Cisco Systems 5709 Manual De Usuario
User Guide
NetXtreme II
January 2010
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iSCSI Offload
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I
SCSI O
FFLOAD
iSCSI offload is a technology that offloads iSCSI protocol processing overhead from host processors to the iSCSI host bus
adapter to increase network performance and throughput while helping to optimize server processor utilization.
adapter to increase network performance and throughput while helping to optimize server processor utilization.
This section covers Windows iSCSI offload for the NetXtreme II family of network adapters. For Linux iSCSI offload, see
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C
ONFIGURING
I
SCSI O
FFLOAD
With the proper iSCSI offload licensing, you can configure your iSCSI-capable NetXtreme II network adapter to offload iSCSI
processing from the host processor. The following process enables your system to take advantage of Broadcom’s iSCSI
offload feature.
processing from the host processor. The following process enables your system to take advantage of Broadcom’s iSCSI
offload feature.
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Installing Broadcom Drivers and Management Applications
1. Install the Windows drivers. See
2. Install the management applications. See
Installing the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator, version 2.08 or later, on Windows Server 2003. For Windows Server 2008 and
later, the iSCSI initiator is included inbox. To download the iSCSI initiator from Microsoft, go to
later, the iSCSI initiator is included inbox. To download the iSCSI initiator from Microsoft, go to
and locate the direct link for
your system.