http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/ 2010-09-08T11:47:42-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/ http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2007-08-24T18:58:52-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/aoe?rev=1187996332&do=diff Installing the AoE target software If you do not have dedicated AoE target hardware, you will need to install the vblade package. Most distros seem to provide this package; if yours doesn't then you can download the source for the latest version from <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=130453&package_id=143790>. text/html 2007-08-24T19:03:10-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/aoe_boot?rev=1187996590&do=diff Place the following two lines in /etc/dhcpd.conf: filename ""; option root-path "aoe:eN.M"; where eN.M is the AoE target name that you selected for your target. You will probably need to restart your DHCP server for the changes to take effect: text/html 2008-02-20T18:21:41-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/centos?rev=1203549701&do=diff [Start of CentOS installation] CentOS supports booting from an iSCSI SAN. You can install directly to the iSCSI target. Before starting installation, you will need to * Create an iSCSI target text/html 2008-02-20T19:08:37-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/centos_iscsi_install?rev=1203552517&do=diff The CentOS installation process is somewhat fragile, and the built-in support for iSCSI installation does not function properly (except in very limited circumstances). However, it is possible to work around this limitation and install to an iSCSI target. text/html 2007-12-12T09:11:31-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/debian_and_ubuntu?rev=1197468691&do=diff Preparing an existing installation for AoE You can either work with an installation on * a physical disk on a client machine or * a chroot(8) environment operating on a loopback-mounted disk image Install the aoetools package. For Ubuntu, you need to put the universe part of the distribution into /etc/apt/sources.list, for example: text/html 2009-04-27T16:00:30-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/debian_etch_iscsi?rev=1240862430&do=diff Preparing an existing installation for iSCSI This howto is based on the following assumptions: * a base debian etch with all the security updates * the system is installed on a single partition ”/” on /dev/sda1 * there is an already done iscsi target on an iscsi server * there is a working dhcp server text/html 2009-11-23T20:33:18-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/debian_lenny_iscsi?rev=1259026398&do=diff Introduction This howto is similar to how to get iSCSI working with Debian Etch. It is important to note the following differences from that howto: * The fwparam_ibft utility used in the initrd scripts in the Debian Etch solution does not exist anymore. Its functionality has changed slightly, and it has been merged into the other tool called iscsistart. To test it simply say iscsistart -f. Both utilites are/were part of the Open-iSCSI software. * While the iSCSI + Etch guide told you to c… text/html 2010-07-14T05:10:09-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/esxi4.1?rev=1279098609&do=diff 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 on the easiest way 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) text/html 2007-11-10T20:40:34-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/fedora?rev=1194745234&do=diff [Start of Fedora installation] Fedora supports booting from an iSCSI SAN. You can install directly to the iSCSI target. Before starting installation, you will need to * Create an iSCSI target text/html 2010-01-08T16:46:31-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/fedora_iscsi_install?rev=1262987191&do=diff Installing Fedora to an iSCSI target Fedora 12 and newer Fedora 12 has a graphical installer which can attach to an iSCSI target and use it directly. On the storage configuration screen, choose the 'Advanced configuration' option, choose to use an iSCSI target, and fill out the details requested. The installer will then use that LUN as you see fit. text/html 2008-11-07T17:41:50-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/freedos?rev=1226097710&do=diff Here you will find a description of setup for FreeDOS to boot over SAN. I've tested it successfully using SCST target and exporting an iSCSI disk to my workstation for the setup of the DOS system. Please note that floppy images won't work since the initiator sets up SCSI harddisk semantics. text/html 2010-01-31T19:23:39-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/gentoo_iscsi?rev=1264983819&do=diff Scope This How-To is intended for anyone who wants to install Gentoo Linux on an iSCSI target. What is covered: * Connecting to the iSCSI target * Installing a generic base system * Installing the kernel * Installing the bootloader What is not covered: * Understanding and configuring a network environment text/html 2009-11-21T20:10:08-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/ibft?rev=1258852208&do=diff #redirect <http://etherboot.org/wiki/ibft> text/html 2008-03-29T19:36:11-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/iscsi?rev=1206833771&do=diff [A disk] The procedure for exporting a disk image file depends upon the operating system that you are running on your iSCSI target (which may or may not be the same as the operating system contained within the disk image file). Instructions are available for: text/html 2009-10-29T20:21:14-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/iscsi_boot?rev=1256862074&do=diff Configuring your DHCP Server Using ISC dhcpd Place the following two lines in /etc/dhcpd.conf: filename ""; option root-path "iscsi:my.target.dns.name::::iqn.2007-08.name.dns.target.my:iscsiboot"; where my.target.dns.name is the DNS name (or IP address) of your iSCSI target, and iqn.2007-08.name.dns.target.my:iscsiboot is the iSCSI target IQN that you wish to boot from. text/html 2007-11-10T21:57:09-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/iscsi_create_target?rev=1194749829&do=diff [A disk] The procedure for creating a new iSCSI target depends upon the operating system that you are running on your iSCSI target machine (which may or may not be the same as the operating system you are planning to install to the iSCSI target). Instructions are available for: text/html 2009-02-25T17:10:12-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/iscsi_create_via_linux?rev=1235599812&do=diff Creating a disk image Create an empty file to be the disk image: dd if=/dev/zero of=/path/to/image/file.img bs=1M count=0 seek=8192 where /path/to/image/file.img is the path where you want to store the disk image file, and 8192 is the size of the disk image that you want to create, in megabytes. text/html 2007-11-10T21:02:09-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/iscsi_create_via_opensolaris?rev=1194746529&do=diff Starting the iSCSI target service Ensure that the iSCSI target daemon is running: # svcadm enable iscsitgt Creating an iSCSI target Create the target: # iscsitadm create target --size 4g my_target where my_target is a short name of your choice. List the properties of the newly-created target: text/html 2010-01-23T11:28:24-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/iscsi_install?rev=1264264104&do=diff [Start of Fedora installation] Installing directly to an iSCSI target requires support from the operating system's installation program, in addition to requiring iSCSI boot support. Select the operating system that you wish to install to an iSCSI target: text/html 2007-11-10T20:34:45-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/iscsi_via_linux?rev=1194744885&do=diff Installing the iSCSI target software If you do not have dedicated iSCSI target hardware, you will need to install the iSCSI Enterprise Target Daemon (ietd). If you are lucky, then your distro will already have packaged this for you; try installing a package called iscsitarget or iscsi-target. If this fails, you can download the source for the latest version from <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=108475&package_id=117141>. text/html 2007-11-05T09:55:08-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/iscsi_via_opensolaris?rev=1194274508&do=diff Starting the iSCSI target service Ensure that the iSCSI target daemon is running: # svcadm enable iscsitgt Adding an iSCSI target image Add the disk image file as an iSCSI target: # iscsitadm create target --type disk -b /path/to/image/file.img my_target # iscsitadm list target where /path/to/image/file.img is the path to your disk image file, and my_target is a short name of your choice. text/html 2008-10-10T16:45:24-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/msdos?rev=1223671524&do=diff MS-DOS supports booting from either an iSCSI or AoE SAN. You cannot install directly to the SAN target; you must first install MS-DOS to a physical disk or virtual machine disk image. Installation [MS-DOS CONFIG.SYS] Install MS-DOS as usual. Ensure that EMM386 is disabled; you can do this by editing CONFIG.SYS and changing the line text/html 2009-12-22T11:38:24-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/opensolaris_iscsi_install?rev=1261499904&do=diff Opensolaris direct install iscsi * Documentation can be found here: <http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenSolarisInfo/Configuring+iSCSI+Boot+for+x86+Systems> Prerequisites * A Solaris Express Community Edition (SXCE) Build 104 or later DVD How to Install * Create an empty disk and expose over iSCSI text/html 2009-10-29T19:40:59-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/srp?rev=1256859659&do=diff [A disk] The procedure for exporting a disk image file depends upon the operating system that you are running on your SRP target (which may or may not be the same as the operating system contained within the disk image file). Instructions are available for: text/html 2009-10-29T20:33:50-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/srp_boot?rev=1256862830&do=diff Configuring your DHCP Server Using ISC dhcpd Place the following two lines in /etc/dhcpd.conf: filename ""; option root-path "ib_srp::::dgid::service_id::id_ext:ioc_guid"; where dgid, service_id, id_ext and ioc_guid are the parameters of your SRP target. For example: text/html 2009-10-29T19:59:59-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/srp_via_linux?rev=1256860799&do=diff Installing the SRP target software You need to download and install the Generic SCSI Target Subsystem for Linux (SCST) from <http://scst.sourceforge.net/downloads.html>. Building and installing this software is outside the scope of this document. text/html 2008-01-19T14:33:26-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/suse?rev=1200771206&do=diff Installing to iSCSI on SuSE Linux is quite easy: At command line prompt just add this option: netsetup=1 WithISCSI=1 and you'll be prompted to enter iSCSI target IP, and you can select one of the available targets to install to. This has been tested on SLES (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) 10. text/html 2009-10-29T19:39:15-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/transfer?rev=1256859555&do=diff * Shut down the operating system that you want to transfer to the SAN target. * Unplug the disk containing the operating system image, and attach it to the SAN target machine. * Take a look at the disk's partition table; on Linux this can be achieved by running fdisk -l (lower-case 'L') on the SAN target machine: text/html 2010-08-16T23:55:16-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/ubuntu_iscsi?rev=1282017316&do=diff (this howto is based on the Debian Etch iSCSI howto with some