
8 iSCSI Boot from SAN
iSCSI Boot from SAN allows systems to boot from EVA disks using the EVA iSCSI conn ectivity option in
Single Path configurations only.
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This chapter contains the following topics:
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HP Multifunction Gigabit server adapter, page 133
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QLogic iSCSI Host Bus adapter (HBA),page134
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Installing t
he OS on HP Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapters, page 134
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Configuring the BIOS on QLogic iSCSI HBAs, page 134
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Installing
the OS on QLogic i SCSI HBAs, page 135
HP Multifunction Gigabit server adapter requir e ments
The following sections sum m a rize HP Multifunction Gigabit server adapter requirements.
Supported operating systems for the HP Multifunction Gigabit ser ver adapter
The HP Multifunction Gigabit server adapter suppor ts the following operating systems:
NOTE:
The MPX boot support is a subset of what is in the
HP iSCSI Boot for Linux User Guide
and the
HP iSCSI
Boot for Wi
ndows User Guide
. It is important to note that the mpx100 does not support all of what is listed
in the user guide. Instead, support is provided per the following list.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS Update 4, or later
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3, or later
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
• Red Hat 5
• Windows Server 2003
Supported hardware
The hardware suppor ted by the HP M ultifunction Gigabit server adaptor includes:
• HP NC370T PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
• HP NC 370F PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Ser ver Adapter
• HP NC373F PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
• HP NC373T PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
• HP NC 370i PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
• HP NC 371i PCI-X Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
• HP NC373i PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
• HP NC373m PCI Express Dual Por t Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter for c-Class BladeSystem
• HP NC374m PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
• HP NC380T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
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