Option rom settings – HP NC382i Integrated Dual Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter User Manual

Page 8

Advertising
background image

Installation and configuration 8

11.

Enter values for the Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, Primary DNS, and Secondary DNS parameters

as needed. The iSCSI Name corresponds to the iSCSI initiator name to be used by the client system.
If authentication is required, enter the CHAP ID and CHAP Secret parameters.

12.

Press <Esc> to return to the Main Menu and then press <Esc> again to display the Exit Configuration
screen and then select Exit and Save the Configurations.

Dynamically configure iSCSI parameters
In a dynamic configuration the IP address, initiator, and target information is provided by DHCP.

1.

Power on the server, and press <Ctrl-S> to launch the MBA Configuration menu when prompted.

2.

At the MBA Configuration menu, select the appropriate function key combination to enter the iSCSI
Cfg menu. The key combination varies based on your configuration.

3.

At the iSCSI Cfg menu, select General Parameters and then select Enabled for the iSCSI parameters
via DHCP
parameter.

4.

For the Boot to iSCSI target parameter, select Disabled to install from a CD/DVD.

5.

For the Target as First HDD parameter, select Enabled.

6.

For the Windows HBA Boot Mode parameter, select Enabled.

7.

Modify the iSCSI Name parameter based on the DHCP options that are used by the DHCP server.

o

If DHCP Option 17 is used, the initiator name is retrieved from the value entered in the Initiator
Parameters screen. But if no value is entered, the controller defaults to the name:
iqn.1995-05.com.broadcom.<11.22.33.44.55.66>.iscsiboot
where 11.22.33.44.55.66 is the controller MAC address.

o

If DHCP Option 43 is used, settings in the Inititator Parameters, 1st Target Parameters, or 2nd
Target Parameters fields are ignored and do not need to be cleared.

8.

Press <Esc> to exit and save the settings when prompted. Continue pressing <Esc> to exit the MBA
Configuration Menu.

Option ROM settings

The following table shows the configuration options available from the General Parameters screen.

Variable name

Description

TCP/IP parameters via
DHCP

Determines if the iSCSI boot host software acquires the IP
address information using DHCP (Enabled) or use a static IP

configuration (Disabled).

iSCSI parameters via
DHCP

Determines if the iSCSI boot host software acquires its 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

Determines if 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.

Boot to iSCSI target

Determines if the iSCSI boot host software attempts to boot from

the iSCSI target after successfully connecting to it. When the

option is enabled, the iSCSI boot host software immediately
attempts to boot from the iSCSI target. Otherwise, if it is

Advertising