Refer to the exhibit. A Cisco engineer is configuring a Cisco UCS integrated infrastructure for SAP HANA that consists of 8 x Cisco UCS B/C480-M5 servers for SAP HANA and 4 x Cisco UCS C240-M5 C-Serie

While a non-reachable storage system would prevent LUN recognition, the problem description explicitly states the initiator and target configuration is missing to the OS, implying a host-side configuration issue.

The network interfaces on the VIC are configured, but the issue is about the OS receiving the iSCSI boot configuration, not merely the interface being active.

A non-approved Linux ISO image would likely cause broader installation failures, not specifically the lack of iSCSI LUN recognition due to missing initiator/target configuration.

When booting from iSCSI on Cisco UCS C-Series servers using a VIC, the operating system installer needs to retrieve the iSCSI initiator and target configuration from the iSCSI Boot Firmware Table (iBFT) programmed by the VIC. The ip=ibft boot parameter instructs the Linux kernel to read and utilize this iBFT information, enabling the installer to discover and access the iSCSI LUNs for installation.