NVIDIA Networking Server-Side Preboot Drivers (Flexboot/UEFI) User Manual v19

iSCSI First Target Parameters

Warning

iSCSI First Target Parameters menu is applicable to ConnectX®-3/ConnectX®-3 Pro adapter cards only.

In the following menu, you can set the following options:

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Location:

System setup/Port main configurations/iSCSI Configuration/iSCSI First target Parameters

Description:

The boot Logical Unit Number (LUN) on the first iSCSI storage target.

Configurable:

Yes – via input

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Effects:

If the legacy boot protocol is iSCSI or iSCSI without fail-over, and Connect is enabled, this will be the boot LUN in the root path for the first target.

Value restrictions:

The minimum integer value is 0 and the maximum is 256.

Location:

System setup/Port main configurations/iSCSI Configuration/iSCSI First target Parameters

Description:

Enable/Disable connecting to the first iSCSI target. This will be ignored if both DHCP IP and DHCP Parameters are enabled in iSCSI general parameters.

Configurable:

Yes – built-in options

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Available options:

1 - Enabled

2 - Disabled

Location:

System setup/Port main configurations/iSCSI Configuration/iSCSI First target Parameters

Description:

The iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) of the first target

Configurable:

Yes – via input

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Effects:

If the legacy boot protocol is iSCSI or iSCSI without fail-over, and Connect is enabled, this will be the iSCSI Qualified name in the root path for the first target.

Value restrictions:

Maximum string length is 223

Location:

System setup/Port main configurations/iSCSI Configuration/iSCSI First target Parameters

Description:

The first iSCSI storage target Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) ID.

Configurable:

Yes – via input

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Effects:

If the Connect and the CHAP Authentication are enabled – This will be the username used for the first target Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol.

Value restrictions:

Maximum string length is 128.

Location:

System setup/Port main configurations/iSCSI Configuration/iSCSI First target Parameters

Description:

The Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol secret (CHAP password) of the first iSCSI storage target.

Configurable:

Yes – via input

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Effects:

If the Connect and the CHAP Authentication are enabled – This will be the password used for the first target Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol.

Value restrictions:

String length should be 0 or 12 to 16

Location:

System setup/Port main configurations/iSCSI Configuration/iSCSI First target Parameters

Description:

The IP address of the first iSCSI target

Configurable:

Yes – via input

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Effects:

If the legacy boot protocol is iSCSI or iSCSI without fail-over, and Connect is enabled, this will be the IP address in the root path for the first target.

Value restrictions:

Should be in IPv4 format

Location:

System setup/Port main configurations/iSCSI Configuration/iSCSI First target Parameters

Description:

The IPv6 address of the first iSCSI target

Configurable:

Yes

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Effects:

If the legacy boot protocol is iSCSI or iSCSI without fail-over,and IPv4/IPv6 support is selected as IPv6, and Connect is enabled, this will be the IP address in the root path for the first target.

Value restrictions:

Should be in IPv6 format

Location:

System setup/Port main configurations/iSCSI Configuration/iSCSI First target Parameters

Description:

TCP Port number of first iSCSI target

Configurable:

Yes – via input

Persistency:

Persistent through AC cycle

Effects:

If the legacy boot protocol is iSCSI or iSCSI without fail-over, and Connect is enabled, this will be the TCP Port in the root path for the first target.

Value restrictions:

The minimum integer value is 1, and the maximum is 65535.

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