Hi,
We have implemented iSCSI boot support using a regular 10G NIC card and MSFT software initiator. The NIC f/w has support for iBFT table which is required for the boot. We have NDIS 6.1 miniport driver for the NIC. However, we are not able to generate/store crash dump on the boot device. Is there any specific requirements to support crash dump on the iSCSI boot device controlled by MSFT software initiator ?
We are targeting Windows 2008 (and upwards)
Thanks,
I am not sure if you have read these kb’s
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970312 – Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939875 – Windows Server 2003
May be you have not these hotfixes.
-Deepak
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 3:19 AM, wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have implemented iSCSI boot support using a regular 10G NIC card and
> MSFT software initiator. The NIC f/w has support for iBFT table which is
> required for the boot. We have NDIS 6.1 miniport driver for the NIC.
> However, we are not able to generate/store crash dump on the boot device. Is
> there any specific requirements to support crash dump on the iSCSI boot
> device controlled by MSFT software initiator ?
>
> We are targeting Windows 2008 (and upwards)
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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On 13/04/2011 22:49, xxxxx@gmail.com wrote:
We have implemented iSCSI boot support using a regular 10G NIC card and MSFT software initiator. The NIC f/w has support for iBFT table which is required for the boot. We have NDIS 6.1 miniport driver for the NIC. However, we are not able to generate/store crash dump on the boot device. Is there any specific requirements to support crash dump on the iSCSI boot device controlled by MSFT software initiator ?
We are targeting Windows 2008 (and upwards)
You need to write an iSCSI crash dump driver and install it. As far as
I know details of crashdump support for the Microsoft iSCSI initiator
are not documented in the WDK and are only available direct from
Microsoft under NDA.
Be aware that writing an iSCSI crash dump driver is not a small
undertaking, as your device doesn’t sound as though it does iSCSI
offload you will need to include your own iSCSI initiator, TCP/IP stack
and network driver within the crashdump driver all written to cope with
the rather limited STORPORT environment available to drivers after a crash.
Best regards,
Andrew
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Andrew Lee Solarflare Communications
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