Boot Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's Guide
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Boot Configuration: QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User's
Guide
This section provides the following information about boot configuration for the QLogic QME8242:
Boot from SAN
PXE Boot Setup
iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL
iBFT Boot Setup (iSCSI)
DHCP Boot Setup (iSCSI)
Boot from SAN
Booting servers from Storage Area Networks (SANs) can provide significant benefits in today's complex data center
environments. One of the driving forces behind SANs is the need to deliver mission-critical data quickly, at any time, without
interruptions or delays.
For details on booting from SAN,
PXE Boot Setup
The Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) allows a workstation to boot from a server on a network prior to booting the
operating system on the local hard drive.
For details on PXE boot setup,
iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL
Fast!UTIL is the QLogic iSCSI BIOS Configuration utility used to configure the iSCSI TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE).
For details on configuring the QME8242 iSCSI driver using the Fast!UTIL BIOS utility,
iBFT Boot Setup (iSCSI)
iBFT is a component of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification (ACPI) 3.0b standard that provides
operating systems a standard way to boot from a software-initiated iSCSI protocol. This component utilizes software-based
initiators.
For details on iBFT boot setup for iSCSI,
DHCP Boot Setup (iSCSI)
DHCP boot provides a method for the iSCSI initiator to acquire target parameters from a DHCP server.
For details on DHCP boot setup,
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