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31 BP1043 | Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic Storage
Figure 16 1st Target Parameters configuration for a Broadcom network adapter
11. Press [ESC] to return to the Main Menu. Enter the 2nd Target Parameter if needed or ensure that
there is no information entered for 2nd Target Parameters.
12. Press [ESC] to return to iSCSI Boot Main Menu. Save the configuration.
13. Repeat the steps in this section for a second network adapter port if redundancy is desired.
14. Exit the Broadcom Utility by pressing [ESC].
Note: Ensure that the Windows 2008 R2 installation media is connected.
15. Upon exiting the Broadcom utility, the server should immediately connect to the iSCSI target.
16. Continue to Section 7 for steps to install Windows 2008 R2.
7.4 Alternate method to configure network adapters for iSCSI boot
(12G servers only)
The 12
th
generation of Dell PowerEdge servers comes with a new version of the BIOS which is easy to
navigate and easy to make changes to the system configuration. These steps show a generic method to
configure a network adapter.