Users Guide

10–iSCSI Protocol
iSCSI Boot
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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 QLogic MBA and iSCSI boot images into the NVRAM of the
adapter.
3. Configure the BIOS on the remote system to have the QLogic 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.
12. Select Next to proceed with Windows Server 2012 or 2016 installation.
A few minutes after the Windows Server 2012 or 2016 DVD installation
process starts, a system reboot occurs. After the reboot, the Windows
Server 2012 or 2016 installation routine should resume and complete the
installation.
13. Following another system restart, verify that the remote system is able to
boot to the desktop.
14. After Windows Server 2012 boots to the OS, QLogic recommends running
the driver installer to complete the QLogic drivers and application
installation.