Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in
- 1 vCenter Server Plug-in Overview
- 2 Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in
- 3 Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in
- 4 Using the vCenter Server Plug-in
- Managing Hosts
- Managing Fibre Channel Adapters
- Adapter Management Window
- Managing a Fibre Channel Adapter Port
- Boot Configuration—Fibre Channel Port
- Firmware Parameters—Fibre Channel Port
- Transceiver Information—Fibre Channel Port
- Statistics Information—Fibre Channel Port
- Diagnostic Tests—Fibre Channel Port
- Retrieving Adapter Information
- VPD Information—Fibre Channel Port
- Temperature Information—Fibre Channel Port
- QoS Information—Fibre Channel Port
- Managing Converged Network Adapters
- Viewing Target Device Information
- Viewing LUN Information
- Updating Adapter Flash
- 5 Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Host Maps
- Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Configuring Port Boot Options
- Running Adapter Port Diagnostics
- Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Information for an iSCSI Target Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Information for an iSCSI LUN Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Part II QConvergeConsole VMware vSphere Web Client Plug-in
- 7 vSphere Web Client Plug-in Overview
- 8 Installing the vSphere Web Client Plug-in
- 9 Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in
- 10 Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in
- Managing Hosts
- Managing Adapters
- Managing NIC (Ethernet) Ports
- Managing Fibre Channel Ports
- Using the Fibre Channel Port Test Beacon
- Configuring Fibre Channel Port Boot Parameters
- Configuring Fibre Channel Port Parameters
- Viewing Fibre Channel Port Transceiver Information
- Viewing Fibre Channel Port Statistics
- Running Fibre Channel Port Diagnostics
- Viewing Fibre Channel Port VPD
- Viewing Fibre Channel Port Temperature Information
- Viewing Fibre Channel QoS Information
- Managing Converged Network Adapter Ports
- Managing NIC Functions
- Managing FCoE Functions
- Configuring FCoE Function NPAR Function Type
- Configuring FCoE Function Boot Parameters
- Configuring FCoE Function Parameters
- Viewing FCoE Function Transceiver Information
- Viewing FCoE Function Statistics
- Running FCoE Function Diagnostics
- Configuring the FCoE Function
- Viewing FCoE Function Temperature Information
- Viewing FCoE Function VPD
- Viewing FCoE Function Target Information
- Viewing FCoE Function LUN Information
- Managing iSCSI Functions
- 11 Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters
- Managing Hosts
- Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Configuring Port Boot Options
- Running Adapter Port Diagnostics
- Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Information for an iSCSI Target Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- Viewing Information for an iSCSI LUN Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters
- A Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Using VUM
- B Troubleshooting
- C Revision History
- Glossary
- Index
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters
Configuring Port Boot Options
Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev. 1
January 21, 2021 Page 103 Copyright © 2021 Marvell
Configuring iSCSI Boot
This section describes how to set up the iSCSI boot configuration.
Configuring General Parameters
To configure the iSCSI general parameters:
1. In the QConvergeConsole system tree, select an adapter, and then select
the appropriate port.
2. In the content pane on the right, click Boot Configuration.
3. Click the iSCSI Boot button.
4. Under Configure General Parameters, complete the following:
a. Select the iSCSI Boot Enabled (offload) check box to enable the
iSCSI Boot offload mode, or clear the check box to disable it.
Note that this check box option is only available when Boot Mode is
set to Offload. Also, enabling iSCSI offload mode will set the MBA
Boot Protocol to None. This feature is only applicable to 41000
Series Adapters. The 578xx adapters do not support hardware iSCSI
boot on VMware.
b. For the Boot Mode, select Non-offload or Offload.
Note that selecting Non-offload sets the MBA Boot Protocol to iBFT.
Selecting Offload and enabling the iSCSI Boot (offload) sets the MBA
Boot Protocol to None. This feature is only applicable for 41000
Series Adapters. The 578xx adapters do not support hardware iSCSI
boot on VMware.
c. Select the TCP/IP Parameters via DHCP check box to enable the
TCP/IP parameters via DHCP, or clear the check box to disable it.
d. Select the iSCSI Parameters via DHCP check box to enable the
iSCSI parameters via DHCP, or clear the check box to disable it.
e. Select the CHAP Authentication check box to enable the CHAP
authentication, or clear the check box to disable it.
f. Select Enabled or Disabled in the Boot to iSCSI target* option. (not
applicable to 41000 Series Adapter).
g. Type the DHCP vendor ID in the DHCP Vendor ID box.
h. Set a value (from 0 to 255) in the Link Up Delay Time box.
i. Select the Use TCP Timestamp
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check box to enable the TCP time
stamp, or clear the check box to disable it.
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This option does not apply to 41000 Series Adapters.