Dell MD3000i manual

www .dell.com | support.dell.com Dell™ PowerEdge™ Sy stems With Microsoft ® Windows Server ® 2003 Operating Sy stems Instructions to Perform Boot From iSCSI With Dell PowerV ault™ MD3000i Storage Array[...]

Notes and Notices NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer . NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to ha rdware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2007–2008 Dell Inc. All r[...]

Contents 3 Contents 1O v e r v i e w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Configuring Boot From iSCSI (BFi) Using Intel PRO Network Adapter on a Sy stem That is Configured With a Local Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Pre-Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Creating the Operating Sy stem Bo[...]

4 Contents 3 Configuring Boot From iSCSI (BFi) Using Intel PRO Network Adapter on a Sy stem That is Not Configured With a Local Disk Using the F6 Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Pre-Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Creating the Operating Sy stem Boot Image . . . . . . . 27 Configuring the PowerV ault MD3000i Storage Arra[...]

Contents 5 Configuring the Broadcom iSCSI Boot Menu . . . 44 Preparing the Host and Operating Sy stem Boot Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Cloning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Method 1—Using Snapshot Virtual Disks and Virtual Disk Copy (Preferred Method) . . . . . 50 Method 2—Using Virtual Disk Copy Premium [...]

6 Contents B Instructions for Booting a New Host From an Operating Sy stem Image using Intel Network Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Configuring the PowerV ault MD3000i Storage Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 C Replacing the Broadcom Network Adapter and Configuring the Boot Menu to Boot From iSCSI . . [...]

Contents 7 D Instructions for Booting a New Host From an Operating Sy stem Image With a Broadcom NetXtreme Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Configuring the PowerV ault MD3000i Storage Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 E Configuration W orksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Overview 9 Overview This document provides instructions about configuring a Dell™ P owerEdge™ system for booting from a virtual disk in an Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) storage solution. The following sections describe the pr ocess to configure a P owerEdge system, create an operating system base image, and clone the operatin[...]

10 Overview[...]

Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC 11 Configuring Boot From iSCSI (BFi) Using Intel PRO Network Adapter on a Sy stem That is Configured With a Local Disk This section provides information about configuring a Dell™ P owerEdge™ system that is configured with a local disk to boot from an Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) u[...]

12 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC Pre-Installation Requirements NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you configure redundant paths to the target from all hosts that are confi gured with boot from iSCSI. The following instructions incorporate Multi-path I/O (MPIO) config uration. Misconfigu red networks or networks under heavy load ma[...]

Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC 13 Creating the Operating Sy stem Boot Image The following sections describe the process to create the operating system boot image on the virtual disk. Configuring the Host: T o create an operating system boot image: 1 Configure a P owerEdge system with a local hard drive. T o configure: a Install Micros[...]

14 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC NOTICE: It is strongly recommended that you do not login to the iSCSI target manually . The iSCSI Software Initiator automatically retrie ves the iSCSI boot configuration from the Intel PRO/1000 adapter iSCSI boot firmware. Adding additional connections m anually inside the iSCSI Software Initiator wi[...]

Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC 15 T o configure the iscsibcg.exe utility to run every time the system is turned off, perform the following steps: a Click Start → Ru n. b Ty p e gpedit.msc and click OK . c In the Group P olicy window , expand Computer Configuration → Windows Settings → Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) . d In the Script[...]

16 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC g Ensure that the option No,This host will NOT share access to the same vir tual disks with other hosts is selected and then click Next . h In the Confirm Host Definition page, click F inish . 2 Create a virtual disk and assign it to the host: a Select the Configure tab and click Create V irtual Disks[...]

Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC 17 4 Record the IQN of the P owerV ault MD3000i storage array in the "Configuration W orksheet" on page 77: a Select the iSCSI tab, and then click Change T arget Identification . b Record the iSCSI tar get name. NOTE: The ISCSI T arget Alias cannot be used by a host for booting. 5 Record the iS[...]

18 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC e Select OK and save the changes. f Repeat step a to step e to configure a secondary NIC if r equired. NOTE: Ensure that the primary NIC and the secondary NIC are configured on separate subnets. g Observe the P ower -On Self - T est (POST) output to ensure that the iSCSI L UN is detected. If the iSCSI[...]

Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC 19 Preparing the Host and Operating Sy stem Boot Image 1 In the host system, go to the BIOS menu and confirm that the boot order lists the local hard drive befor e the iSCSI LUN. NOTICE: The following step is mandatory . Failu re to follow the st ep may cause the operating sy stem to display a blue scree[...]

