Windows 7 install to iSCSI
Test
Install a Windows 7 operating system on an iSCSI target.
DUT configuration
No physical disks present. System configured to boot from NIC equipped with gPXE ROM.
Environment configuration
iSCSI target running IETD. DHCP server providing network configuration and iSCSI root-path.
Result
Success is defined as reaching the Windows graphical login screen.
Detailed test procedure
Prerequisites
- Windows 7 (RC) DVD
- iscsitarget
iSCSI target setup
Create an empty, sparse ~10GB disk image (TODO: this could probably be smaller).
dd if=/dev/zero of=/path/to/img/file.img bs=1000 count=0 seek=10000000
Write a new Target entry in /etc/ietd.conf:
Target iqn.2000-01.test.etherboot.org:iscsiinstall.win7
Lun 0 Path=/files/temp/win7iscsi.img
