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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
4.16 Using SAM for Boot ROM Configuration
For booting of diskless systems, Solarflare adapters support Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
and iSCSI booting.
When booting the server directly from an iSCSI target, you will first need to enable iSCSI booting and
configure the iSCSI initiator, target and user authentication to match your network and target
settings, or rely on DHCP to configure the settings dynamically when the adapter initializes (this is
the default setting for all iSCSI options).
Using SAM, you can access the adapter Boot ROM to configure your firmware settings for adapter
booting, as described below.
Configuring the Boot ROM for PXE or iSCSI Booting
For more information on configuring the iSCSI target and DHCP settings from the Solarflare Boot
Configuration Utility, and how to install an operating system that is enabled for remote iSCSI booting
over a Solarflare adapter, See
Solarflare Boot ROM Agent on page 344
To configure PXE or iSCSI booting on the Solarflare Boot ROM:
1
Start SAM and select a Solarflare adapter from the Network Adapter list.
From the
Action
menu, select the
Configure Boot ROM
option. The
Configure Boot ROM
window
displays with the
General
tab selected.
Figure 26: BootROM Configuration