There are a number of ways to get the copies of the iSCSI boot LUN. Once the first server is booting off the iSCSI LUN, it coulld become the "golden" copy. You can run sysprep and then shut down the computer. From that point, you would need to make copies of the LUN, that can be done with one the MD3000i's premium feature called "Virtual Disk Copy" then present the copies to the different hosts. Another option is to present this LUN with additional target LUNS and use ghost32 to make copies.
The software used on the USB key was just DOS, I made the bootable key, from the Dell 32 Bit Diagnostics program (available on each driver & download page for each server) and copied the NIC firmware and ghost software to the key. They are not "iSCSI" aware, the OS just sees the iSCSI LUN as a local disk.
Geeks always use "Backspace" instead of "Del" even though it takes additional key press to move the cursor. Duh..
yur0k 2 months ago
Isnt just better to run a simple OS wint remote desktop connection to virtual machines on server????
TheNeurall 8 months ago
Pretty older man. WOOF!
lesleyhenriquez 1 year ago
This seems to be too compliated just to boot a OS.
theoquach 1 year ago
Hi,
How u deal with the "computer name" if the disk image is share among multiple diskless PCs??
maxchock 1 year ago
you configured 1st boot nic (initator)172.16.1.1 should be 172.16.1.14
LorelaiJane 1 year ago
How does the windows 2003 operating system get copied to the second iSCSI backup? It was copied to the first iSCSI.
Comptekhs 2 years ago
There are a number of ways to get the copies of the iSCSI boot LUN. Once the first server is booting off the iSCSI LUN, it coulld become the "golden" copy. You can run sysprep and then shut down the computer. From that point, you would need to make copies of the LUN, that can be done with one the MD3000i's premium feature called "Virtual Disk Copy" then present the copies to the different hosts. Another option is to present this LUN with additional target LUNS and use ghost32 to make copies.
JandTGlenn 2 years ago
What is the software used on the USB key boot? It seems to support iSCSI.
kutrovsky 2 years ago
The software used on the USB key was just DOS, I made the bootable key, from the Dell 32 Bit Diagnostics program (available on each driver & download page for each server) and copied the NIC firmware and ghost software to the key. They are not "iSCSI" aware, the OS just sees the iSCSI LUN as a local disk.
JandTGlenn 2 years ago
gPXE (boots from USB key, NIC boot rom, CDrom etc) is also a handy tool for sysadmins, it does iSCSI and AoE too as well as PXE (it's free)
gordslater 2 years ago
Great DELL video
lovelymangold 3 years ago 3
I like this one.
It's nice!
lovelymangold 3 years ago 2
JandTGlenn 3 years ago
I was watching the video and thought why is he using the same IP for the initiator and target on the primary NIC. Both 172.16.1.1
I guess I'll have to finish watching the video to see what happens...
SNIa 3 years ago