout Delta. The increase to the timeout value for I/O operations.

oPage File Created. Indicates whether or not the Windows page file was created on an iSCSI drive that is attached to the adapter. The values are Yes and No.

oDHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Enabled indicates that DHCP is used to acquire IP configuration; Disabled indicates that the statically configured IP configuration is used.

oIP Address. The IPv4 address (dotted decimal) for the iSCSI device.

iSCSI boot configuration: Multifunction adapters

HP iSCSI boot is currently supported on Linux operating systems only.

The HP iSCSI boot feature allows you to boot from a remote disk (known as the iSCSI target) on a Storage Area Network (SAN) without having to directly attach a boot disk.

Booting from a remote disk on a SAN allows you to centralize the boot process and consolidate equipment resources. Unlike other implementations, iSCSI boot does not require a separate DHCP server or a PXE server.

For more information about HP iSCSI Boot refer to the HP iSCSI Boot for Linux User Guide.

PXE configuration: HP NC-series Broadcom and Multifunction adapters

NOTE: PXE is not supported on the NC150T adapter.

The Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE) of HP adapters has been upgraded to allow PXE functions to work with the HP ProLiant servers.

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