Users Guide

6–Boot from SAN Configuration
iSCSI Boot from SAN
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Configuring iSCSI Boot from SAN on VMware
Because VMware does not natively support iSCSI boot from SAN offload, you
must configure BFS through the software in preboot, and then transition to offload
upon OS driver loads. For more information, see “Enabling NPAR and the iSCSI
HBA” on page 71.
In VMware ESXi, iSCSI BFS configuration procedures include:
 Setting the UEFI Main Configuration
 Configuring the System BIOS for iSCSI Boot (L2)
 Mapping the CD or DVD for OS Installation
Setting the UEFI Main Configuration
To configure iSCSI boot from SAN on VMware:
1. Plug the 41xxx Series Adapter into a Dell 14G server. For example, plug a
PCIE and LOM (four ports or two ports) into an R740 server.
2. In the HII, go to System Setup, select Device Settings, and then select a
an integrated NIC port to configure. Click Finish.
3. On the Main Configuration Page, select NIC Partitioning Configuration,
and then click Finish.
4. On the Main Configuration Page, select Firmware Image Properties,
view the non-configurable information, and then click Finish.
5. On the Main Configuration Page, select Device Level Configuration.
6. Complete the Device Level Configuration page (see Figure 6-19) as follows:
a. For Virtualization Mode, select either None, NPar, or NPar_EP for
IBFT installation through the NIC interface.
b. For NParEP Mode, select Disabled.
c. For UEFI Driver Debug Level, select 10.
Figure 6-19. Integrated NIC: Device Level Configuration for VMware