Chelsio Communications Chelsio T4, Installation And User Manual

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Chapter XXI. Unified Boot
Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Linux
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1. Introduction
PXE is short for Preboot eXecution Environment and is used for booting computers over an
Ethernet network using a Network Interface Card (NIC). FCoE SAN boot process involves
installation of an operating system to an FC/FCoE disk and then booting from it. iSCSI
SAN boot process involves installation of an operating system to an iSCSI disk and then booting
from it.
This section of the guide explains how to configure and use Chelsio Unified Boot Option
ROM which flashes PXE, iSCSI and FCoE Option ROM onto Chelsio’s converged network
adapters (CNAs). It adds functionalities like PXE, FCoE and iSCSI SAN boot.
This section of the guide also describes the use and configuration
of Chelsio’s DUD for OS
installations via PXE server on FC/FCoE LUN and iSCSI LUN. This solution can be used for
installing operating systems over an Ethernet network/SAN
using Chelsio’s T5 and T4 based
Converged Network Adapters (CNAs).
1.1. Hardware Requirements
1.1.1. Supported platforms
Following is the list of hardware platforms supported by Chelsio Unified Boot software:
DELL PowerEdge T710
DELL PowerEdge 2950
DELL PowerEdge T110
Dell T5600
IBM X3650 M2
IBM X3650 M4*
HP ProLiant DL385G2
Supermicro X7DWE
Supermicro X8DTE-F
Supermicro X8STE
Supermicro X8DT6
Supermicro X9SRL-F
Supermicro X9SRE-3F
ASUS P5KPL
ASUS P8Z68
* If system BIOS version is lower than 1.5 and both Legacy and uEFI are enabled, system will
hang during POST. Please upgrade the BIOS version to 1.5 or higher to avoid this issue.