Active System Manager Release 8.2 User’s Guide

Template — boot from iSCSI SAN

The Boot from iSCSI SAN template creates an iSCSI storage volume and configure a server to connect to this volume as a boot volume. The resulting server is ready for manual operating system installation.

To deploy boot from iSCSI SAN using this template, perform the following steps:

On the Templates page, select the Boot From iSCSI SAN template, and click Clone in the right pane.
In the Create Template dialog box, enter a name, category, and description for the template, select the storage and server components, and click Save.
On the Template Builder page, click the storage component, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Storage Component dialog box.
1. Modify the Component Name with a unique name, as desired.
2. From the Target EqualLogic drop-down list, select your target iSCSI array.
3. From the Storage Volume Name list, select Create New Volume, and in the New Volume Name, enter a new unique volume name.
Click Save.
On the Template Builder page, click the server components, click Edit in the dialog box that is displayed, and then configure the following settings for the server in the Server Component dialog box:
- NOTE: Make sure that the Target Boot Device is set to Boot From SAN (iSCSI).
1. From the Server Pool drop-down list, if necessary, select the server pool to which you want to deploy.
2. Under Network Settings, select Add New Interface, then select Ethernet (NIC/CNA) for the Fabric Type.
3. For the first network interface, ensure that only your iSCSI network is selected.
4. For other network interfaces, select the appropriate workload networks.
  - NOTE: Only single function (not partitioned) mode is allowed for boot from SAN.
  - NOTE: Only a single VLAN per port is allowed, and this network is configured as untagged on the server facing port of the switch.
Click Save.
Click Publish Template. This template is now ready to be deployed.