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Re: iscsi boot on bl 460c g1 - nc373m adapter

 
olid1982
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iscsi boot on bl 460c g1 - nc373m adapter

hi,

 

i want the nc373m nic adapter to boot from an iscsi device.

 

HP ProLiant BL460c G1

NC373m Dual Port Multifunction 1Gb NIC for c-Class BladeSystem

Firmware Current Version: I15 10/25/2010

 

 

In the bios, there is an option to switch to iscsi boot which i did.

 

1. ( embedded nics -> NIC 1 Boot Options -> ISCSI Boot )

 

2. Pressing CTRL+S to configure the

 

Broadcom NetXtreme II Ethernet Boot Agent v 2.8.3

 

3. MBA Configuration Menu

Boot Protocol -> Preboot Execution Environment ( PXE)

 

a) i try to toggle this to iscsi ( pressing arrow left or right ) -> not working

 

b) i try to Press CTRL+K ( which is in all documentation found the key to switch to iSCSI Cfg )

-> not working / no reaction

 

c) i try to Press CTRL-I ( which is shown as the Hotkey for iSCSI Cfg in my MBA Configuration Menu )

-> not working / no reaction

 

( By the way, if you select in the ROM Setup PXE Boot, its CTRL+K, if you have selected iSCSI Boot, its CTRL+I )


But both anyway not working, in MBA it stays on PXE.

 

 

And so this is where i stuck now.

 

I tried to download a new Firmware, but it seems thats not available.

 

I tried this HP SoftPaq Download Manager, but it just holds Desktop stuff.

 

All the found documentation is not working / helping.

 

Does anyone please have an advice for me ?

 

Thank you and greetings

Oliver

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olid1982
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Re: iscsi boot on bl 460c g1 - nc373m adapter

hi,

 

so what i found now in the DELL Dokumentation:

 

"

If iSCSI boot firmware is not programmed in the NetXtreme network adapter, selecting CTRL+K will not have any effect.

"

 

Ok, so obviously this is the case here, the question is now, how to get the firmware to enable iscsi >,<

 

According to the HP Support DVD the firmware is up to date, and it also dont let me re-apply the firmware patch.

 

 

Greetings

Oliver