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...Boot...4
Limitations ...4 System requirements ...4
Installation and configuration 6
Downloading the SoftPaq ...6 Installing iSCSI boot...6
Installing the iSCSI boot option ROM 6 Initialize iSCSI boot configuration parameters 6 Configure iSCSI boot server ...10 Windows Server 2008 installation 12 Windows Server 2003 installation 13 Post installation procedures ...18
Troubleshooting ...20
Known...
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...8226; Adapter failover during the software installation or the boot phase is not possible. • Discovery protocols, such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Internet Storage Name Service,
and Service Location P rotocol are not supported on iSCSI boot installs or during the boot phase.
• iSCSI LUN is not detected with NC373T during the Windows 2003 x64 operating system
installation or...
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... installations
• HP iSCSI Boot Configuration tool for Windows Server 2003 (hpib ootcfg) to set iSCSI boot
configuration parameters (EVs) or the DOS based tool EV.exe The following softwa re must be downloaded or requested from M icrosoft:
• Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Version 2.06 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads) or later • Microsoft Storport Driver update: KB943295...
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Installation and configuration
Downloading the SoftPaq
1. Go to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/#Support). 2. Click Support & Drivers. 3. Select Download drivers and software (and firmware). 4. Type the adapter name in the For product box, and then click Go. 5. Select an operating system. 6. Click HP NC-Series Broadcom iSCSI Boot Package for Windows. 7. Click download and save the HP SoftPaq (sp...
HP Broadcom iSCSI Boot for NC37xx/NC380x Adapters User Guide - Page 8
... bytes, 24 hex digits) long.
CHAPSecret=password1234
CHAPMSecret
Secret password for CHAP authentication. ...drive C:\ (if present),
regardless of ROM-based
setup utilities (RBSU) controller
order. Set to False for servers
that support the network
adapter in the RBSU controller
order menu.
UseBIOSInterface
Set to True for Windows 2003 installation. Set to False for Linux installation...
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...3260 ## Locally Admin Address (MAC address) and VLAN (Enabled/Disabled) # LAA=000000000000 VLAN=Disabled ## LUN Mapping # LUN=0 ## Replaces Embedded HD C:\ (if present) regardless of RBSU controller order. ## Should be set to False for servers that support the network adapter in the ## RBSU controller order menu. ForceBoot=True # ## Set to True for Windows 2003 installation. Set to false for Linux...
HP Broadcom iSCSI Boot for NC37xx/NC380x Adapters User Guide - Page 10
... the iSCSI boot option ROM is installed.
• iSCSI boot must be enabled for the adapter in use. • The boot order must be modified to select the adapter as the boot device.
Enable iSCSI boot for HP network adapters
For embedded adapters and mezzanine adapters, the firmware update utility installs the option ROM on all supported adapters. The iSCSI boot option ROM is installed but disabled...
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... to exit RBSU. If the network adapter does not appear in the Boot Controller Order list, you r System ROM d oes not support this feature. If the System ROM is up to date, it is necessary to override the Boot Controller Order list b y setting EV parameter "ForceBoot=True".
Windows Server 2008 installation
Add HP drivers to the Microsoft Windows 2008 DVD WIM image
To...
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... a new DVD image.
Load the HP drivers into the Windows Server 2008 Setup
To load the Windows Server 2008 HP NC-Series Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter drivers, complete the following: 1. Locate and extract the Wind ows Server 2008 HP NC-Series Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
SmartStart comp onent (CP00xxxx.exe) file and extra ct the contents to a USB memory device. 2. Set the EV parameter...
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... to the root directory of disk 2.
o For a Wind ows 2003 x64 operating system, navigate to the apps\bcm_iscsi\nc37x\x64\disk2 directory and cop y all files to the root directory of disk 2.
3. Customize the Wind ows 2003 SP2 installation CD b y creating a slipstream version that includes the Microsoft Storport hotfix KB943295 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943295). See...
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5. Select drivers from the disk 1 and disk 2 diskettes when prompted. DO NOT insert d isk 1 into drive A until prompted. After disk 1 is inserted, the following window appears.
6. Select Specify Additional Device. The following window appears.
Installation and configuration 15
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... following window appears.
8. Complete the f ollowing steps to install the first three files. a. Select Install 1st: MS Windows wdfldr and then press Enter. b. Select Install 2nd: HP Windows wdf01000 and then press Enter. c. Select Install 3rd: HP NC37x/NC380 Virtual Bus Driver and then press Enter.
9. Insert disk 2 and press Enter when the following window appears.
Installation and configuration...
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10. Press Enter to install the 4th file: HP iSCSI HBA Driver. 11. A Windows setup screen shows the iSCSI Target.
Installation and configuration 17
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... iSCSI target. During this phase a secondary setup may appear prompting for d isk 1 and disk 2 again.
13. If the following window appears, insert disk 1 and press Enter.
14. If the following window appears, insert disk 2 and press Enter.
Windows Server 2003 continues installing on the iSCSI target.
Post installation procedures
After the CD installation, complete the following steps. 1. Boot the...
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2. Install all HP software components for network adapters. 3. Install the Microsoft crash dump driver (KB943295 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb /943295)),
which enables obta ining Crash dumps. 4. Install the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator component (optional). 5. Install the HP Network Configuration Utility. 6. Configure HP license components if required.
Install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator
1....
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Troubleshooting
Known issues
Known issues for Microsoft iSCSI Initiator boot installation
• If you do not select an Adapter Service Name by highlighting it during initial Microsoft Initiator b oot
setup, the setup continues without an error but does not select an NDIS driver for booting. The deployed system will display a stop error or Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) on boot...
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... ta rget and the system recognizes the disk but you are unable to install the operating system. Possible causes:
• There are multiple HP Multifunction Gigabit Server adapters (NC37xx, NC38xx) adapters enabled
in the system
• The drivers are not being loaded in the right order during installation • The target disk provided is not large enough • The...
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.../country/us/en/contact_us.html). To contact HP by phone: o Call 1-800-HP-INVENT (1-800-474-6836). This service is available 24 hou rs a day, 7 da ys a
week. For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored. o If you have purchased a Ca re Pack (service upgrade), call 1-800-633-3600. For more
information about Care Packs...
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... iSCSI 4
B
booting problems 21
C
CHAP 6, 21 crash dump 19
D
diagnostic tools 20 discovery protocols 4 downloading files 6, 23
E
EV utility 6
F
F6 install 13 firmware update 6
H
HBA device driver, installing 13
I
iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) 6 installation and configu ration 6 iSCSI boot Option ROM 6 iSCSI boot ta rgets 4, 13, 20, 21
L
LUN access p roblems 21
M
Microsoft iSCSI initiator softwa...