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8 BP1043 | Configuring Windows Server 2008 R2 for iSCSI SAN Boot with EqualLogic Storage
1.2 Terminology
11G PowerEdge Servers or 11G– 11
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generation of Dell PowerEdge servers
12G PowerEdge Servers or 12G— 12
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generation of Dell PowerEdge servers
Arrays – Refers to iSCSI EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays
IQN – iSCSI Qualified Name – This is a naming format useful when an end user or service provider wishes
to assign iSCSI names for targets and/or initiators. The iSCSI Qualified Name is documented in RFC 3720
(http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3720) and RFC 3721 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3721
)
SAN – Storage Area Network is the network that interconnects storage devices, including host interfaces
(NICs) and arrays. SAN may also refer to the storage, switches, and host interconnects as a single entity.
Slipstream - The process of integrating updates into an original installation media. Some Boot from SAN
installations require creating a customized bootable DVD media to update the drivers contained on the
original Windows 2008 R2 installation media.