diskless boot installation

[gokhang]

I trying to install MS Server 2008 x32 onto iscsi target hd.

I am using Intel 1000 dual PT pci ex network card with iscsi boot firmware in it.

I am able to boot and see the HD in the installation of server 2008 . However I can format or install to the HD even thou i see it.

Sofware I am using is trial Starwind 3.5.3.

Anyone with a success of diskless boot?

[anton (staff)]

1) Enable clustering. Intel firmware has a bug: it does create new session ID when switching to Windows code so target thinks it's second connection to the same disk (concurrent).

2) Update to 3.5.4 - the most recent version. Always a good idea to use latest one

3) Send us StarWind log if the boot will still fail.

4) Yes, we have customers with such a configuration working.

I trying to install MS Server 2008 x32 onto iscsi target hd.

I am using Intel 1000 dual PT pci ex network card with iscsi boot firmware in it.

I am able to boot and see the HD in the installation of server 2008 . However I can format or install to the HD even thou i see it.

Sofware I am using is trial Starwind 3.5.3.

Anyone with a success of diskless boot?

[gokhang]

thank you for the info Anton ,

it turns out to be the problem is with Intel Platform SR1530AH .

I used it with a different intel server SR1530HSH , everythink worked fine.

thanks again.

[aaron (staff)]

Unfortunately technology is pre-mature yet so such a situations are still possible

Thank you for keeping us updated

thank you for the info Anton ,

it turns out to be the problem is with Intel Platform SR1530AH .

I used it with a different intel server SR1530HSH , everythink worked fine.

thanks again.