20 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC 5 R un Sysprep. 6 T o create an operating system image, select Reseal and Shutdown . Y ou can clone additional iSCSI L UNs so that they can be used to boot additional hosts. The following section describes various methods that you can use to clone one iSCSI L UN to additional iSCSI LUNs. NOTE: After y[...]

Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC 21 Method 2—Using Virtual Disk Copy Premium Feature 1 Configure the host system to boot from an iSCSI L UN. 2 R un Sysprep and turn off the system. 3 Using the P owerV ault Modular Disk Storage Manager create a virtual disk copy of the snapshot virtual disk. 4 After the virtual disk copy is create d, r[...]

22 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC 7 Execute an imaging softwar e such as Ghost 32 and image each iSCSI LUN with the boot image that you crea ted in step 4 (image to disk). 8 Unassign all iSCSI L UNs from the imaging server . 9 Assign each iSCSI L UN to the syst em that it boots to. F ollow the instructions in "Instructions for Bo[...]

Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC 23 4 Open the iSCSI Software Initiator GUI to ensur e that there ar e no entries in the Discovery tab or in the P ersistent T argets tab. 5 Open the Disk Management console and verify the iSCSI L UN is recognized. 6 Replicate the operating system boot ima ge from the local hard drive to an image then to [...]

24 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Intel NIC[...]

Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi 25 Configuring Boot From iSCSI (BFi) Using Intel PRO Network Adapter on a Sy stem That is Not Configured With a Local Disk Using the F6 Option This section provides information about configuring BF i using Intel® PRO network adapter on a Dell™ P owerEdge™ system that is not configured with a local dis[...]

26 Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi Pre-Installation Requirements NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you configure redundant paths to the target from all hosts that are confi gured with boot from iSCSI. The following instructions incorporate Multi-path I/O (MPIO) config uration. Misconfigu red networks or networks under heavy load ma y[...]

Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi 27 Creating the Operating Sy stem Boot Image The following subsections describe the process of creating the operating system boot image on the virtual disk. Configuring the PowerV ault MD3000i Storage Array 1 P erform the following procedure to manually r egister a host: a Open the P owerV ault Modular Dis[...]

28 Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi c Enter a Name for the virtual disk. NOTE: It is recommended th at you use the service tag of the PowerEdge sy stem and the term boot-LUN in the description field. d In the V irtual Disk I/O characteristics field, select F ile system , and click Next . e Select Map now and the host you are pr eparing to[...]

Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi 29 Configuring the Intel iSCSI Boot Menu 1 Use the iSCSI DOS utility located in the iSCSIDOS directory on the media that shipped with the Intel NI C to flash the Intel NIC with the iSCSI Boot PROM. F or more instructions, see the Intel iSCSI Boot User Guide . Boot to a bootable MS-DOS ® diskette drive or[...]

30 Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi g Select Save changes and Exit and press <Enter> to save the changes. NOTE: Ensure that only one NIC is configu red for iSCSI boot at this time. h P ress <Esc> to exit the Intel iSCSI Boot Setup menu. Observe the P ower -On Self- T est (POST) output to ensure that the iSCSI L UN is detected.[...]

Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi 31 8 Select the NIC that you are configuring as the Secondary NIC and install the network driver using Device Manager → Plug and Play installation . NOTE: Do not install the drivers for the network adapter that was configured as the primary boot NIC at this time. NOTE: Y ou must install the driver using [...]

32 Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi 12 Disable the page file since the P owerEdg e system will not have a local hard drive configured on the host. T o disable the page file: a Right-click My Computer , and select P ropertie s. b In the System P r operties screen, click the Advanced tab. c In the Pe r f o r m a n c e section, click Setting[...]

Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi 33 17 Boot into the Intel iSCSI Boot Setup menu. F or more information, see the section titled "F irmware Setup" in the Intel iSCSI Boot User Guide . a Select the NIC that you are configuring for the secondary boot, and then press <S> to configur e as secondary . b P ress <Enter> to d[...]

34 Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi 19 Restart the system and log in to the operating system. 20 Open the Disk Management Console and verify that the iSCSI L UN is recognized. NOTE: It is strongly recomme nded that you do not login to the iSCSI target manually . The iSCSI Software Initiator automatically retrie ves the iSCSI boot configur[...]

Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi 35 Y ou can clone additional iSCSI L UNs so that they can be used to boot additional hosts. The following secti on describes various methods that you can use to clone one iSCSI L UN to additional iSCSI LUNs. NOTE: After you have created the clone(s) , boot the new sy stems from their respective LUNs by fol[...]

