Q-Logic 3200 DHCP Boot Setup for iSCSI Boot, Accessing Fast!UTIL, Configuring iSCSI Boot Settings

3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Boot

Accessing Fast!UTIL

To access Fast!UTIL for PXE, iSCSI, and FCoE, respectively, press the CTRL+Q keys during the QLogic 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters BIOS initialization when the PXE, iSCSI, or FCoE QLogic banner displays.

It may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL menu to appear. The Fast!UTIL Options menu for iSCSI contains the following selections:

Configuration Settings

Scan iSCSI Devices

iSCSI Disk Utility

Ping Utility

Loopback Test

Reinit Adapter

Select Host Adapter

Exit Fast!UTIL

Fast!UTIL prompts you to select the adapter you want to configure. After changing the settings, exit and reboot your system to load the new Fast!UTIL parameters.

Configuring iSCSI Boot Settings

On the Fast!UTIL Options menu, select Configuration Settings to access the iSCSI Boot Settings and specify the drive you want to boot from. Press the C key to clear the boot device information from the primary and alternate boot locations.

Configure the following iSCSI boot setup information:

Boot Device Primary and Alternate

Adapter Boot Mode

Primary and Alternate Boot Device Settings

Configuring the iSCSI Boot Parameters

Configuring the iSCSI Boot Settings

Preparing the Image on the Local Hard Drive

Transferring the OS Image to the iSCSI Target

Booting

DHCP Boot Setup for iSCSI Boot

DHCP boot provides a method for the iSCSI initiator to acquire target parameters from a DHCP server. To configure the DHCP server to support iSCSI boot, first ensure that your DHCP server is set up.

NOTE:

This release does not support DHCP iSCSI boot for IPv6. Refer to future Readme and Release Notes for IPv6 support notification.

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