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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]] 
 + 
 +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]]
  

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