iSCSI boot driver version 0.1.1 for iBFT

[Daisuke Aoyama]

Sorry, isboot-0.1.1 was broken under i386 kernel + loader.
The version 0.1.2 is uploaded in my blog.
Also I uploaded isboot integrated FreeBSD 7.3 disc1, 8.1-RC1 dics1 and
making script. Use at your own risk.

You need only iBFT supported NIC and iSCSI target.

Please see Intel's site about iBFT supported NIC.
http://www.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/sb/CS-028681.htm

If you can connect to iSCSI target by NIC BIOS, isboot.ko shows the
following log.

In this case, em0 is configured automatically with NIC0 parameter in iBFT,
and you can install FreeBSD to da1 directly and you can boot from da1.

If you want to try to copy existing FreeBSD, then configure NIC and
loading isboot.ko via loader.conf or "kldload isboot.ko" from shell.
Then, use normal way such as dump/restore.

Note: do not set IP to em0 when installation. it might be a problem.
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iSCSI boot driver version 0.1.2
IS: Initiator name: iqn.2007-09.jp.ne.peach:pluto
NIC0: IP address: 192.168.3.48
NIC0: Prefix: 24
NIC0: Gateway: 0.0.0.0
NIC0: MAC address: 00:15:17:97:85:ab
TGT0: Target IP address: 192.168.3.36
TGT0: Target Port: 3260
TGT0: Target LUN: 2
TGT0: Target name: iqn.2007-09.jp.ne.peach:isboot1
Boot NIC: em0
Configure IPv4 by NIC0
Attempting to login to iSCSI target and scan all LUNs.
... cut ...
da0 at isboot0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0
da0: <FreeBSD iSCSI DISK 0001> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-5 device
da0: 40960MB (83886080 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 5221C)
da1 at isboot0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 2
da1: <FreeBSD iSCSI DISK 0001> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-5 device
da1: 10240MB (20971520 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 1305C)
da2 at isboot0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 3
da2: <FreeBSD iSCSI DISK 0001> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-5 device
da2: 1024MB (2097152 512 byte sectors: 64H 32S/T 1024C)
... cut ...
Boot device: da1
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Download links:
http://www.peach.ne.jp/archives/isboot/demo/FreeBSD-7.3-RELEASE-amd64-isboot-0.1.2.iso
http://www.peach.ne.jp/archives/isboot/demo/FreeBSD-7.3-RELEASE-i386-isboot-0.1.2.iso
http://www.peach.ne.jp/archives/isboot/demo/FreeBSD-8.1-RC1-amd64-isboot-0.1.2.iso
http://www.peach.ne.jp/archives/isboot/demo/FreeBSD-8.1-RC1-i386-isboot-0.1.2.iso
http://www.peach.ne.jp/archives/isboot/demo/unionfs-mkisboot.sh

Try it you self :)
Daisuke Aoyama