Users Guide

6–Boot from SAN Configuration
iSCSI Boot from SAN
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2. Edit the /etc/elilo.conf file, make the following changes, and then save
the file:
 Remove the
ip=ibft parameter (if present)
 Add
iscsi_firmware
3. Edit the /etc/sysconfig/kernel file as follows:
a. Locate the line that begins with
INITRD_MODULES. This line will look
similar to the following, but may contain different parameters:
INITRD_MODULES="ata_piix ata_generic"
or
INITRD_MODULES="ahci"
b. Edit the line by adding qedi to the end of the existing line (inside the
quotation marks). For example:
INITRD_MODULES="ata_piix ata_generic qedi"
or
INITRD_MODULES="ahci qedi"
c. Save the file.
4. Edit the
/etc/modprobe.d/unsupported-modules file, change the value
for
allow_unsupported_modules to 1, and then save the file:
allow_unsupported_modules 1
5. Locate and delete the following files:
 /etc/init.d/boot.d/K01boot.open-iscsi
 /etc/init.d/boot.open-iscsi
6. Create a backup of initrd, and then build a new initrd by issuing the following
commands.
# cd /boot/
# mkinitrd
7. Reboot the server, and then open the UEFI HII.
8. In the UEFI HII, disable iSCSI boot from BIOS, and then enable iSCSI HBA
or boot for the adapter as follows:
a. Select the adapter port, and then select Device Level Configuration.
b. On the Device Level Configuration page, for the Virtualization Mode,
select NPAR.