verification done for disco/hw-detect. disk-detect found the iscsi target/lun configured in ibft. $ wget http://boot.ipxe.org/ipxe.lkrn $ wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/disco/main/installer-amd64/20101020ubuntu570/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/{linux,initrd.gz} $ python3 -m http.server & $ qemu-system-x86_64 \ -nodefaults \ -enable-kvm \ -smp 2 -m 4096 \ -serial stdio \ -vga virtio \ -display vnc=0.0.0.0:1 \ -netdev bridge,id=bridge-world,br=virbr0 \ -netdev bridge,id=bridge-iscsi,br=virbr-iscsi \ -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=bridge-world,id=nic-world,mac=52:54:00:00:00:01 \ -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=bridge-iscsi,id=nic-iscsi,mac=52:54:00:00:00:02 \ -kernel ipxe.lkrn workstation $ vncviewer buneary.segmaas.1ss:1 iPXE> iPXE> ifopen net1 iPXE> set net1/ip 10.0.0.2 iPXE> set net1/netmask 255.255.255.0 iPXE> sanhook iscsi:10.0.0.1:::1:iqn.2019-06.com.example:target1 Registered SAN device 0x80 iPXE> ifopen net0 iPXE> kernel http://192.168.122.1:8000/linux initrd=initrd.gz apt-setup/proposed=true disk-detect/ibft/enable=true --- console=ttyS0 iPXE> initrd http://192.168.122.1:8000/initrd.gz iPXE> boot ... │ Select disk to partition: │ │ │ │ SCSI3 (0,0,1) (sda) - 8.6 GB IET VIRTUAL-DISK │ ... ~ # grep 'retrieving disk-detect' /var/log/syslog Jun 5 23:36:13 anna[1582]: DEBUG: retrieving disk-detect 1.117ubuntu6.19.04.1 ~ # sed -n '/scsi_ibft.ko/,/iBFT disk detection finished/p' /var/log/syslog Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: insmod /lib/modules/5.0.0-13-generic/kernel/drivers/firmware/iscsi_ibft.ko Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: # BEGIN RECORD 2.0-874 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: iface.initiatorname = iqn.2010-04.org.ipxe:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: iface.hwaddress = 52:54:00:00:00:02 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: iface.bootproto = STATIC Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: iface.ipaddress = 10.0.0.2 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: iface.subnet_mask = 255.255.255.0 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: iface.primary_dns = 192.168.122.1 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: iface.vlan_id = 0 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: iface.net_ifacename = ens4 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: node.name = iqn.2019-06.com.example:target1 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: node.conn[0].address = 10.0.0.1 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: node.conn[0].port = 3260 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: node.boot_lun = 01000000 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: # END RECORD Jun 5 23:38:55 kernel: [ 207.271009] iBFT detected. Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: Setting up software interface ens4 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: iscsistart: can not connect to iSCSI daemon (111)! Jun 5 23:38:55 kernel: [ 207.286051] Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-870. Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: iscsistart: version 2.0-874 Jun 5 23:38:55 disk-detect: Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.291508] iscsi: registered transport (tcp) Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.294107] scsi host2: iSCSI Initiator over TCP/IP Jun 5 23:38:56 disk-detect: iscsistart: Connection1:0 to [target: iqn.2019-06.com.example:target1, portal: 10.0.0.1,3260] through [iface: d efault] is operational now Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.302594] scsi 2:0:0:0: RAID IET Controller 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.306723] scsi 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 12 Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.310611] scsi 2:0:0:1: Direct-Access IET VIRTUAL-DISK 0001 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.314013] sd 2:0:0:1: Power-on or device reset occurred Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.315260] sd 2:0:0:1: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0 Jun 5 23:38:56 disk-detect: iscsistart: Logging into iqn.2019-06.com.example:target1 10.0.0.1:3260,1 Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.317323] sd 2:0:0:1: [sda] 16777216 512-byte logical blocks: (8.59 GB/8.00 GiB) Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.317327] sd 2:0:0:1: [sda] 4096-byte physical blocks Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.317962] sd 2:0:0:1: [sda] Write Protect is off Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.317965] sd 2:0:0:1: [sda] Mode Sense: 69 00 10 08 aJun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.319113] sd 2:0:0:1: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, supports DPO and FUA Jun 5 23:38:56 kernel: [ 208.334152] sd 2:0:0:1: [sda] Attached SCSI disk Jun 5 23:38:56 disk-detect: iBFT disk detection finished.