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5 BP1043 | Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic Storage
Acknowledgements
This best practice white paper was produced by the following members of the Dell Storage team:
Engineering: Nirav Shah
Technical Marketing: Guy Westbrook
Editing: Margaret Boeneke
Additional contributors: Michael Kosacek
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Executive summary
This white paper includes:
• Best Practices for using Dell™ EqualLogic™ storage as the storage device for iSCSI boot from SAN
using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2.
• Guidelines for configuring volumes on Dell EqualLogic storage, Dell PowerEdge™ servers, and
supported network adapters for iSCSI SAN boot from EqualLogic arrays.
• Reference architectures for 1Gigabit and 10Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI boot from SAN environments with
Dell EqualLogic storage arrays and supported network adapters.
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