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Using the PXE Boot Agent Utility program The PXE boot agent is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can use to: v Select whether to display the setup prompt v Set menu wait time v Select operating-system wake-up support Attention: The network startup protocols and startup order options are not supported on this product. The following sections provide instructions for starting the PXE Boot Agent Utility program and descriptions of the menu choices that are available. Starting the PXE Boot Agent Utility program To start the PXE Boot Agent Utility program: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the Initializing Intel (R) Boot Agent Version X.X.XX PXE 2.0 Build XXX (WfM 2.0) prompt appears, press Ctrl+S. Note: By default, you will have 2 seconds after the prompt appears on the screen to press Ctrl+S. 3. Use the arrow keys or press Enter to select a choice from the menu. v Press Esc to return to the previous menu. v Press the F4 key to exit. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press Enter. Choices available from the PXE Boot Agent Utility menu The following choices appear on the PXE Boot Agent Utility menu: v Network Boot Protocol PXE is the default value for this menu item. Note: Do not change this value. There are no other network boot protocols supported. v Boot Order Attention: This option is not supported on this product. To change the boot order use the Configuration/Setup utility. See "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 25 for more information. v Show setup prompt Select this choice to either display the PXE setup prompt or disable it. Disable is the default setting. When this choice is enabled, Press Ctrl+S to enter the setup menu will appear on the screen under the initializing prompt. v Setup time wait menu Select this choice to set the amount of time (in seconds) that the system will pause during initialization for a Ctrl+S input. - 2 seconds (default) - 3 seconds - 5 seconds Configuration 31

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Using
the
PXE
Boot
Agent
Utility
program
The
PXE
boot
agent
is
a
built-in,
menu-driven
configuration
utility
program
that
you
can
use
to:
v
Select
whether
to
display
the
setup
prompt
v
Set
menu
wait
time
v
Select
operating-system
wake-up
support
Attention:
The
network
startup
protocols
and
startup
order
options
are
not
supported
on
this
product.
The
following
sections
provide
instructions
for
starting
the
PXE
Boot
Agent
Utility
program
and
descriptions
of
the
menu
choices
that
are
available.
Starting
the
PXE
Boot
Agent
Utility
program
To
start
the
PXE
Boot
Agent
Utility
program:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
Initializing
Intel
(R)
Boot
Agent
Version
X.X.XX
PXE
2.0
Build
XXX
(WfM
2.0)
prompt
appears,
press
Ctrl+S.
Note:
By
default,
you
will
have
2
seconds
after
the
prompt
appears
on
the
screen
to
press
Ctrl+S.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
or
press
Enter
to
select
a
choice
from
the
menu.
v
Press
Esc
to
return
to
the
previous
menu.
v
Press
the
F4
key
to
exit.
4.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items;
then,
press
Enter.
Choices
available
from
the
PXE
Boot
Agent
Utility
menu
The
following
choices
appear
on
the
PXE
Boot
Agent
Utility
menu:
v
Network
Boot
Protocol
PXE
is
the
default
value
for
this
menu
item.
Note:
Do
not
change
this
value.
There
are
no
other
network
boot
protocols
supported.
v
Boot
Order
Attention:
This
option
is
not
supported
on
this
product.
To
change
the
boot
order
use
the
Configuration/Setup
utility.
See
“Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
25
for
more
information.
v
Show
setup
prompt
Select
this
choice
to
either
display
the
PXE
setup
prompt
or
disable
it.
Disable
is
the
default
setting.
When
this
choice
is
enabled,
Press
Ctrl+S
to
enter
the
setup
menu
will
appear
on
the
screen
under
the
initializing
prompt.
v
Setup
time
wait
menu
Select
this
choice
to
set
the
amount
of
time
(in
seconds)
that
the
system
will
pause
during
initialization
for
a
Ctrl+S
input.
–
2
seconds
(default)
–
3
seconds
–
5
seconds
Configuration
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