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__Overview__ This tutorial assumes you know how to set up an iscsi targets on your SAN and, you already have gPXE up and running. With version 4.1 of ESXi (installable) boot from SAN is possible via software initiator. This new feature works with gPXE! Here's a quick tutorial to get you up and running in less than 10 minutes. For ease of use I'll be doing this within my current ESXi host (physical box) and doing a virtual install of ESXi host #2 (the same steps as you would physical PC) __Requirements__ - a SAN or NAS capable of iSCSI - I'm using openfiler - a x64 compatible CPU that works with ESXi (AMD-V capable or Intel VT-x processor is optional but recommended) - a HCL compatible 1Gbe NIC - Buy a cheap Intel E1000 and you'll be OK if your running it on desktop class PC's - 1 iSCSI target 5GB or more - I made mine 10 which gave me a 5GB datastore for ISO's after the install. __The procedure__ First make sure you've got your iSCSI target accessible via gPXE command line, then do the following steps: <code> DHCP Net0 (or applicable network card number) set keep-san 1 sanboot iscsi:your_san_ip::::your_iscsi_target --- At this point you'll get an error
