Booting from an SRP target

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:

  filename "";
  option root-path "ib_srp::::fe800000000000000002c9030001c65b::0002c9030001c65a::
  0002c9030001c65a:0002c9030001c65a";

You will probably need to restart your DHCP server for the changes to take effect:

  /etc/init.d/dhcpd restart

In the DHCP administrative tool, right-click on Server Options and choose Configure Options. Click on “017 Root Path” and set the “String value” to

  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:

  ib_srp::::fe800000000000000002c9030001c65b::0002c9030001c65a::
  0002c9030001c65a:0002c9030001c65a

Boot your diskless client using gPXE. If all has gone well, you should see it boot from your SRP target image.

Congratulations on a successful boot from SAN!

If you have difficulties booting Windows from SAN, take a look at Debugging Windows SAN boot.