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 ====== Debugging Windows iSCSI boot ====== ====== Debugging Windows iSCSI boot ======
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 +{{ :​nullmodem.jpeg?​200x200|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. 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.
 +
 +This tutorial is designed to help you capture the information that will be needed to diagnose your iSCSI boot problems.
 +
 +===== Preparing the machines =====
 +
 +Connect the null-modem cable between the serial port of the debugging machine and the serial port of the iSCSI-booting machine. ​ (If one or both of the machines do not have serial ports then you can use a FireWire cable instead, but these instructions assume that you are using a null-modem cable.)
  
 ===== Preparing the tools ===== ===== Preparing the tools =====
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 {{ :​screenshots:​windbg_iscsi_disconnect_target.png?​400x300 |Disconnecting from the iSCSI target}} {{ :​screenshots:​windbg_iscsi_disconnect_target.png?​400x300 |Disconnecting from the iSCSI target}}
  
 +===== Starting the iSCSI-booting machine =====
 +
 +{{ :​screenshots:​windbg_select_debug.png?​360x200|Windows boot menu}}
 +
 +Switch on the iSCSI-booting machine. ​ You should reach the Windows boot menu offering you a choice such as
 +
 +    Please select the operating system to start:
 +    ​
 +        Windows Server 2003
 +        Windows Server 2003 [debugger enabled]
 +
 +Select the option which includes "​[debugger enabled]",​ and press Enter to continue. ​ You should see the screen go black, and the machine will appear to have frozen. ​ This is because it is waiting to be controlled by the debugging machine.
 +
 +===== Using the debugger =====
 +
 +On the debugging machine, start the Windows debugger (//Start// -> //All Programs// -> //Debugging Tools for Windows// -> //​WinDbg//​). ​ Start a kernel debugging session (//File// -> //Kernel Debug//​). ​ After a brief pause, you should see several messages appear, ending with
 +
 +    Break instruction exception - code 80000003 (first chance)
 +    nt!DbgBreakPoint:​
 +    8081d971 cc              int     3
 +
 +{{ :​screenshots:​windbg_start.png?​400x300 |Windows debugger attaching}}
 +
 +Allow the iSCSI-booting machine to continue using //Debug// -> //​Go//​. ​ After several seconds, you should see iSCSI boot messages start to appear. ​ For a successful boot, these will look something like
 +
 +    IscsiBP-IscsiBPInitialize:​ enter
 +    IscsiBP iBF table found at FC564950 (FC545000)
 +    IscsiBP iBF table copied to E12B9A08
 +    IscsiBP Found device \??​\PCI#​VEN_10EC&​DEV_8139&​SUBSYS_00000000&​REV_20#​3&​13c0b0c5&​0&​18#​{cac88484-7515-4c03-82e6-71a87abac361}
 +    IscsiBP Handle 800000B4 has IpAddress 10.254.254.15
 +    Subnetmask Prefix - 24 is 00 ff ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
 +    IscsiBP Handle 800000B4 has SubnetMask 255.255.255.0
 +    IscsiBP Handle 800000B4 has DefaultGateway 10.254.254.2
 +    IscsiBP nic 0 config -> 0
 +    IscsiBP-IscsiBPInitialize:​ exit
 +    Found iSCSI Boot Parameters at 810CABA0, attempting iSCSI boot
 +    Allocating the Boot Connection Pool of size 30
 +    Allocating Connection Pool 810C5F10
 +    Allocating the Boot Connection Pool entry 0 SUCCESS
 +    Allocating the Boot Connection Pool entry 1 SUCCESS
 +    ...
 +    Waiting 60 seconds for boot disk
 +    iSpSystemWorkerThread:​ Entering
 +    iSpSystemWorkerThread: ​ Coming out of wait
 +    iSpSystemWorkerThread:​ Start Logon Completion Thread 810C7008
 +    Delay 10 seconds for Disk to arrive.......
