HP ProLiant iSCSI Boot for Linux User Guide

Contents
Overview..................................................................................................................................... 4
iSCSI boot overview .................................................................................................................................. 4
System requirements .................................................................................................................................. 4
Limitations ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Installation and configuration ......................................................................................................... 8
Summary of installation and configuration .................................................................................................... 8
Download drivers and software................................................................................................................... 8
Updating the iSCSI boot option ROM .......................................................................................................... 8
About the iSCSI boot option ROM ..................................................................................................... 8
Updating the iSCSI boot option ROM................................................................................................. 9
Installing iSCSI boot ................................................................................................................................ 13
Red Hat installations ...................................................................................................................... 13
SLES installations........................................................................................................................... 22
Performing an iSCSI boot............................................................................................................. 32
Booting from the iSCSI drive..................................................................................................................... 32
bnx2 driver update ..................................................................................................................... 33
Upgrading the bnx2 driver ....................................................................................................................... 33
Red Hat 4..................................................................................................................................... 33
SLES 9 ......................................................................................................................................... 33
Red Hat 5 and SLES 10.................................................................................................................. 33
Uninstalling the RPM packages..................................................................................................... 34
Uninstalling linux-iSCSI-install RPM............................................................................................................. 34
Uninstalling hp-iSCSI-boot install RPM ........................................................................................................ 34
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................... 35
ProLiant BL685c servers fail to finish boot sequence..................................................................................... 35
Option ROM not shown during POST ........................................................................................................ 35
Using a diagnostic monitor for troubleshooting............................................................................................ 35
Target connection problems...................................................................................................................... 35
Target login problems.............................................................................................................................. 36
LUN access problems .............................................................................................................................. 36
OS problems .......................................................................................................................................... 36
Technical support........................................................................................................................ 38
Before you contact HP.............................................................................................................................. 38
HP contact information............................................................................................................................. 38
Free automated customer support services .................................................................................................. 38
Acronyms and abbreviations........................................................................................................ 40
Index......................................................................................................................................... 42