Follow installation steps to install the Intel® iSCSI Boot-capable adapters with Intel iSCSI Boot firmware support.
Create a disk target (LUN) on an available iSCSI target system. Configure this LUN to be accessible to the MAC address of the adapter of the host being booted.
Make sure the iSCSI initiator system starts the iSCSI Boot firmware. The firmware should be configured properly, be able to connect to iSCSI target, and detect the boot disk. Refer to the troubleshooting page if the firmware is not able to connect to target.
You will need Microsoft* iSCSI Software Initiator version 2.02 with integrated software boot support. This boot version of the initiator is distributed via http://connect.microsoft.com. Invitation Code: ms-8RR8-6K43.
To setup Windows Server* 2003 boot system when a local disk is available, follow the steps in installing Windows 2003 with Local Disk
To setup Windows Server 2003 boot system when a local disk is not available, follow the steps in installing Windows 2003 without Local Disk.
To upgrade or install network drivers, OS service packs or new hardware, follow the steps in Upgrading/Installing Network Drivers, OS Service Packs, or New Hardware.
If the local disk is not already connected, connect the hard drive temporarily to the system to be setup for diskless boot.
Create a disk target (LUN) on an available iSCSI target. Configure this LUN to be accessible to the MAC address of the NIC card of the host being booted.
Install Microsoft Windows 2003 SP1, SP2, or R2 Operating System on a temporarily connected local hard drive of the host system.
Install Network drivers for Intel PRO/1000 adapters that are to be used for iSCSI Boot.
Install the KB902113 NDIS QFE and reboot the system.
Install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator version 2.02 with integrated software boot
support. During installation when prompted select an Intel iSCSI
Boot-capable PRO/1000 adapter as a Boot Device. The Intel PRO/1000 adapter is
identified as "e1express"
during the installation. Select MPIO Multipath
support when more then one network port is available for iSCSI Boot.
Reboot and confirm the remote disk is accessible and configurable in Windows Disk Management MMC.
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NOTE: You don't need to configure Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator for Windows to be able to detect the iSCSI Disk. Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator automatically retrieves the iSCSI configurations from the PRO/1000 adapter iSCSI Boot firmware. |
Use sysprep to prepare the OS Image for deployment.
Create a “sysprep” directory in the root of your system Drive.
Locate SUPPORT\TOOLS\DEPLOY.CAB archive on your Window 2003 CD and copy all the files within the archive to the sysprep directory
Create the Sysprep.inf file using setupmgr.exe wizard and answer all the questions to your liking
Edit the resulting sysprep.inf file by adding the LegacyNic=1 option in the
[Unattended] section, like so
[Unattended]
OemSkipEula=Yes
LegacyNic=1
Run Sysprep. Select "Reseal" and "shutdown" options for preparing an OS image.
Shut down the machine and capture OS image to a local disk partition.
Transfer image from local hard drive to iSCSI target.
Remove local hard drive or keep local hard drive for pagefile use. Configure the system BIOS to boot from iSCSI disk and boot it.
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NOTE:
For more detailed information regarding image-based installations, see the following white papers on the Microsoft TechNet web site:
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;SetupMgrTag
[Unattended]
OemSkipEula=Yes
InstallFilesPath=C:\sysprep
LegacyNic=1
TargetPath=\WINDOWS
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword="password"
EncryptedAdminPassword=NO
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=1
OEMSkipRegional=1
OEMDuplicatorstring=2.02Boot
TimeZone=4
OemSkipWelcome=1
[UserData]
ProductKey=[my key here]
FullName="iSCSIBoot"
OrgName="Org"
ComputerName=*
[LicenseFilePrintData]
AutoMode=PerServer
AutoUsers=500
[TapiLocation]
CountryCode=1
Dialing=Tone
AreaCode=425
LongDistanceAccess="9"
[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=No
[Branding]
BrandIEUsingUnattended=Yes
[Proxy]
Proxy_Enable=0
Use_Same_Proxy=0
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NOTE: An F6 installation requires two or more ports; either a multi-port adapter or two or more separate single port adapters. |
Copy iSSetup.sys, iSSetup.inf and txtsetup.oem files from the Intel iSCSI Boot Media to a floppy Disk.
Start the system and boot from the Windows Server 2003 Installation CD.
When prompted "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID Driver..." Press F6. The option to press F6 is available in the very start of OS Installation process and is easy to miss. If you miss the Hit F6, restart the system and OS installation again.
When prompted to install third party storage Device press <s>, press <s> and select "Intel(R) PRO/1000 iSCSI Setup Driver".
Press Enter and continue to complete the OS Installation.
Install Network Driver for Intel PRO/1000 adapters. You must install the driver via Device Manager and not via SetupBD or the "Install Drivers" button in Autorun which will use SetupBD. You will not be able to install the Network driver for the Network port that is being used by the iSSetup driver, so install the network Driver for other Network port.
Install the KB902113 NDIS QFE and reboot the system.
Install Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator version 2.02 with integrated software boot
support. During installation when prompted select Intel iSCSI
Boot-capable PRO/1000 adapter as a Boot Device. Intel PRO/1000 adapter is
identified as "e1express"
during the installation. Select MPIO Multipath
support when more then one network ports are available for iSCSI Boot.
Reboot and confirm the remote disk is accessible and configurable in Windows Disk Management MMC. Note that you don't need to configure Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator for Windows to be able to detect the iSCSI Disk. Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator automatically retrieves the iSCSI configurations from the PRO/1000 adapter iSCSI Boot firmware.
Reboot the system and make sure that Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator is loaded and connected to iSCSI target.
Run the iSCSIApp to uninstall the Intel(R) PRO/1000 iSCSI Setup Driver.
Reboot the system.
Install Network driver for the port that was being used by Intel(R) PRO/1000 iSCSI Setup Driver.
Run iscsibcg.exe with /verify and /fix command line parameters.
System is now ready for Windows iSCSI boot.
Run gpedit.msc. This will start the group policy editor; in this utility:
Expand "Computer Configuration"
Expand "Windows Settings"
Expand or select "Scripts(startup/shutdown)"
Double click "Shutdown"
This will open a Shutdown Properties dialog; click the Add button and add this executable or a batch file to run this.
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