 +    iSpSystemWorkerThread: ​ After Logon Completion Thread
 +    Delay for Disk Complete, continue with boot
 +    NIC device \??​\PCI#​VEN_10EC&​DEV_8139&​SUBSYS_00000000&​REV_20#​3&​13c0b0c5&​0&​18#​{cac88484-7515-4c03-82e6-71a87abac361} has PCI bus type
 +    ISCSI Boot Status 0, (0, 0, 0, 0)
 +
 +If you are using [[:​sanbootconf|sanbootconf]] then a successful boot will look something like
 +
 +    iSCSI Boot Parameter Driver initialising
 +    Found iBFT at 9cfb0 OEM ID "​FENSYS"​ OEM table ID "​gPXE"​
 +    Found iBFT Initiator 0:
 +      Flags = 0x3, valid, boot selected
 +      iSNS = 0.0.0.0
 +      SLP = 0.0.0.0
 +      Radius = 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0
 +      Name = iqn.2000-01.org.etherboot:​host_10_0_0_90.home
 +    Found iBFT NIC 0:
 +      Flags = 0x3, valid, boot selected
 +      IP = 10.0.0.90/​24
 +      Origin = 0
 +      Gateway = 10.0.0.6
 +      DNS = 10.0.0.6, 0.0.0.0
 +      DHCP = 0.0.0.0
 +      VLAN = 0000
 +      MAC = 52:​54:​00:​33:​22:​11
 +      PCI = 00:03.0
 +      Hostname = host_10_0_0_90.home
 +    Found NIC with MAC address 52:​54:​00:​33:​22:​11 at "​\??​\PCI#​VEN_10EC&​DEV_8139&​SUBSYS_00000000&​REV_20#​3&​13c0b0c5&​0&​18#​{ad498944-762f-11d0-8dcb-00c04fc3358c}\{7C0E3A80-E8E7-4B81-933E-C997BF973430}"​
 +    iBFT NIC 0 is interface "​\??​\PCI#​VEN_10EC&​DEV_8139&​SUBSYS_00000000&​REV_20#​3&​13c0b0c5&​0&​18#​{ad498944-762f-11d0-8dcb-00c04fc3358c}\{7C0E3A80-E8E7-4B81-933E-C997BF973430}"​
 +    iBFT NIC 0 is PDO 8124DCF8
 +    iBFT NIC 0 is NetCfgInstanceId "​{7C0E3A80-E8E7-4B81-933E-C997BF973430}"​
 +    Found iBFT target 0:
 +      Flags = 0x3, valid, boot selected
 +      IP = 10.0.0.6
 +      Port = 3260
 +      LUN = 0000-0000-0000-0000
 +      CHAP type = 0 (None)
 +      NIC = 0
 +      Name = iqn.2006-05.home.dolphin:​winxp
 +      CHAP name = 
 +      CHAP secret = 
 +      Reverse CHAP name = 
 +      Reverse CHAP secret = 
 +    iSCSI Boot Parameter Driver initialisation complete
 +    iSCSI boot parameters requested
 +    iSCSI boot parameters requested
 +    Found iSCSI Boot Parameters at 81208008, attempting iSCSI boot
 +    Allocating the Boot Connection Pool of size 30
 +    Allocating Connection Pool 81205850
 +    Allocating the Boot Connection Pool entry 0 SUCCESS
 +    Allocating the Boot Connection Pool entry 1 SUCCESS
 +    ...
 +    Waiting 60 seconds for boot disk
 +    iSpSystemWorkerThread:​ Entering
 +    iSpSystemWorkerThread: ​ Coming out of wait
 +    iSpSystemWorkerThread:​ Start Logon Completion Thread 81205008
 +    Delay 10 seconds for Disk to arrive.......
 +    iSpSystemWorkerThread: ​ After Logon Completion Thread
 +    Will notify BusChangeDetected
 +    Delay for Disk Complete, continue with boot
 +    ISCSI Boot Status 0, (0, 0, 0, 0)
 +
 +For an unsuccessful boot, the messages will end with a "​Bugcheck Analysis";​ this is the debugging equivalent of the Blue Screen of Death that occurs when the debugger is not attached.
 +
 +===== Using the output from the debugger =====
 +
 +Save the debugging transcript to a file using //Edit// -> //Write Window Text to File//.
 +
 +You can e-mail the saved debugging transcript to <​etherboot-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net>,​ along with any other information that you think may be relevant. ​ Please note that the debugging transcript is the most important information;​ if you provide a full description of your setup and your problem, but do not provide the debugging transcript, then we will probably not be able to solve your problem.
 +
 +You can also often find us in the #etherboot IRC channel on FreeNode.
 +
 +====== Common problems ======
 +
 +{{ :​screenshots:​win2k3_iscsi_install.png?​400x300|Installing the Microsoft iSCSI initiator}}
 +
 +  * Did you download and install the special boot-capable Microsoft iSCSI initiator as documented in [[:​sanboot:​winnt_iscsi|Adding iSCSI boot support to Microsoft Windows]]? ​ If you installed the standard (non-boot-capable) Microsoft iSCSI initiator, then you will not be able to boot via iSCSI.
 +
 +  * Did you install the checked build (the file ending in //​-x86chk.exe//​)? ​ If you installed the free build (the file ending in //​-x86fre.exe//,​ then you may not see any diagnostic messages.
 +
 +  * When you installed the boot-capable Microsoft iSCSI initiator, did you tick the option to "​Configure iSCSI Network Boot Support"​ and select the correct network card to be used for iSCSI boot?  ((This option is not available on Windows XP; you will need to also download and install [[:​sanboot:​winnt_sanbootconf|sanbootconf]] in order to boot via iSCSI.))
 +
 +  * If you are using Windows XP, did you download and install [[:​sanboot:​winnt_sanbootconf|sanbootconf]] in addition to the boot-capable Microsoft iSCSI initiator?
