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iSCSI Host Bus Adapter for IBM BladeCenter, System x, or xSeries . . . . . . . . . . 1
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iSCSI IBM System x or xSeries prerequisites .
iSCSI blade server prerequisites .
Prepare your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Prepare your System x or xSeries server .
Preparing the System x or xSeries hardware .
Update the System x or xSeries firmware and configure the server .
Update System x or xSeries system BIOS .
Update System x or xSeries Baseboard Management Controller firmware .
Update firmware and configure System x or xSeries Remote Supervisor Adapter II .
Update the System x or xSeries iSCSI HBA firmware .
Set the System x or xSeries start options .
Configure the Baseboard Management Controller .
Complete the xSeries configuration
Assemble the BladeCenter and blade server hardware .
Update and configure BladeCenter chassis .
Update the BladeCenter management module firmware
Configure the management module .
Update the blade server Baseboard Management Controller firmware .
Verify blade server information .
Update and configure BladeCenter I/O module .
Update the blade server BIOS .
Update the blade iSCSI HBA firmware .
Complete the blade server configuration.
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Initial configuration of an iSCSI HBA.
Start the iSCSI HBA configuration utility
Configure the boot iSCSI HBA .
Configure a new iSCSI HBA for dynamic addressing
Configure iSCSI HBA for manual addressing .
Configure iSCSI HBA port settings
Disable boot for additional iSCSI HBA ports .
End the configuration utility.
Cable the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Related procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Related System x or xSeries procedures .
Download System x or xSeries firmware.
Download System x or xSeries BIOS firmware .
Download the Baseboard Management Controller firmware update.
Download Remote Supervisor Adapter II (RSA II) firmware .
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