major changes) Introduction This howto shows how to make an existing installation of a recent *buntu (ubuntu, kubuntu, edubuntu, xubuntu and so on) bootable over the network using iSCSI. text/html 2007-11-21T14:26:53-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/win2000?rev=1195673213&do=diff Windows 2000 supports booting from an AoE SAN. You cannot install directly to the SAN target; you must first install Windows 2000 to a physical disk. Installation Start by installing Windows 2000 to a physical disk. It is best to use an external USB, FireWire, or eSATA disk; this will make later stages easier. text/html 2007-08-24T18:48:33-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/win2k3?rev=1187995713&do=diff Windows Server 2003 supports booting from either an iSCSI or AoE SAN. You cannot install directly to the SAN target; you must first install Windows Server 2003 to a physical disk. Installation Start by installing Windows Server 2003 to a physical disk. It is best to use an external USB, FireWire, or eSATA disk; this will make later stages easier. text/html 2009-11-05T17:38:39-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/win2k8?rev=1257460719&do=diff [Windows Server 2008 booted via iSCSI] Windows Server 2008 supports booting from iSCSI, AoE, and SRP SANs. You can either * Install Windows Server 2008 directly to an iSCSI target, or * Install Windows Server 2008 to a physical disk, then transfer the image to an iSCSI, AoE, or SRP target. text/html 2008-03-05T02:09:31-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/win2k8_iscsi_direct?rev=1204700971&do=diff [Windows Server 2008 installation] You can install Windows Server 2008 directly to an iSCSI target. Before starting installation, you will need to * Create an iSCSI target text/html 2010-06-15T21:53:26-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/win2k8_iscsi_install?rev=1276653206&do=diff To install Windows Server 2008 to an iSCSI target, you must first configure your system to attempt to boot via iSCSI, and fall back to booting from DVD-ROM if the iSCSI boot fails. The exact procedure for doing this will vary depending on your computer's BIOS. text/html 2009-10-29T18:20:25-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/win2k8_physical?rev=1256854825&do=diff Installation Start by installing Windows Server 2008 to a physical disk. It is best to use an external USB, FireWire, or eSATA disk; this will make later stages easier. When installing, use a small partition (around 8GB) rather than the whole disk. At the “Where do you want to install Windows?” screen, click on Drive options (advanced): text/html 2009-08-28T18:13:22-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/win7?rev=1251497602&do=diff Like Windows 2008, Windows 7 supports install directly to an iSCSI target. The install process of Windows 7 works the same as for Windows 2008 so those instructions can be followed. First setup a target, then install on the target and you should be on your way! text/html 2008-09-12T12:40:03-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/winnt_aoe?rev=1221237603&do=diff Installing the AoE initiator You need to download and install the Windows AoE initiator (WinAoE). Download the latest WinAoE package from <http://winaoe.org/> and extract the contents of the .zip file to a temporary directory. Start up the Add Hardware Wizard (Start -> Control Panel -> Add Hardware) and proceed to the “Is the hardware connected?” screen: text/html 2009-10-29T18:48:59-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/winnt_iscsi?rev=1256856539&do=diff 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: * Initiator-2.08-boot-build3825-x86chk.exe text/html 2009-10-29T18:51:25-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/winnt_iscsi_debug?rev=1256856685&do=diff [A null-modem cable] To debug Windows iSCSI boot problems, you will need a second Windows machine running windbg, and a null-modem cable to connect the two machines together via their serial ports. The debugging machine does not need to be running the same version of Windows as the iSCSI-booting machine. text/html 2009-10-30T20:59:00-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/winnt_sanbootconf?rev=1256950740&do=diff You need to install the Windows SAN Boot Configuration Driver (sanbootconf). Download the latest version from <http://git.etherboot.org/releases/sanbootconf/sanbootconf-latest.zip>. Unzip the file and run sanbootconf.msi: [Installing sanbootconf] text/html 2009-10-29T18:56:10-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/winnt_srp?rev=1256856970&do=diff Installing Windows OpenFabrics You need to download and install Windows OpenFabrics (WinOF). Download the appropriate WinOF package from <http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads/WinOF/latest/>. Install WinOF, including support for SRP. [Enabling SRP support] text/html 2009-06-02T18:41:28-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/winvista?rev=1243982488&do=diff For Vista, you can either: * adapt the Windows XP AoE guide. Most of it is the same. * adapt the Windows 2008 iSCSI guide. Vista has built-in support for booting over iSCSI. IMPORTANT NOTE for installing vista over iSCSI: The installation process is the same as windows 2008. But BE SURE to use the installation media with at least service pack 1 patched. The original CD without service pack won't find the iSCSI disk. Even if you succeed starting the installation with some trick for the or… text/html 2009-02-25T16:35:22-04:00 http://www.etherboot.org/wiki/sanboot/winxp?rev=1235597722&do=diff Windows XP supports booting from either an iSCSI or AoE SAN. You cannot install directly to the SAN target; you must first install Windows XP to a physical disk. Installation Start by installing Windows XP to a physical disk. It is best to use an external USB, FireWire, or eSATA disk; this will make later stages easier.