Users Guide

Table of ContentsNetXtreme-E User’s Manual
September 4, 2019 • NetXtreme-E-UG103 Page 5
Firmware Image Properties............................................................................................................ 43
Device Level Configuration ............................................................................................................ 43
NIC Configuration........................................................................................................................... 43
iSCSI Configuration........................................................................................................................ 43
Comprehensive Configuration Management.........................................................................................44
Device Hardware Configuration ..................................................................................................... 44
MBA Configuration Menu ............................................................................................................... 44
iSCSI Boot Main Menu................................................................................................................... 44
Auto-Negotiation Configuration ............................................................................................................. 45
Operational Link Speed.......................................................................................................... 47
Firmware Link Speed ............................................................................................................. 48
Auto-negotiation Protocol....................................................................................................... 48
Windows Driver Settings........................................................................................................ 48
Linux Driver Settings.............................................................................................................. 48
ESXi Driver Settings............................................................................................................... 49
FEC Auto-Negotiation ........................................................................................................................... 50
Link Training.......................................................................................................................................... 51
Media Auto Detect................................................................................................................................. 52
ISCSI Boot................................................................................................................................................... 54
Supported Operating Systems for iSCSI Boot ...................................................................................... 54
Setting up iSCSI Boot............................................................................................................................ 54
Configuring the iSCSI Target ......................................................................................................... 54
Configuring iSCSI Boot Parameters............................................................................................... 55
MBA Boot Protocol Configuration .................................................................................................. 56
iSCSI Boot Configuration ............................................................................................................... 56
Static iSCSI Boot Configuration ............................................................................................. 56
Dynamic iSCSI Boot Configuration ........................................................................................ 57
Enabling CHAP Authentication ...................................................................................................... 58
Configuring the DHCP Server to Support iSCSI Boot ........................................................................... 60
DHCP iSCSI Boot Configurations for IPv4..................................................................................... 60
DHCP Option 17, Root Path .................................................................................................. 60
DHCP Option 43, Vendor-Specific Information...................................................................... 60
Configuring the DHCP Server
................................................................................................ 61
DHCP iSCSI Boot Configuration for IPv6....................................................................................... 61
DHCPv6 Option 16, Vendor Class Option ............................................................................. 61
DHCPv6 Option 17, Vendor-Specific Information .................................................................. 61
Configuring the DHCP Server................................................................................................ 62
VXLAN: Configuration and Use Case Examples ..................................................................................... 62
SR-IOV: Configuration and Use Case Examples..................................................................................... 63