iSCSI Protocol and Broadcom Boot Agent Software
NetXtreme
User Guide
Broadcom
®
April 2017 • 2CS57XX-CDUM514-R
Page 141
MBA Boot Protocol Configuration
To configure the boot protocol
1.
Restart your system.
2.
From the PXE banner, select
CTRL+S
. The MBA Configuration Menu appears (see
).
3.
From the MBA Configuration Menu, use the
UP ARROW
or
DOWN ARROW
to move to the
Boot Protocol
option. Use the
LEFT ARROW
or
RIGHT ARROW
to change the
Boot Protocol
option to
iSCSI
.
4.
Select
iSCSI Boot Configuration
from
Main Menu
.
iSCSI Boot Configuration
•
Static iSCSI Boot Configuration
•
Dynamic iSCSI Boot Configuration
Static iSCSI Boot Configuration
In a static configuration, you must enter data for the system’s IP address, the system’s initiator IQN, and the
target parameters obtained in
. For information on configuration options, see
To configure the iSCSI boot parameters using static configuration
1.
From the
General Parameters Menu
screen, set the following:
•
TCP/IP parameters via DHCP
: Disabled. (For IPv4.)
•
IP Autoconfiguration
: Disabled. (For IPv6)
Link Up Delay Time
Controls how long the iSCSI boot host software waits, in seconds, after an
Ethernet link is established before sending any data over the network. The
valid values are 0 to 255. As an example, a user may need to set a value for
this option if a network protocol, such as Spanning Tree, is enabled on the
switch interface to the client system.
Use TCP Timestamp
Controls if the TCP Timestamp option is enabled or disabled.
Target as First HDD
Allows specifying that the iSCSI target drive will appear as the first hard drive
in the system.
LUN Busy Retry Count
Controls the number of connection retries the iSCSI Boot initiator will attempt
if the iSCSI target LUN is busy.
IP Version
This option specific to IPv6. Toggles between the IPv4 or IPv6 protocol. All IP
settings will be lost when switching from one protocol version to another.
Note:
For platforms on which the boot protocol is set via the BIOS, see your system documentation
for more information.
Note:
If iSCSI boot firmware is not programmed in the NetXtreme network adapter, selecting
iSCSI
Boot Configuration
will not have any effect.
Table 17: Configuration Options (Cont.)
Option
Description
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