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Oracle® X6 Series Servers Administration Guide

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Updated: September 2017
 
 

Modifying iSCSI Virtual Drive Properties

In UEFI Boot Mode, you can use iSCSI virtual drives to run supported operating systems that reside on an external server. This section describes how to configure iSCSI virtual drives using the BIOS Setup Utility.


Note -  iSCSI is not available in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode.

Required Information for iSCSI Configuration

Before you begin configuring iSCSI virtual drive properties in the BIOS Setup Utility, ensure that you have gathered the following information from the iSCSI server:

Parameter
Example
Target name
iqn.1988-12.com.oracle:platform-target
iSCSI initiator name
iqn.1988-12.com.oracle:0010E02E458F

Note -  iSCSI requires iSCSI Qualified Names (iqn) formats for its initiator and target names.

Logical Unit Number
LUN 0
IP address of iSCSI server
192.167.1.24 (IPv4)
Port number
3260