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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
10.7 Installing an Operating System to an iSCSI target
Introduction
This section contains information on setting up the following operating systems for iSCSI booting:
• Installing Windows Server 2008 R2...Page 358
• Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server...Page 359
• Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux...Page 363
Installing Windows Server 2008 R2
To install Windows Server 2008 R2 (with or without a local drive present):
Prerequisites
• Configure the iSCSI target and Solarflare adapter Boot ROM, as described in
Configuring the Boot ROM on page 349
• Copy the correct Solarflare driver files to a floppy disk or USB flash drive. Refer to
Steps to Install
1
Insert the Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD and restart the server. The Windows Server setup
program will start.
2
Click
Load Driver
and browse to Solarflare drivers folder on the floppy or USB driver. Load the
Solarflare VBD driver (if needed locate the INF file
netSFB*.inf
).
3
Click
Load Driver
a second time and browse to Solarflare drivers folder on the floppy or USB
driver. Load the Solarflare NDIS driver (if needed locate the INF file
netSFN*.inf
).
4
After loading the drivers, click
Refresh
to refresh the list of available partitions.
5
Select the target partition that is located on the iSCSI target and continue installing Windows
on the target.
6
Remove the Solarflare drivers disk.