Users Guide

10–iSCSI Protocol
iSCSI Boot
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10. Issue the following command to determine the index of the SKU that you
want in the install.wim image:
dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:.\src\sources\install.wim
For example, in Windows Server 2012, index 2 is identified as “Windows
Server 2012 SERVERSTANDARD.”
11. Issue the following command to mount the install.wim image:
dism /mount-wim /wimfile:.\src\sources\install.wim /index:X
/mountdir:.\mnt
Note: X is a placeholder for the index value that you obtained in the
previous step.
12. To add these drivers to the currently mounted image, issue the following
commands:
dism /image:.\mnt /add-driver /driver:C:\Temp\drivers /Recurse /ForceUnsigned
13. To unmount the install.wim image, issue the following command:
dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:.\mnt /commit
14. Prepare for ISO creation by copying boot files to C:\temp:
copy "<AIK or ADK path>\..\etfsboot.com" C:\Temp
copy "<AIK or ADK path>\..\efisys.bin" C:\Temp
15. Issue the following command to create an .iso file:
oscdimg -m -o -u2 -udfver102 -lslipstream -bootdata:2#p0,e,b"c:\Temp\
etfsboot.com"#pEF,e,b"C:\Temp\efisys.bin" c:\temp\src c:\temp\Win20xxMOD.iso
Note: the xx in the filenames is a placeholder for the Windows Server OS
version (2012).
16. Using a DVD-burning application, burn the .iso file you created to a DVD.
17. Use the DVD that you created in the previous step to install the applicable
Windows Server version.
Booting
After that the system has been prepared for an iSCSI boot and the operating
system is present on the iSCSI target, the last step is to perform the actual boot.
The system will boot to Windows or Linux over the network and operate as if it
were a local disk drive.
1. Reboot the server.
2. Press the CTRL+S keys.