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Step 23. Complete post installation configuration steps.
It is recommended to download and install the latest version of MLNX_OFED_LINUX
available from
http://www.mellanox.com/page/
products_dyn?product_family=26&mtag=linux_sw_drivers
E.4.1 Using PXE Boot Services for Booting the SLES11 SP3 from the iSCSI Target
Once the installation is completed, the system will reboot. At this stage, it is expected from the
client to perform another PXE network boot with FlexBoot®.
Make sure you choose the "SLES11.3x64 iSCSI boot" label from the boot menu (See
Section E.3, “Configuring the PXE Server”, on page 303).
E.5 Installing RHEL6.4 on a Remote Storage over iSCSI
Step 1. Reboot the diskless client and perform a PXE boot with FlexBoot.
This is not an iSCSI boot, rather a regular PXE initiated network deployment of RHEL6.4.
In the DHCP server configuration, the PXELINUX (pxelinux.0) and a RHEL 6.4 distribu-
tion media will be provided for network installation. For further information, please refer
to sections Section E.6.2, “DHCP Configuration for PXELINUX with FlexBoot”, on
page 317 and Section E.6.3, “pxelinux.cfg/default”, on page 318.
The clients’ HDD was removed beforehand; therefore the RHEL installer (A.K.A Ana-
conda) will ask to locate a HDD. The Anacaonda’s built-in iSCSI discovery will be used
to connect to the iSCSI target LUN partition. For further information, please refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html-
single/Installation_Guide/index.html#ISCSI_disks
Step 2. Select the Network Interface (the same interface which was used by FlexBoot during PXE
boot stage) for the installation process once prompted.
Step 3. Select the type of Installation Media access.
In this example, we use NFS, which also requires us to enter the NFS server name, and the
directory path to the installation media on the NFS.
Step 4. Select Specialized Storage Devices.
Step 5. Click on the + Add Advanced Target button.