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Setting Up MBA in a Server Environment

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procedure depends on the system BIOS implementation. Refer to the user manual for the system for instructions. Setting Up MBA in a Server Environment Linux Red Hat PXE Server The Red Hat Enterprise Linux has PXE Server support. It allows users to remotely perform a complete Linux installation over the network. The distribution comes with the boot images boot kernel (vmlinuz) and initial ram disk (initrd), which are located on the Red Hat disk#1: /images/pxeboot/vmlinuz /images/pxeboot/initrd.img Refer to the Red Hat documentation for instructions on how to install PXE Server on Linux. The Initrd.img file distributed with Red Hat 8.0, however, does not have a Linux network driver for the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter. This version requires drivers that are not part of the standard distribution. You can create a driver disk for the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter from the image distributed with the driver source media. Refer to the Linux Readme.txt file for more information. A remote boot does not require a standard Linux network driver for the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter. After the PXE client downloads the Linux kernel and initial ram disk, the Linux universal driver that came with the Linux distribution binds with the UNDI code of the PXE to form a Linux network driver. Windows Server 2003 The current version of Windows Server 2003 does not include the latest released network driver for the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter. You can create a driver disk for the adapter from the image distributed by Dell. To perform remote installations with PXE, include a network driver for the NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter as a part of the client installation image on the server. Refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article, "How to Add Third-Party OEM Network Adapters to RIS Installations." See also Troubleshooting for details. DOS UNDI/Intel APITEST To boot in DOS mode and connect to a network for the DOS environment, download the Intel PXE PDK from the Intel website. This PXE PDK comes with a TFTP/ProxyDHCP/Boot server. The PXE PDK can be downloaded from Intel at http://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx. Please read all Restrictions and Disclaimers. Back to Contents Page

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procedure depends on the system BIOS implementation. Refer to the user manual for the system for instructions.
Setting Up MBA in a Server Environment
Linux Red Hat PXE Server
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux has PXE Server support. It allows users to remotely perform a complete Linux installation over
the network. The distribution comes with the boot images boot kernel (vmlinuz) and initial ram disk (initrd), which are located
on the Red Hat disk#1:
/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
Refer to the Red Hat documentation for instructions on how to install PXE Server on Linux.
The Initrd.img file distributed with Red Hat 8.0, however, does not have a Linux network driver for the Broadcom NetXtreme
Gigabit Ethernet adapter.
This version requires drivers that are not part of the standard distribution. You can create a driver disk for the Broadcom
NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter from the image distributed with the driver source media. Refer to the Linux Readme.txt
file for more information.
A remote boot does not require a standard Linux network driver for the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter. After
the PXE client downloads the Linux kernel and initial ram disk, the Linux universal driver that came with the Linux distribution
binds with the UNDI code of the PXE to form a Linux network driver.
Windows Server 2003
The current version of Windows Server 2003 does not include the latest released network driver for the Broadcom NetXtreme
Gigabit Ethernet adapter. You can create a driver disk for the adapter from the image distributed by Dell. To perform remote
installations with PXE, include a network driver for the NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet adapter as a part of the client installation
image on the server. Refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article, "How to Add Third-Party OEM Network Adapters to RIS
Installations." See also
Troubleshooting
for details.
DOS UNDI/Intel APITEST
To boot in DOS mode and connect to a network for the DOS environment, download the Intel PXE PDK from the Intel website.
This PXE PDK comes with a TFTP/ProxyDHCP/Boot server. The PXE PDK can be downloaded from Intel at
.
Please read all
Restrictions and Disclaimers
.
Back to Contents Page