2 configuring the client machine, Table 15, Reserved ip address options – Dell Mellanox Family of Adapters User Manual

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4. Add the Mellanox driver to install.wim

1

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5. Add the new boot and install images to WDS.

For additional details on WDS, please refer to:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj648426.aspx

Configuring iSCSI Target

To configure iSCSI Target:

1. Install iSCSI Target (e.g StartWind).

2. Add to the iSCSI target initiators the IP addresses of the iSCSI clients.

Configuring the DHCP Server

To configure the DHCP server:

1. Install a DHCP server.

2. Add to IPv4 a new scope.

3. Add iSCSI boot client identifier (MAC/GUID) to the DHCP reservation.

4. Add to the reserved IP address the following options:

5.1.2.2 Configuring the Client Machine

To configuring your client:

5. Verify the Mellanox adapter card is updated with a firmware version that supports iSCSI boot.

6. Set the “Mellanox Adapter Card” as the first boot device in the BIOS settings boot order.

1. Use

‘index:2’

for Windows setup and

‘index:1’

for WinPE.

dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:install.wim /index:4 /MountDir:mnt

dism /Image:mnt /Add-Driver /Driver:drivers /recurse

dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:mnt /commit

1. When adding the Mellanox driver to install.wim, verify the appropriate index for the OS distribution is used. To check the OS run

‘imagex /info install.win’.

Table 15 - Reserved IP Address Options

Option

Name

Value

017

Root Path

iscsi:11.4.12.65::::iqn:2011-01:iscsiboot
Assuming the iSCSI target IP is: 11.4.12.65 and the Target Name: iqn:2011-
01:iscsiboot

060

PXEClient

PXEClient

066

Boot Server
Host Name

WDS server IP address

067

Boot File
Name

boot\x86\wdsnbp.com

Please refer to the firmware release notes to see if a particular firmware supports iSCSI
boot or PXE capability.

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