
Microsoft* Windows*
Microsoft* Windows Server* natively supports OS installation to an iSCSI target without a local disk and also
natively supports OS iSCSI boot. See Microsoft's installation instructions and Windows Deployment
Services documentation for details.
SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server
For the easiest experience installing Linux onto an iSCSI target, you should use SLES10 or greater. SLES10
provides native support for iSCSI Booting and installing. This means that there are no additional steps outside
of the installer that are necessary to install to an iSCSI target using an Intel Ethernet Server Adapter. Please
refer to the SLES10 documentation for instructions on how to install to an iSCSI LUN.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
For the easiest experience installing Linux onto an iSCSI target, you should use RHEL 5.1 or greater. RHEL
5.1 provides native support for iSCSI Booting and installing. This means that there are no additional steps
outside of the installer that are necessary to install to an iSCSI target using an Intel Ethernet Server Adapter.
Please refer to the RHEL 5.1 documentation for instructions on how to install to an iSCSI LUN.
Microsoft Windows Server iSCSI Crash Dump Support
Crash dump file generation is supported for iSCSI-booted Windows Server x64 by the Intel iSCSI Crash
Dump Driver. To ensure a full memory dump is created:
1. Set the page file size equal to or greater than the amount of RAM installed on your system is necessary
for a full memory dump.
2. Ensure that the amount of free space on your hard disk is able to handle the amount of RAM installed
on your system.
To setup crash dump support follow these steps:
1. Setup Windows iSCSI Boot.
2. If you have not already done so, install the latest Intel Ethernet Adapter drivers and Intel PROSet for
Windows Device Manager.
3. Open Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager and select the Boot Options Tab.
4. From Settings select iSCSI Boot Crash Dump and the Value Enabled and click OK.
iSCSI Troubleshooting
The table below lists problems that can possibly occur when using Intel® Ethernet iSCSI Boot. For each
problem a possible cause and resolution are provided.
Problem
Resolution
Intel® Ethernet iSCSI
Boot does not load on
system startup and the
sign-on banner is not
displayed.
l
While the system logon screen may display for a longer time during
system startup, Intel Ethernet iSCSI Boot may not be displayed dur-
ing POST. It may be necessary to disable a system BIOS feature in
order to display messages from Intel iSCSI Remote Boot. From the
system BIOS Menu, disable any quiet boot or quick boot options.
Also disable any BIOS splash screens. These options may be sup-
pressing output from Intel iSCSI Remote Boot.
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