Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 04:12:30 -0400 From: Yonas Yanfa <yonas@fizk.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Add isboot iSCSI boot driver to FreeBSD Message-ID: <56025EEE.50404@fizk.net>
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Hi,
isboot is a iSCSI boot driver written by Daisuke Aoyama that allows you
to boot your root partition using iSCSI.
Installation is extremely simple:
1. extract the archive:
# tar zxvf isboot-x.x.x.tar.gz
2. compile the module:
# cd isboot-x.x.x/src
# make
3. install the compiled module to the kernel directory:
# make install
4. edit /boot/loader.conf, and add the following line:
isboot_load="YES"
This was first announced way back in June, 2010:
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-scsi/2010-June/004425.html
I've tested the current version (v0.2.10) and it works with FreeBSD 10.2
booting a ZFS on root installation:
http://www.peach.ne.jp/archives/isboot/isboot-0.2.10.tar.gz
I've used iSCSI boot with Ubuntu Server for a while and it's been very
useful. I'm looking forward to FreeBSD having the same capability built-in.
Cheers,
Yonas
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