36 Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi 4 After the virtual disk copy is create d, r emove the copy pair using the Dell P owerV ault Modular Disk Storage Manager . 5 Configure each system to boot from the assigned iSCSI L UN. F or more instructions, see "Instructions for Bo oting a New Host F rom an Operating System Image using Intel Net[...]

Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi 37 T roubleshooting If iSCSI Boot BIOS fails to detect iSCSI target, perform the following steps and try to boot the system from iSCSI: • Disable the spanning tree protocol on the switch ports on which the iSCSI boot NIC is configured. F or informati on about disabling the spanning tree, see the document[...]

38 Using the F6 Option to Configure Intel BFi Additional Information • NIC teaming is not supported for iS CSI traffic on the host or on the P owerV ault MD3000i storage array . • If you are using two NICs — one as primary NIC and one as the secondary boot NIC, ensure that they ar e configured to use separate subnets. • After the host is co[...]

Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC 39 Configuring Boot From iSCSI (BFi) Using Broadcom™ NetXtreme Network Adapter on a Sy stem That is Configured With a Local Disk This section provides information about configuring a Dell™ P owerEdge™ system to boot from an Internet Sm all Computer System Interface (iSCSI) solution using the Broa[...]

40 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Broadcom NIC Pre-Installation Requirements NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you configure redundant paths to the target from all hosts that are confi gured with boot from iSCSI. The following instructions incorporate Multi-path I/O (MPIO) config uration. Misconfigu red networks or networks under heavy load[...]

Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC 41 Creating the Operating Sy stem Boot Image The following subsections describe the process of creating the operating system boot image on the virtual disk. Configuring the Host T o create an operating system boot image: 1 Configure a P owerEdge system. T o configure: a Install Microsoft W indows Serve[...]

42 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Broadcom NIC 4 Install the Dell P owerV ault Modular Disk Storage Manager host software. Select the installation type as either typical or host . The typical installation installs both host soft war e and management software; the host installation only installs the necessary host softwar e. Aft er the installat[...]

Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC 43 Configuring the PowerV ault MD3000i Storage Array 1 P erform the following procedure to manually r egister a host: a Open the P owerV ault Modular Disk Storage Manager , and connect to the P owerV ault MD3000i storage array to be used by the host for booting. b Select the Configure tab, and then cli[...]

44 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Broadcom NIC 3 After creating the virtual disk, assign the pr eferred path for the virtual disk to the appropriate Redundant Array of Independent Disks (R AID) controller . F or systems with only one bo ot NIC, ensure that you assign the virtual disk to the R AID controller th e NIC is connecting to . F or syst[...]

Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC 45 5 Boot into the Broadcom Managed PC Boot Agent (MBA) configuration menu by pressing <Ctrl><s> during P ower -On Self- T est (POST). 6 P ress <Ctrl><k> to enter the iSCSI Boot Configuration menu. In the iSCSI Boot Configuration menu, ensure that the boot protocol is configured[...]

46 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Broadcom NIC 11 In the Main Menu , select Initiator parameters . Enter the IP address, subnet, gateway , and DNS of the host. 12 P ress <Esc> to go back to the Main Menu . 13 In the Main Menu , select 1 st T arget parameters and enter the target’s IP address and IQN. Retain the default values of the por[...]

Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC 47 17 P ress <Esc> and <F4> to save a nd exit from the Broadcom MBA configuration menu. NOTE: It is recommended that yo u save the iSCSI boot co nfiguration to a file to enable faster recovery if yo u need to replace the NIC. 18 T o save the iSCSI boot configuration to a file: a Boot your s[...]

48 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Broadcom NIC 7 Clone the operating system partition to the F at32 partition (partition to image) or network share (disk to image). 8 Reboot the host and boot into the operat ing system on the local hard drive. 9 Launch W indows compatible cloning software such as Ghost32 application and write the image in F at3[...]

Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC 49 16 P ress <Esc> twice to exit the Configuration Menu . Select Exit and Save Configuration and press <Enter>. NOTE: Skip step 17 to step 19 if Windows HBA mode is set to Enabled . Redundant paths to the target is not supported for iSCSI boo t over HBA. Y ou can create redundancy for Data [...]

50 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Broadcom NIC Y ou can clone additional iSCSI L UNs so that they can be used to boot additional hosts. The following sectio n describes various methods that you can use to clone one iSCSI L UN to additional iSCSI LUNs. NOTE: After you have created the clone(s) , boot the new sy stems from their respective LUNs b[...]

Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC 51 4 After the virtual disk copy is create d, r emove the copy pair using the Dell P owerV ault Modular Disk Storage Manager . 5 Configure each system to boot from the assigned iSCSI L UN. F or more instructions, see "Instructions for Bo oting a New Host F rom an Operating System Image using Intel[...]

52 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Broadcom NIC T roubleshooting If iSCSI Boot BIOS fails to detect iS CSI target, perform the following steps and try to boot the system from iSCSI: • Disable the spanning tree protocol on the switch ports on which the iSCSI boot NIC is configured. F or informati on about disabling the spanning tree, see the do[...]

Instructions to Configure BFi for Broadcom NIC 53 Additional Information • NIC teaming is not supported for iS CSI traffic on the host or on the P owerV ault MD3000i storage array . • If you are using two NICs — one as primary NIC and one as the secondary boot NIC, ensure that they ar e configured to use separate subnets. • After the host i[...]

54 Instructions to Config ure BFi for Broadcom NIC[...]

Replacing Intel NIC Configured for BFi 55 Replacing the Intel Network Adapter Configured for Boot From iSCSI If the Intel ® PCIe network interface car d (NIC) used in your Dell™ P owerEdge™ system fails and you replace the NIC, you must r e-configure the iSCSI boot configuration settings to ensure that your P owerEdge system successfully boots[...]

56 Replacing Intel NIC Configured for BFi Retrieving the iSCSI Boot Configuration Information Y ou can configure the virtual disk iSCS I boot configuration settings on the P owerEdge system in three ways: • Restore the settings from an e xisting boot configuration backup file (that you previously saved to a disk ette or USB key , or any other sto[...]

Replacing Intel NIC Configured for BFi 57 5 Execute the iscsiutl program and type: a ISCSIUTL -FE -ALL b ISCSIUTL -UP -ALL c ISCSIUTL -RESTORE -FILE < FILENAME > -NIC < # > where FILENAME is the name that you enter and # is the NIC number . NOTE: For a list applicable commands/para meters, see "iSCSI Utility MS-DOS Commands" o[...]

58 Replacing Intel NIC Configured for BFi Retrieving iSCSI Boot Co nfiguration Settings From the Dell PowerV ault MD3000i Storage Array 1 Record the IQN of the P owerV ault MD3000i storage array: a Open the Dell P owerV ault Modular Disk Storage Manager . b Select the iSCSI tab, and click Change T arget Identification . c Record the iSCSI tar get n[...]

Replacing Intel NIC Configured for BFi 59 3 Boot your system from the bootable device. 4 Save the configuration to a file usin g the iscsiutil program and save the configuration by typing the following command: ISCSIUTL -SAVE -FILE <FILENAME> -NIC <#> where FILENAME is the name of the iSCSI boot configuration file and # is the NIC numbe[...]

60 Replacing Intel NIC Configured for BFi c Enter the target’s name (IQN) and IP addr ess. d Do not change the default port number of 3260 . Retain the L UN number value as 0 , unless you need to change it. e Select OK and save the changes. f Repeat step a to step e to configure a secondary NIC if r equired. NOTE: Ensure that the primary NIC and [...]

Replacing Intel NIC Configured for BFi 61 T able A-1. MS-DOS Commands Command/Parameters Description -SA VE Saves iSCSI boot configuratio n settings in the Electrically Erasable P rogrammable Read-Only (EEPROM) to a disk file on the selected iSCSI-capable port. Y ou must specify a file name with the -FILE parameter . NOTE: For security reasons it i[...]

62 Replacing Intel NIC Configured for BFi[...]

Instructions for Booting a New Host Using Intel NIC 63 Instructions for Booting a New Host From an Operating Sy stem Image using Intel Network Adapters NOTE: NOTE: Use one of the methods listed in "Cloning" on page 19 or any third-party software to ins tall the operating sy stem on the iSCSI LUN that you are using for BFi before performi [...]

64 Instructions for Booting a New Host Using Intel NIC g Ensure that the option No,This host will NOT share access to the same vir tual disks with other hosts is selected and then click Next . h In the Confirm Host Definition page, click F inish . 2 Create a virtual disk and assign it to the host: a Select the Configure tab and click Create V irtua[...]

Instructions for Booting a New Host Using Intel NIC 65 4 Record the IQN of the P owerV ault MD3000i storage array in the "Configuration W orksheet" on page 77: a Select the iSCSI tab, and then click Change T arget Identification . b Record the iSCSI tar get name. NOTE: The ISCSI T arget Alias cannot be used by a host for booting. 5 Record[...]