 +
 +  * If you are using iSCSI CHAP authentication,​ are all passwords at least 12 characters long?  (The Microsoft iSCSI initiator will refuse to attempt authentication with shorter passwords.)
 +
 +  * Norton Internet Security'​s (at least 2009 and 2010) firewall is known to cause boot-time problems on XP.  Disable the firewall before transferring your disk image to the iSCSI server.
 +
 +===== VMware-specific problems =====
 +
 +VMware has a nasty habit of changing the PCI bus:dev.fn number assigned to the virtual NIC, which breaks the Windows driver bindings and so prevents a successful iSCSI boot.  In most cases, you should ensure that the ''​.vmx''​ file for the VM that you are attempting to boot via iSCSI contains
 +
 +    scsi0.present = "​TRUE"​
 +
 +even though there is no local hard disk attached.((VMware seems to assign PCI bus:dev.fn numbers dynamically. ​ If you have a hard disk and a NIC in your virtual machine then VMware will typically assign the hard disk controller as PCI device 00:10.0 and the NIC as PCI device 00:​11.0. ​ You perform the Windows installation within the virtual machine then detach the hard disk, transfer the contents of the virtual hard disk to your iSCSI target, and try to boot from it.  VMware will now reassign the NIC as PCI device 00:10.0, which will prevent Windows from enumerating the NIC correctly. ​ By setting
 +
 +    scsi0.present="​TRUE"​
 +
 +you can force VMware to create a hard disk controller (with no disks attached) as PCI device 00:10.0 and so reassign the NIC as PCI device 00:11.0, which is where Windows expects to find it.))
 +
 +====== Other useful techniques ======
 +
 +===== Displaying the boot driver list =====
 +
 +The Windows Sysinternals [[http://​live.sysinternals.com/​LoadOrd.exe|LoadOrd.exe]] utility can be used to produce a list of boot drivers on your system, which should look something like:
 +
 +  Start Group                  Tag  Service ​  ​Display Name
 +  ~~~~+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+~~~~+~~~~~~~~~+~~~~~~~~~~~~
 +  Boot Boot Bus Extender ​      ​1 ​   ACPI      Microsoft ACPI Driver
 +  Boot Boot Bus Extender ​      ​2 ​   PCI       PCI Bus Driver
 +  Boot Boot Bus Extender ​      ​3 ​   isapnp ​   PnP ISA/EISA Bus Driver
 +  Boot Boot Bus Extender ​      ​5 ​   ACPIEC ​   Microsoft Embedded Controller Driver
 +  Boot System Bus Extender ​    ​6 ​   Compbatt ​ Microsoft Composite Battery Driver
 +  Boot System Bus Extender ​    ​4 ​   IntelIde
 +  Boot System Bus Extender ​    ​1 ​   Pcmcia
 +  Boot System Bus Extender ​    ​8 ​   MountMgr ​ Mount Point Manager
 +  Boot System Bus Extender ​    ​9 ​   Ftdisk ​   Volume Manager Driver
 +  Boot System Bus Extender ​    ​12 ​  ​dmload
 +  Boot System Bus Extender ​    ​13 ​  ​dmio ​     Logical Disk Manager Driver
 +  Boot System Bus Extender ​    ​5* ​  ​PartMgr ​  ​Partition Manager
 +  Boot System Bus Extender ​    n/a* VolSnap
 +  Boot NDIS Wrapper ​           n/a* NDIS      NDIS System Driver
 +  Boot NDIS                    13   ​E1000 ​    ​Intel(R) PRO/1000 Adapter Driver
 +  Boot Base                    1    KSecDD
 +  Boot Base                    20   ​iscsiboot
 +  Boot PNP_TDI ​                ​5 ​   IPSec     IPSEC driver
 +  Boot PNP_TDI ​                ​3 ​   Gpc       ​Generic Packet Classifier
 +  Boot PNP_TDI ​                ​4 ​   Tcpip     ​TCP/​IP Protocol Driver
 +  Boot PNP_TDI ​                ​7 ​   PSched ​   QoS Packet Scheduler
 +  Boot SCSI miniport ​          ​25 ​  ​atapi ​    ​Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller
 +  Boot SCSI Class              2    Disk      Disk Driver
 +  Boot FSFilter Infrastructure 1    FltMgr ​   FltMgr
 +  Boot Filter ​                 n/a* PxHelp20 ​ PxHelp20
 +  Boot n/a*                    n/a* BTKRNL ​   Bluetooth Protocol Stack
 +  Boot n/a*                    n/a* iScsiPrt ​ iScsiPort Driver
 +  Boot Network* ​               2*   ​Mup ​      Mup
 +  Boot n/a*                    n/a* ohci1394 ​ Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
  
 +You need to run //​LoadOrd.exe//​ on the system that you will attempt to boot via iSCSI, **before** transferring the disk image to the iSCSI target.
  

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