Re: Network-Install Windows 7 to iSCSI target

Hi Bernhard,

Thanks for your question.  I suggest you join the [email protected] =

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Regards,

/ Marty /

Bernhard Steiner wrote on 5/19/10 7:53 AM:
> Hi gPXE fellas;
> I hope its okay writing to you gPXE guys, knowing that I use gPXE out of =
the SYSLINUX package.
>
> I'm successfully using the SYSLINUX version of gPXE, called 'gpxelinux.0'=
, to boot Windows from iSCSI.  Right now, I install Windows to a hard drive=
 first, and then I use 'dd' to move the image of the HD to my iSCSI target.=
  But I like to go a step further=85
>
> I'd like to boot from network, connect to a iSCSI target, and then start =
the installation of the OS from network, too.
>
> What I'm doing at the moment=85
>
> 1) Boot server hands 'gpxelinux.0' (chain-loading pxelinux after gpxe) to=
 my PXE clients
> 2) In my PXELINUX (using sanboot.c32 module of SYSLINUX) menu I select an=
 empty iSCSI target
> 3) I get a "SAN boot failed" message, because the iSCSI target I'm trying=
 to boot is empty.
> 4) Then I fall back to my PXELINUX menu, and now I select the entry to st=
art WDS (Windows Deployment Services)
> 5) But when Windows 7 Setup asks for an installation destination, there a=
re no hard drives=85
>
> I already tried to set the "KEEP-SAN" option (175 gPXE_options: 08 01 01 =
FF) in my MS-DHCP server, but without any positive change.
>
> My question to you guys is:
> Is it possible to use gPXE to mount an empty iSCSI disk and then proceed =
with installing an OS (e.g. Linux, Windows, =85) from network?
>
> Thanks,
> Bernhard


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