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| ====== Adding iSCSI boot support to Microsoft Windows ====== | ====== Adding iSCSI boot support to Microsoft Windows ====== | ||
| - | {{ iscsiboot:msconnect.png?413x313|Microsoft Connect download page}} | + | You need to install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Boot Version. This is **not** the standard Microsoft iSCSI Initiator; you do need the special boot-capable version. At the time of writing, this is available in four versions: |
| - | You need to install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Boot Version. You must obtain this from http://connect.microsoft.com by signing up with the invitation code ms-8RR8-6K43. This is **not** the standard Microsoft iSCSI Initiator; you do need the special boot-capable version. | + | * [[http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/3/C0326CE2-51D0-4E1C-A9E0-7E16BE79410B/CHK-Boot/Initiator-2.08-boot-build3825-x86chk.exe|Initiator-2.08-boot-build3825-x86chk.exe]] |
| - | The Microsoft Connect download site will offer you a choice of four versions of the boot-capable iSCSI initiator. These will be named something like | + | * [[http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/D/D/9DDCBA19-26D6-4B63-B769-242A3991E4EA/Fre-Boot/Initiator-2.08-boot-build3825-x86fre.exe|Initiator-2.08-boot-build3825-x86fre.exe]] |
| - | Initiator-2.04-Boot-build3273-amd64chk.exe | + | * [[http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/3/C0326CE2-51D0-4E1C-A9E0-7E16BE79410B/CHK-Boot/Initiator-2.08-boot-build3825-x64chk.exe|Initiator-2.08-boot-build3825-x64chk.exe]] |
| - | Initiator-2.04-Boot-build3273-amd64fre.exe | + | |
| - | Initiator-2.04-Boot-build3273-x86chk.exe | + | |
| - | Initiator-2.04-Boot-build3273-x86fre.exe | + | |
| - | You almost certainly want the //-x86chk// version, unless you are running 64-bit Windows (in which case you want the //-amd64chk// version). | + | * [[http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/D/D/9DDCBA19-26D6-4B63-B769-242A3991E4EA/Fre-Boot/Initiator-2.08-boot-build3825-x64fre.exe|Initiator-2.08-boot-build3825-x64fre.exe]] |
| - | Download and install the boot-capable iSCSI initiator. Reboot the system and check that it boots up correctly. | + | You almost certainly want the //-x86chk// version, unless you are running 64-bit Windows (in which case you want the //-x64chk// version). |
| - | You are now ready to: | + | Download and install the boot-capable iSCSI initiator. Do **not** install the optional "Microsoft MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI", since this is incompatible with iSCSI boot. |
| - | * [[sanboot:transfer|Transfer the Microsoft Windows disk image to your iSCSI target]] | + | {{ :screenshots:winnt_iscsi_no_multipath.png?503x386 |Deselecting MPIO support}} |
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| + | If you are presented with the option to "Configure iSCSI Network Boot Support", then you must enable this option and select the network card that will be used for iSCSI boot. | ||
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| + | {{ :screenshots:winnt_iscsi_boot_nic.png?503x386 |Selecting boot NIC}} | ||
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| + | After installation is complete, reboot the system and check that it boots up correctly. | ||
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| + | If you are using Windows 2003 or later, and were given the option to "Configure iSCSI Network Boot Support" during installation, then you are now ready to: | ||
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| + | * [[:sanboot:transfer|Transfer the Microsoft Windows disk image to your iSCSI target]] | ||
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| + | If you are using Windows XP, or were not given the option to "Configure iSCSI Network Boot Support" during installation, then you must now | ||
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| + | * [[:sanboot:winnt_sanbootconf|Install the Windows SAN Boot Configuration Driver]] | ||
