Users Guide

6–Boot from SAN Configuration
FCoE Boot from SAN
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7. After the ESXi OS installation completes successfully, the system boots to
the OS, as shown in Figure 6-25.
Figure 6-25. VMware iSCSI Boot from SAN Successful
FCoE Boot from SAN
Marvell 41xxx Series Adapters support FCoE boot to enable network boot of
operating systems to diskless systems. FCoE boot allows a Windows, Linux, or
VMware operating system to boot from a Fibre Channel or FCoE target machine
located remotely over an FCoE supporting network. You can set the FCoE option
(offload path with Marvell offload FCoE driver) by opening the NIC Configuration
menu and setting the Boot Protocol option to FCoE.
This section provides the following configuration information about FCoE boot
from SAN:
 FCoE Out-of-Box and Inbox Support
 FCoE Preboot Configuration
 Configuring FCoE Boot from SAN on Windows
 Configuring FCoE Boot from SAN on Linux
 Configuring FCoE Boot from SAN on VMware