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
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters
Configuring Port Boot Options
Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev. 1
January 21, 2021 Page 230 Copyright © 2021 Marvell
Figure 11-31. iSCSI Boot Configuration in the HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in
6. Click Edit.
7. Complete the following in the Update iSCSI Boot Configuration dialog box:
a. In the left pane, click General Parameters.
b. 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 is only available when Boot Mode is 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.
c. Select Non-offload or Offload for Boot Mode.
Note that selecting Non-offload will set the MBA Boot Protocol to
iBFT. Selecting Offload and enabling the iSCSI Boot (offload) 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.
d. Select the TCP/IP Parameters via DHCP check box to enable TCP/IP
parameters by DHCP, or clear the check box to disable it.
e. Select the iSCSI Parameters via DHCP check box to enable iSCSI
parameters by DHCP, or clear the check box to disable it.