66 Instructions for Booting a New Host Using Intel NIC f Repeat step a to step e to configure a secondary NIC if r equired. NOTE: Ensure that the primary NIC and the secondary NIC are configured on separate subnets. g Observe the P ower -On Self - T est (POST) output to ensure that the iSCSI L UN is detected. If the iSCSI LUN is not detected during[...]

Replacing Broadcom NIC Configured for BFi 67 Replacing the Broadcom Network Adapter and Configuring the Boot Menu to Boot From iSCSI NOTE: In this section, NIC refers to LAN On Motherboard (LOM ) or the Broadcom NetExtreme PCIe adapter on the motherboard of the PowerEdge sy stem and replacing the failed NIC is accomplished by replacing the PCIe ada[...]

68 Replacing Broadcom NIC Configured for BFi Retrieving the iSCSI Boot Configuration Y ou can configure the virtual disk iSCS I boot configuration settings on the P owerEdge system by perform ing the following steps: • Restore the settings from an e xisting boot configuration backup file (that you previously saved to a disk ette, US B key , or an[...]

Replacing Broadcom NIC Configured for BFi 69 4 Boot to the bootable device. 5 R un ibcfg.exe and type: ibcfg -set <filename> -dev <MAC address> where filename is the name that you enter and <MA C address> is the physical address of the NIC. NOTE: For a list applicable MS-DOS comma nds/parameters, see "iSCSI Utility MS-DOS Com[...]

70 Replacing Broadcom NIC Configured for BFi Retrieving iSCSI Boot Co nfiguration Settings From the Dell PowerV ault MD3000i Storage Array 1 Record the IQN of the P owerV ault MD3000i storage array: a Open the Dell P owerV ault Modular Disk Storage Manager . b Select the iSCSI tab, and click Change T arget Identification . c Record the iSCSI tar ge[...]

Replacing Broadcom NIC Configured for BFi 71 3 Boot your system from the bootable device. 4 Execute the ibcfg.exe program and save the configuration by typing: ibcfg -get <FILENAME> -dev <MAC address> where FILENAME is the name that you enter and <MAC address> is the NIC number . NOTE: It is recommended that yo u include the NIC n[...]

72 Replacing Broadcom NIC Configured for BFi T able C-1. MS-DOS Commands Command/Parameters Description -GET Saves iSCSI boot co nfiguration settings in the Electrically Erasable P rogrammable Read-Onl y (EEPROM) to a disk file on the selected iSCSI-capable port. Y ou must specify a file name with the -FILE parameter . NOTE: For security reasons it[...]

Instructions for Booting a Ne w Host Using Broadcom NIC 73 Instructions for Booting a New Host From an Operating Sy stem Image With a Broadcom NetXtreme Network Adapter NOTE: Use one of the methods listed in"Clon ing" on page 19 or any third-party software to install the operating sy stem on the iSCSI LUN that yo u are using for BFi befor[...]

74 Instructions for Booting a Ne w Host Using Broadcom NIC f Click Add and then click Next . g Ensure that the option No,This host will NOT share access to the same vir tual disks with other hosts is selected and then click Next . h In the Confirm Host Definition page, click F inish . 2 Create a virtual disk and assign it to the host: a Select the [...]

Instructions for Booting a Ne w Host Using Broadcom NIC 75 4 Record the IQN of the P owerV ault MD3000i storage array in the "Configuration W orksheet" on page 77: a Select the iSCSI tab, and then click Change T arget Identification . b Record the iSCSI tar get name. NOTE: The ISCSI T arget Alias cannot be used by a host for booting. 5 Re[...]

76 Instructions for Booting a Ne w Host Using Broadcom NIC[...]

Configuration W orksheet 77 Configuration W orksheet Dell™ P owerEdge™ Server (Host/Initiator) NOTE: Fully-qualified IQN format: <iqn><yyyy-mm>.com<company name>:<server name> . Example: iqn.1984-04.com.dell:server-name . For more information, see RFC3720 and RFC3721 at http://rfc.net/ . IQN: P rimary Boot NIC Secondary [...]

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Index 79 Index B BF i Backing Up Configuration, 7 1 Configuring NIC, 1 7 P re-installation, 1 1 Blink function, 29 Broadcom iSCSI Boot Menu, 44 C CHAP , 45 Cloning, 22, 34, 49 cross-over cable, 37, 52 D Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager , 32 DHCP , 31, 41 F F6 installation method, 30 G Ghost32, 48 I Intel iSCSI Boot Menu, 29 iscsibcg.ex e, 42 N NIC[...]

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