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1. Summary
This product bulletin announces the availability of support for
software iSCSI boot of Microsoft Server 2003 with emBoot winBoot/i and Preboot
Execution Environment (PXE) compliant network interface cards
(NICs). emBoot has partnered with Microsoft to enable software iSCSI booting
of Windows Server 2003 per Microsoft’s specifications. 2. What’s
New
3. Sales Tools
(Sales Guides, Training Presentations, SE Presentations) ·
Not Applicable 4. Customer-Ready
Tools (Customer
Presentations, Datasheets) ·
Not Applicable Supported platforms The following table lists the hardware and software
platforms supported:
SnapDrive for Windows is supported running from within the
Server 2003 image of the boot LUN. Note: At this time, NetApp requires local disk for page
file with software iSCSI boot solutions, in order to ensure low response time
for Windows page file requirements. There is no NetApp license, part
number or price for this product offering. For general information on emBoot
winBoot/i, see http://www.emboot/com/products_winBoot-i.htm Software Subscription Plans ·
Not Applicable Upgrades ·
Not applicable with iSCSI Host
Utilities. Periodic refreshes to iSCSI Host Utilities will occur over time. Please see the SAN
Support Matrix for the latest support information. Quoting There is no NetApp license, part
number or price for this product offering. NetApp iSCSI Host Utilities /
Support Kits are available free of charge. emBoot winBoot/i server is sold
separately & pricing information can be obtained by contacting emBoot
directly at: ·
http://www.emboot.com/partners.html
- distributors & resellers ·
http://www.emboot.com/reseller-find.html
- Channel Partners Product Availability The emBoot winBoot/i product is
available for purchase from emBoot or its distributors and resellers. The Microsoft iSCSI Software
Initiator with integrated boot support is available as a separate bundle from
Microsoft (https://connect.microsoft.com/invitationentry.aspx
- Use invitation code
‘ms-8RR8-6k43’) and free of charge. The Microsoft iSCSI Software
Initiator is available as a separate bundle from Microsoft (http://download.microsoft.com) and
free of charge. NetApp continues to offer the
ONTAP iSCSI license free of charge to customers via the iSCSI Enablement
Program who meet certain requirements. Details on the free iSCSI license
enablement program are available here. The NetApp iSCSI Host
Utilities are available free of charge and for download from the NOW™ (NetApp on the Web) site. Products need to be validated against the Netapp
Regulatory Compliance Country List prior to order submission. The list is
available at PartnerCenter
Compliance Information. This is required to ensure that products are
being sold only in the countries in which NetApp has received regulatory
compliance certification. For further information of this requirement please
see the Regulatory
Compliance Verification Product Bulletin. TBD See the SAN Support Matrix for the latest support
information. Contact Information: Please contact your Network
Appliance Sales or Channel Partner Representative with questions concerning
this bulletin.
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