BIOS Advanced Menu Selections
BIOS Advanced Menu iSCSI Configuration
Options
The following table describes the BIOS Advanced Menu iSCSI configuration options:
TABLE 28
BIOS Advanced Menu iSCSI Configuration Options
Setup Options Options Defaults Description
iSCSI Initiator Name NA (must be specified) None The worldwide unique
name of the iSCSI
Initiator. Only IQN format
is accepted.
Add an Attempt
iSCSI Attempt Name NA (must be specified) None The readable name that
you assigned to this
attempt.
iSCSI Mode Disabled/Enabled/Enabled
for MPIO
Disabled Set to Enabled for
multipath I/O (MPIO).
MPIO can boost the
performance of an
application by load
balancing traffic across
multiple ports.
Internet Protocol IP4/IP6/Autoconfigure IP4 Can be set to IP4, IP6,
or Autoconfigure. The
initiator IP address is
assigned by the system
to IP6. In Autoconfigure
mode, the iSCSI driver
attempts to connect to the
iSCSI target using the IPv4
stack. If this fails, then
the iSCSI driver attempt
to connect using the IPv6
stack.
Connection Retry Count 0 to 16 0 The count range is 0 to
16. If set to 0, there are no
retries.
Connection Establishing
Timeout
NA 1,000 The timeout value
in milliseconds. The
minimum value is 100
milliseconds and the
maximum is 20 seconds.
Configure ISID Derived from the MAC
address
The default value is
derived from the Mac
Address
The OUI-format ISID is
6 bytes. The default value
is derived from the MAC
address. Only the last 3
bytes are configurable.
218 Oracle Exadata Storage Server X5-2 High Capacity Service Manual • January 2018
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