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Using the Boot Menu program, Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent

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Use this feature to remotely perform power-management and system identification control functions over a LAN or serial port interface from a command-line interface. Use this feature also to remotely view the event log. v Serial over LAN Proxy Use this feature to remotely perform control and management functions over a Serial over LAN network. Use this feature also to remotely view and change the BIOS settings. To download the utility program and create the mini-baseboard management controller management utility CD, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click System x. 3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers. 4. Click IBM System x3200 M2 to display the matrix of downloadable files for the server. 5. From the BMC software, use the information on the CD to install and use the program. Using the Boot Menu program The Boot Menu program is a built in, menu-driven configuration program that you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps: 1. Restart the server. 2. Press F12. 3. Select the startup device. The next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent is part of the BIOS. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network Startup optional devices occurs in the startup sequence. Enable and disable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To enable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet boot agent, complete the following steps: 1. From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports. Select Planar Ethernet and set it to Enabled, if it is not already enabled. Press Esc to exit. 2. From the Start Options menu choice, press Enter and make sure that Planar Ethernet PXE/DHCP is set to Enabled. Select Startup Sequence Options and press Enter; then, set the network-planar device as the first startup device. 3. Press Esc twice to exit. 4. Select Save Settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu and press Enter to save your changes. 26 System x3200 M2 Types 4367 and 4368: Problem Determination and Service Guide

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Use this feature to remotely perform power-management and system
identification control functions over a LAN or serial port interface from a
command-line interface. Use this feature also to remotely view the event log.
v
Serial over LAN Proxy
Use this feature to remotely perform control and management functions over a
Serial over LAN network. Use this feature also to remotely view and change the
BIOS settings.
To download the utility program and create the mini-baseboard management
controller management utility CD, complete the following steps.
Note:
Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1.
2.
Under
Product support
, click
System x
.
3.
Under
Popular links
, click
Software and device drivers
.
4.
Click
IBM System x3200 M2
to display the matrix of downloadable files for
the server.
5.
From the BMC software, use the information on the CD to install and use the
program.
Using the Boot Menu program
The Boot Menu program is a built in, menu-driven configuration program that you
can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps:
1.
Restart the server.
2.
Press F12.
3.
Select the startup device.
The next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent
The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent is part of the BIOS. You can
use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where
the network Startup optional devices occurs in the startup sequence. Enable and
disable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent from the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.
To enable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet boot agent, complete the
following steps:
1.
From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select
Devices and I/O Ports
.
Select
Planar Ethernet
and set it to
Enabled
, if it is not already enabled. Press
Esc to exit.
2.
From the
Start Options
menu choice, press Enter and make sure that
Planar
Ethernet PXE/DHCP
is set to
Enabled
. Select
Startup Sequence Options
and
press Enter; then, set the network-planar device as the first startup device.
3.
Press Esc twice to exit.
4.
Select
Save Settings
in the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu and press
Enter to save your changes.
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