Practices Guide

Lifecycle Controller Integration―Best Practices Specification
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G) ChangeBootSourceState(): Use InstanceID=IPL EnabledState=1 source=(instanceID from F)
H) GetBootSourceSettings(): ENUMERATE the DCIM_BootSourceSetting class to collect
information about the boot sources. See section 2.2 for a definition of
ENUMERATE .
 Change NIC boot source
I) GetBootSourceSettings(): ENUMERATE the DCIM_BootSourceSetting class to collect
information about the boot sources. See section 2.2 for a definition of
ENUMERATE .
 Check NIC boot order
J) ChangeBootOrderByInstanceID(): Use InstanceID=IPL source=(instanceID from I)
 SetNICAttributes(): Set the attribute LegacyBootProto to the value “iSCSI” and the
other desired NIC attributes and values
K) CreateBIOSConfigJob(): Use Target=(BIOS FQDD)
 ScheduledStartTime=TIME_NOW RebootJobType=1
L) Poll jobstatus for Completed: GET the InstanceID of from F). See section 2.3 for a
definition of
GET.
Notes:
1) QLogic will not show up in the boot list until it connects to an iSCSI target. So if iSCSI is
misconfigured, or the network is down, it does not show up.
2) RAID and SATA HDs cannot be disabled in the boot list. Either disable the controller, but then
they are not available as secondary disks, or move them down in the HD boot list.
3) It is recommended to disable the entire HD list from the boot order until iSCSI is on the top, to
prevent it from booting into another HD
4.23 iSCSI boot using Intel (12
th
Generation only)
This workflow sets several NIC attributes, including setup of iSCSI boot, by first setting the
required attributes for the operation, and then changing the boot order for the NIC. Additional
detail is provided as setting up iSCSI boot is complex. Approximate time for completion on a
12G system is 15-30 minutes depending on the system configuration.
NOTE: Additional details of the coding steps shown below, generational differences, and other
iSCSI information can be found in Appendix: iSCSI Boot information.
Applies to: LC2+
Prerequisites for script:
 Intel NIC
 Edit script to set desired parameters