Dell QLogic Family of Adapters QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide - Page 107

iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide Initiator iSCSI Name Press to configure the iSCSI name of the initiator. Specifying the Initiator iSCSI Name is optional; however, if not specified, the iSCSI function uses the default iSCSI qualified name (IQN) that is programmed during manufacture. Use this option to specify an IQN other than the default. Initiator CHAP Name Press to configure the bidirectional (BIDI) challenge handshake authentication protocol (CHAP) name. Initiator CHAP Secret Press to configure the BIDI CHAP secret. Configuring iSCSI Boot Settings On the Fast!UTIL Options menu, select Configuration Settings to access the iSCSI Boot Settings and specify the drive you want to boot from. Press the key to clear the boot device information from the primary and alternate boot locations. NOTE: For an alternate method of iSCSI boot from SAN, use the fields in the iSCSI Boot Firmware Table (iBFT). For details, see iBFT Boot Setup. iSCSI boot setup information includes the following: Boot Device Primary and Alternate Adapter Boot Mode Primary and Alternate Boot Device Settings Configuring the iSCSI Boot Parameters Configuring the iSCSI Boot Settings Preparing the Image on the Local Hard Drive Transferring the OS Image to the iSCSI Target Booting Boot Device Primary and Alternate After configuring a device (through Primary/Alternate Boot Device Settings), press on these locations to view a list of available devices. To select an iSCSI boot device, highlight the device, and then press . Adapter Boot Mode Disable-Select this option to disable the ROM BIOS on the QME8242 adapter, freeing space in upper memory. Manual-Select this option to manually configure the parameters for the iSCSI boot device in the Primary/Alternate Boot Device Settings area. Manual parameters include the following: Initiator IPv4/IPv6 Address via DHCP-When set to Yes, the QME8242 adapter uses DHCP to obtain its IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP address. Press the key three times to save the changes. These values are not populated when you save the settings for the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, IPv6 routable addresses, and initiator IPv4 or IPv6 address. When DHCP is set to No, this field must contain a valid IP address. Subnet Mask-When DHCP is set to No, this field must contain a valid subnet mask. Gateway IP Address-When DHCP is set to No, this field must contain a valid gateway IP address. Initiator iSCSI Name-Press to configure the iSCSI name of the initiator. By default, the iSCSI name (containing two parts, the standard product model and serial number) is used. If you change the iSCSI name, you need to flash the adapter to make the name change permanent. Initiator CHAP Name-Press to configure the bidirectional CHAP name. Initiator CHAP Secret-Press to configure bidirectional CHAP secret. You can access the iSCSI Boot Settings area from the Configuration Settings menu. Use these options to specify the drive from which you want to boot. Press the key to clear the boot device information from the primary and alternate boot locations. DHCP-Select this option to have the initiator acquire its IP address from a DHCP server. The initiator also acquires all boot parameters for an iSCSI target if the boot parameters are specified on the DHCP server. This setting requires advanced users to manually input vendor-specific information on the DHCP server and in the Vendor ID field of the DHCP Boot Settings area. Primary and Alternate Boot Device Settings file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/QLogic/71922/en/fastutil.htm[9/26/2012 4:26:21 PM]