User guide

NetXtreme II User Guide
September 2013
Broadcom Corporation
Page 82 iSCSI Boot Document INGSRVT78-CDUM100-R
Static iSCSI Boot Configuration
In a static configuration, you must enter data for the system’s IP address, the system’s initiator IQN, and the target
parameters obtained in Configuring the iSCSI Target. For information on configuration options, see Table 1.
To configure the iSCSI boot parameters using static configuration
1. From the General Parameters Menu screen, set the following:
• TCP/IP parameters via DHCP: Disabled. (For IPv4.)
• IP Autoconfiguration: Disabled. (For IPv6, non-offload.)
• iSCSI parameters via DHCP: Disabled
• CHAP Authentication: Disabled
• DHCP Vendor ID: BRCM ISAN
• Link Up Delay Time: 0
• Use TCP Timestamp: Enabled
• Target as First HDD: Disabled
• LUN Busy Retry Count: 0
• IP Version: IPv6. (For IPv6, non-offload.)
• HBA Boot Mode: Disabled (Note: This parameter cannot be changed when the adapter is in Multi-Function mode.)
2. Select ESC to return to the Main menu.
3. From the Main menu, select Initiator Parameters.
4. From the Initiator Parameters screen, type values for the following:
• IP Address (unspecified IPv4 and IPv6 addresses should be “0.0.0.0” and “::”, respectively)
• Subnet Mask Prefix
• Default Gateway
• Primary DNS
• Secondary DNS
• iSCSI Name (corresponds to the iSCSI initiator name to be used by the client system)
NOTE: Carefully enter the IP address. There is no error-checking performed against the IP address to check for
duplicates or incorrect segment/network assignment.
5. Select ESC to return to the Main menu.
6. From the Main menu, select 1st Target Parameters.
7. From the 1st Target Parameters screen, enable Connect to connect to the iSCSI target. Type values for the following
using the values used when configuring the iSCSI target:
• IP Address
•TCP Port
• Boot LUN
• iSCSI Name
8. Select ESC to return to the Main menu.
9. Select ESC and select Exit and Save Configuration.
10. Select F4 to save your MBA configuration.
11. If necessary, return to the iSCSI Boot Configuration Utility to configure a second iSCSI target.