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Mellanox FlexBoot
Overview
FlexBoot is a multiprotocol remote boot technology that delivers unprecedented flexibility in how IT Managers can provision or repurpose their datacenter servers. FlexBoot enables remote boot over InfiniBand or Ethernet using Boot over InfiniBand (BoIB), Boot over Ethernet (BoE), or Boot over iSCSI (Bo-iSCSI). Combined with Virtual Protocol Interconnect (VPI) technologies available in ConnectX® and ConnectX®-2 adapters, FlexBoot gives IT Managers the flexibility to deploy servers with one adapter card into InfiniBand or Ethernet networks with the ability to boot from LAN or remote storage targets. This technology is based on the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) standard specification, and FlexBoot software is based on the open source EtherBoot/gPXE project (see www.etherboot.org).
- Simplified boot image and configuration management
- Rapid recovery from server and site failures
- Support boot options from both InfiniBand and Ethernet
- Remote boot support from iSCSI Storage (target) and Ethernet (LAN targets)
- Reduction in Data Center costs
Supported Mellanox HCA Devices
- ConnectX® / ConnectX®-2 (VPI)
- InfiniHost® III Ex (Mem-Free Mode)
- InfiniHost® III Lx
- Download Mellanox FlexBoot (save with .tgz extension)
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Boot Over IB
The Mellanox Boot over InfiniBand solution enables the booting of servers from an IP-based LAN environment. This SW is based on the open source Etherboot/gPXE project (see www.etherboot.org).- Download Boot over IB (save with .tgz extension)
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