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Configuring the DHCP Server, Preparing the iSCSI Boot Image
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iSCSI Protocol: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide DHCPv6 Option 16, Vendor Class Option DHCPv6 Option 17, Vendor-Specific Information NOTE: The DHCPv6 standard Root Path option is not yet available. Broadcom suggests using Option 16 or Option 17 for dynamic iSCSI Boot IPv6 support. DHCPv6 Option 16, Vendor Class Option DHCPv6 Option 16 (vendor class option) must be present and must contain a string that matches your configured DHCP Vendor ID parameter. The DHCP Vendor ID value is BRCM ISAN, as shown in General Parameters of the iSCSI Boot Configuration menu. The content of Option 16 should be . DHCPv6 Option 17, Vendor-Specific Information DHCPv6 Option 17 (vendor-specific information) provides more configuration options to the iSCSI client. In this configuration, three additional suboptions are provided that assign the initiator IQN to the iSCSI boot client along with two iSCSI target IQNs that can be used for booting. The suboptions are listed below. Table 4: DHCP Option 17 Suboption Definition Suboption Definition 201 First iSCSI target information in the standard root path format "iscsi:"[]":"":"":"":"" 203 iSCSI initiator IQN NOTE: In Table 4, the brackets [ ] are required for the IPv6 addresses. The content of option 17 should be . Configuring the DHCP Server Configure the DHCP server to support Option 16 and Option 17. NOTE: The format of DHCPv6 Option 16 and Option 17 are fully defined in RFC 3315. Preparing the iSCSI Boot Image Windows Server 2008 R2 and SP2 iSCSI Boot Setup Linux iSCSI Boot Setup Windows Server 2008 R2 and SP2 iSCSI Boot Setup The Windows Server 2008 R2 and the Windows Server 2008 SP2 support booting as well as installing in either the offload or non-offload paths. The following procedure is to prepare to install and boot the Windows Server 2008 R2 and SP2 iSCSI Boot image in either the offload or non-offload path. The procedure below references the Windows Server 2008 R2 but procedure is common to both the Windows Server 2008 R2 and SP2. CD/iso needed: Windows 2K8 R2 x64 slipstreamed with KB974072 USB drive: Place drivers on USB stick: evbd.sys, vbd.sys, ois.sys Other Software Needed: file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/iscsi.htm[9/26/2012 3:29:03 PM]