Users Guide

10–iSCSI Protocol
iSCSI Offload in Windows Server
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13. To format your iSCSI partition, use Disk Manager.
iSCSI Offload FAQs
Question: How do I assign an IP address for iSCSI offload?
Answer: Use the Configurations page in the applicable management utility.
Question: What tools should be used to create the connection to the target?
Answer: Use Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator (version 2.08 or later).
Question: How do I know that the connection is offloaded?
Answer: Use Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator. From a command line, type
iscsicli sessionlist. From Initiator Name, an iSCSI offloaded connection
will display an entry beginning with “B06BDRV…” (for the BCM57xx) or
“EBDRV…” (for the BCM57xxx). A non-offloaded connection displays an entry
beginning with “Root...”.
Question: What configurations should be avoided?
Answer: The IP address should not be the same as the LAN.
Question: Why does the install fail when attempting to complete an iSCSI offload
install using Windows Server OS for BCM57xx and BCM57xxx adapters?
Answer: There is a conflict with the internal inbox driver.
Event Log Messages for Offload iSCSI (OIS) Driver
Table 10-5 lists the offload iSCSI driver event log messages.
NOTE
 Teaming does not support iSCSI adapters.
 Teaming does not support NDIS adapters that are in the boot path.
 Teaming supports NDIS adapters that are not in the iSCSI boot path, but
only for the SLB or switch-independent team type.
Table 10-5. Offload iSCSI (OIS) Driver Event Log Messages
Message
Number
Severity Message
1 Error Initiator failed to connect to the target. Target IP address and TCP Port num-
ber are specific in dump data.
2 Error The initiator could not allocate resources for an iSCSI session.