Broadcom iSCSI Boot for HP FlexFabric Adapters User Guide

Setup 7
Configuration options
Option Description
TCP/IP parameters via
DHCP
This option is specific to IPv4 and controls whether the iSCSI boot host software
acquires the IP address information using DHCP (Enabled) or using a static IP
configuration (Disabled).
IP Auto-configuration
This option is specific to IPv6. IP auto-configuration controls whether the iSCSI boot host
software configures a stateless link-local address or a stateful address if DHCPv6 is
present and used (Enabled). Router solicit packets are sent out up to three times with 4
second intervals in between each retry. Or, use a static IP configuration (Disabled).
iSCSI parameters via
DHCP
This option controls whether the iSCSI boot host software acquires the iSCSI target
parameters using DHCP (Enabled) or through a static configuration (Disabled). The
static information is entered through the iSCSI Initiator Parameters Configuration
screen.
CHAP Authentication
This option controls whether the iSCSI boot host software uses CHAP authentication
when connecting to the iSCSI target. If CHAP authentication is enabled, the CHAP ID
and CHAP secret are entered through the iSCSI Initiator Parameters Configuration
screen.
DHCP Vendor ID
This option controls how the iSCSI boot host software interprets the Vendor Class ID
field used during DHCP. If the Vendor Class ID field in the DHCP offer packet matches
the value in the field, the iSCSI boot host software looks into the DHCP option 43 fields
for the required iSCSI boot extensions. If DHCP is disabled, this value does not need to
be set.
Link Up Delay Time
This option controls how long the iSCSI boot host software waits, in seconds, after an
Ethernet link is established before sending any data over the network. The valid values
are 0 to 255. For example, set a value for this option if a network protocol such as
Spanning Tree is enabled on the switch interface to the client system.
Use TCP Timestamp
This option controls if the TCP Timestamp option is enabled or disabled.
Target as First HDD
This option specifies whether the iSCSI target drive appears as the first hard drive in the
system.
HP FlexFabric adapters do not support this feature.
LUN Busy Retry Count
This option controls the number of connection retries the iSCSI boot initiator attempts if
the iSCSI target LUN is busy.
IP Version
This option is specific to IPv6 and toggles between the IPv4 and IPv6 protocols. All IP
settings are lost when switching from one protocol version to the other.
HBA Boot Mode
Set this option to disable when the host OS is configured for software initiator mode
and to enable for HBA mode.
This option is available on HP FlexFabric adapters. The parameter cannot be changed
when the adapter is in Multi-Function mode.
MBA boot protocol configuration
To configure the boot protocol:
1. Restart your system.
2. At the PXE banner, press CTRL+S. The MBA Configuration Menu appears.
3. From the MBA Configuration Menu, use the up or down arrows to move to the Boot Protocol option. Use
the left or right arrows to change the Boot Protocol option to iSCSI.
4. Select iSCSI Boot Configuration from the main menu.
If iSCSI boot firmware is not programmed in the HP FlexFabric adapter, selecting iSCSI Boot Configuration
does not have any effect.