Build iscsi device fromscratch install#
Build iscsi device fromscratch password#
Build iscsi device fromscratch iso#

In reference to Open SAP course (Say Goodbye to Downtime with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ), following lab environment was setup and could be useful for someone who wish to create everything from scratch.

Build iscsi device fromscratch install#

It can be left empty, in which case the default LUN (0) will be used.Ĭontinue the install as usual and the disk should be visible as a regular disk.Configuring HA for a resource (Resource can be IP, DB, Webserver, etc.,) is the SCSI LUN of the boot disk, in hexadecimal.It can be left empty, in which case the default port (3260) will be used. is the DNS name or IP address of the iSCSI target.The format of the sanhook ipxe command is: iscsi::::: where: It can be left empty in which case it is 0. Note the 2F which is the LUN ID in hexadecimal (47 in our case =2F). Other servers might use 0x81 or 0x82 as drive descriptor for the CDROM 0x80 should be the iSCSI volume. 6 vykjr4 sanboot - no - describe https : // releases. storage : instance - 59725 set keep - san 1 sanhook - keep iscsi : 100.97.0.0 ::: 2 F : iqn.

Build iscsi device fromscratch password#

Most linux setups should support this natively.ĭhcp set username GMBYHg5keXknd set password WpccjYD9NgYhR set initiator - iqn iqn. If the installer has support for iSCSI simply let the installer run it’s course and mount the drive during the installer and continue the setup that way.

Build iscsi device fromscratch iso#

That is fine as there is no Operating System installed on the drive.Īttach an ISO image via the virtual media facility of the IPMI interface of the server. The server should be cycling in the iPXE stage: Login into the IPMI interface of the server. Metalcloud-cli drive-array get -id drive-array-48762 -show-iscsi-credentials -format yamlĬredentials: 'Target: 100.97.0.0 Port:3260 IQN::6xjxws.6vykjr4 LUN ID:47'Īlternatively, in the infrastructure editor click on the drive array then select the drive: Iscsi: 'Initiator IQN: .storage:instance-59725 Username: GMBYHg5keXknd Password: WpccjYD9NgYhR ' Metalcloud-cli instance-array get -id instance-array-38084 -show-iscsi-credentials -format yaml | 38084 | InstanceArray | instance-array-38084 | 1 instances ( 1 RAM, 1 cores, 0 disks pxe_iscsi ) | active | | 48762 | DriveArray | drive-array-48762 | 1 drives - 40.0 GB iscsi_ssd attached to: instance-array-38084 | active | | ID | OBJECT_TYPE | LABEL | DETAILS | STATUS | Infrastructure template-dev ( 27021 ) - datacenter ro-bucharest owner

~ % metalcloud-cli infra get -id template-dev OS templates runtime variables glossary.Configuring the secondary interface in the kickstart file of the template.Enabling Secondary IPs and/or VLANs on the WAN interface.A note on the classless static route for SAN.Installation by mounting the iSCSI LUN using the installer shell.

Installation with native iSCSI support in the OS installer.

Creating an iSCSI template from scratch.

Creating a local install template from scratch.

Managing Operating System deployment options.

Configuring configuration for SSL enabled repository access.

Deploying metalsoft to support legacy (PXE) deployments.

Setting up users and permissions in reseller scenarios.

Enabling two factor authentication (2FA) in Metalcloud.

Creating a custom local install OS template.