User Manual for Mellanox ConnectX®-3 10/40 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters for Dell PowerEdge Servers Rev 1.1
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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 a
ddress the following options:
5.1.2.2 Configuring the Client Machine
T
o 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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