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* [[#Booting the operating system from the iSCSI target]] | * [[#Booting the operating system from the iSCSI target]] | ||
- | [[iscsibootfc5|{{ iscsiboot/fc5-iscsi-extract.png}}]] | + | {{ iscsiboot/fc5-iscsi.png?360x200|Fedora Core 5 booting via iSCSI}} |
===== Preparing the operating system image ===== | ===== Preparing the operating system image ===== | ||
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* [[iscsibootprepfc5|Fedora Core 5]] | * [[iscsibootprepfc5|Fedora Core 5]] | ||
+ | * [[iscsibootprepw2k3|Windows Server 2003]] | ||
===== Transferring the operating system image to an iSCSI target ===== | ===== Transferring the operating system image to an iSCSI target ===== | ||
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You need to set up your DHCP server to request iSCSI boot. Edit /etc/dhcpd.conf and change or add the line | You need to set up your DHCP server to request iSCSI boot. Edit /etc/dhcpd.conf and change or add the line | ||
- | filename "iscsi:192.168.0.1:iqn.2006-09.com.example.myhost:storage"; | + | filename ""; |
+ | option root-path "iscsi:192.168.0.1::::iqn.2006-09.com.example.myhost:storage"; | ||
- | where ''192.168.0.1'' is the IP address of your iSCSI target, and ''iqn.2006-09.com.example.myhost:storage'' is the target name.((Yes, we know that this usage of the filename field doesn't comply with RFC4173; this will be fixed.)) | + | where ''192.168.0.1'' is the IP address of your iSCSI target, and ''iqn.2006-09.com.example.myhost:storage'' is the target name. |
Now boot the iSCSI boot machine using the iSCSI boot ROM (or iSCSI boot floppy, if you are using a floppy disk for experimentation). You should see the usual bootloader screen (LILO, grub or NTLDR, for example) appear, and the operating system will start as normal. | Now boot the iSCSI boot machine using the iSCSI boot ROM (or iSCSI boot floppy, if you are using a floppy disk for experimentation). You should see the usual bootloader screen (LILO, grub or NTLDR, for example) appear, and the operating system will start as normal. |