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10–iSCSI Protocol

iSCSI Boot

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Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016 iSCSI Boot Setup

Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 and 2016 support booting as well as installing in

either the offload or non-offload paths. Marvell requires the use of a “slipstream”

DVD with the latest Marvell drivers injected (see “Injecting (Slipstreaming) Marvell

Drivers into Windows Image Files” on page 124). Also refer to the Microsoft

knowledge base topic KB974072 at support.microsoft.com

To prepare the image for installation and booting in either the offload or

non-offload path:

1. Remove any local hard drives on the system to be booted (the “remote

system”).

2. Load the latest Marvell MBA and iSCSI boot images into the NVRAM of the

adapter.

3. Configure the BIOS on the remote system to have the Marvell MBA as the

first bootable device and the CDROM as the second device.

4. Configure the iSCSI target to allow a connection from the remote device.

Ensure that the target has sufficient disk space to hold the new O/S

installation.

5. Boot up the remote system. When the Preboot Execution Environment

(PXE) banner appears, press the CTRL+S keys to enter the PXE menu.

6. At the PXE menu, set Boot Protocol to iSCSI.

7. Enter the iSCSI target parameters.

8. Set HBA Boot Mode to Enabled or Disabled. (Note: This parameter cannot

be changed when the adapter is in Multi-Function mode.)

9. Save the settings and reboot the system.

The remote system should connect to the iSCSI target and then boot from

the DVDROM device.

10. Boot from DVD and begin installation.

11. Answer all the installation questions appropriately (specify the operating

system you want to install, accept the license terms, and so on).

When the Where do you want to install Windows? window appears, the

target drive should be visible. The target drive is connected through the

iSCSI boot protocol, located in the remote iSCSI target.

NOTE

The Microsoft procedure injects only the EVBD and NDIS drivers. Marvell

recommends that all drivers (EVBD, VBD, BXND, OIS, FCoE, and NDIS) be

injected.