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Chapter 13 Booting from iSCSI SAN2 Change Boot Sequence in BIOS on page 111When setting up your host to boot from iBFT iSCSI, change the boot sequence to force your host toboot in an appropriate order.3 Install ESXi to iSCSI Target on page 112When setting up your host to boot from iBFT iSCSI, install the ESXi image to the target LUN.4 Boot ESXi from iSCSI Target on page 112After preparing the host for an iBFT iSCSI boot and copying the ESXi image to the iSCSI target,perform the actual boot.Configure iSCSI Boot ParametersTo begin an iSCSI boot process, a network adapter on your host must have a specially configured iSCSI bootfirmware. When you configure the firmware, you specify the networking and iSCSI parameters and enablethe adapter for the iSCSI boot.Configuration on the network adapter can be dynamic or static. If you use the dynamic configuration, youindicate that all target and initiator boot parameters are acquired using DHCP. For the static configuration,you manually enter data that includes your host's IP address and initiator IQN, and the target parameters.ProcedureuOn the network adapter that you use for the boot from iSCSI, specify networking and iSCSI parameters.Because configuring the network adapter is vendor specific, review your vendor documentation forinstructions.Change Boot Sequence in BIOSWhen setting up your host to boot from iBFT iSCSI, change the boot sequence to force your host to boot inan appropriate order.Change the BIOS boot sequence to the following sequence:• iSCSI• DVD-ROMBecause changing the boot sequence in the BIOS is vendor specific, refer to vendor documentation forinstructions. The following sample procedure explains how to change the boot sequence on a Dell host witha Broadcom network adapter.Procedure1 Turn on the host.2 During Power-On Self-Test (POST), press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup.3 In the BIOS Setup, select Boot Sequence and press Enter.4 In the Boot Sequence menu, arrange the bootable items so that iSCSI precedes the DVD-ROM.5 Press Esc to exit the Boot Sequence menu.6 Press Esc to exit the BIOS Setup.7 Select Save Changes and click Exit to exit the BIOS Setup menu.VMware, Inc. 111