Users Guide

10–iSCSI Protocol
iSCSI Offload in Windows Server
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Configuring iSCSI Offload
With the proper iSCSI offload licensing, you can configure your iSCSI-capable
BCM57xx and BCM57xxx network adapter to offload iSCSI processing from the
host processor. The following process enables your system to take advantage of
QLogic’s iSCSI offload feature.
 Installing QLogic Drivers and Management Applications
 Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
 Configuring QLogic iSCSI Using QCC
 Configuring Microsoft Initiator to Use the QLogic iSCSI Offload
Installing QLogic Drivers and Management Applications
Install the Windows drivers and management applications.
Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
For Windows Server 2008 and later, the iSCSI initiator is included inbox. To
download the iSCSI initiator from Microsoft (if not already installed), locate the
direct link for your system here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=18986
Configuring QLogic iSCSI Using QCC
Use the QConvergeConsole (QCC) GUI to manage all of QLogic’s network
adapters and advanced features. For more information, see the QCC GUI online
help.
1. Open QCC GUI.
2. Select the QLogic BCM57xx and BCM57xxx C-NIC iSCSI adapter. If the
C-NIC iSCSI adapter is not present, select the VBD device and enable
iSCSI offload by selecting iSCSI Offload Engine from the Resource
Reservations section of the Configuration page.
3. Click the Configurations tab.
4. DHCP is the default for IP address assignment, but you can change it to a
static IP address assignment, if this is the preferred method of IP address
assignment.
5. Click Apply and close QCC GUI.
NOTE
The IP address assignment method cannot be changed if the adapter
was used for boot.