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Modifying iSCSI Boot Parameters
You can modify iSCSI boot parameters, including the boot order, boot policy, authentication profile, initiator
interface, and target interface for an iSCSI vNIC.
Procedure
Step 1
In the Navigation pane, click the Servers tab.
Step 2
On the Servers tab, expand Servers > Service Profiles.
Step 3
Expand the node for the organization that contains the service profile for which you want to modify iSCSI
boot parameters. If the system does not include multi-tenancy, expand the root node.
Step 4
Click the service profile for which you want to modify iSCSI boot parameters.
Step 5
Click the Boot Order tab.
Step 6
In the Specific Boot Policy area, click the down arrows to expand the iSCSI vNICs area.
Step 7
To add or delete an iSCSI vNIC from the boot order or to change the boot order, do one of the following:
• To add an iSCSI vNIC, in the iSCSI vNICs area, double-click an iSCSI vNICs to add it to the Boot
Order table.
• To delete an iSCSI vNIC from the boot order, in the Boot Order table, select the iSCSI vNIC and click
Delete.
• To change the iSCSI vNIC boot order, in the Boot Order table, select the iSCSI vNIC and click either
Move Up or Move Down.
Step 8
To change the boot parameters, in the iSCSI vNICs area, click the Set Boot Parameters link.
If there are two iSCSI vNICs, choose the one for which you want to change boot parameters.
Step 9
In the Set iSCSI Boot Parameters dialog box, change the values in any of the following fields:
DescriptionName
The name of the iSCSI vNIC for which you are setting the boot
parameters.
Name field
The name of the associated authentication profile.Authentication Profile drop-down
list
Click this link to create a new authentication profile policy that will be
available to all iSCSI vNICs.
Create Authentication Profile
link
Step 10
In the Initiator Name area, complete the following fields:
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