82571EB/82572EI EEPROM Information Guide
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iSCSI Boot Configuration Start Address (Word 3Dh)
Table 33. iSCSI Boot Configuration Start Address (Word 3Dh)
Bit
Name
Description
15:0
Address
Defines the word address in the EEPROM space of the iSCSI Boot
Configuration where the module structure starts.
Table 34. iSCSI Module Structure
Configuration Item
Max Size in Bytes
Comments
iSCSI Boot Signature
2
‘i’, ‘S’
iSCSI Block Size
2
The structure size is stored in this field and will
be set depending on the amount of free
EEPROM space available. The total size of
this structure, including variable length fields,
must fit within this space.
Structure Version
1
Version of this structure. Should be set to 1.
Reserved
1
Reserved for future use.
Initiator Name
255 + 1
iSCSI Initiator Name - This field is optional
and can also be built by DHCP.
The following fields are per port
Flags
2
Bit 0 - Enable DHCP
0 = Use static configuration from this
structure.
1 = Overrides configurations retrieved from
DHCP.
Bit 01h - Enable DHCP for getting iSCSI
targer information
0 = Use static target configuration.
1 = Use DHCP to get target information.
Bit 02h to 03h – Authentication Type
00 = none
01 = one way chap
02 = mutual chap
Bit 04h to 05h – Ctrl-D setup menu
00 = enabled.
01 = disabled.
Bit 06h to 07h – Reserved
Bit 08h to 09h – ARP Retires
Retry value
Bit 0Ah to 0Fh – ARP Timeout
Timeout value for each retry
