Dell Brocade 1020 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 153
Configuring PXE BIOS using HCM or BCU commands, Brocade Adapters, Administrator's Guide
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Network boot 4 NOTE Enabling VLAN during network boot requires support from the operating system and has not been fully validated due to operating system limitations. 6. Save or exit the configuration utility. • To save the configuration, press the Alt and S keys. • To exit without saving press the Alt and Q keys. Configuring PXE BIOS using HCM or BCU commands You can enable or disable PXE BIOS on a specific adapter port for booting over the network and configure a VLAN ID for the port to be used during network boot using HCM dialog box options and BCU commands, NOTE Enabling VLAN during network boot requires support from the operating system and has not been fully validated due to operating system limitations. Configuring PXE BIOS using HCM To configure BIOS using HCM, perform the following steps. 1. Select one of the following in the device tree. • CNA • CNA port • Fabric Adapter port configured in CNA or NIC mode 2. Select Configure > Basic Port Configuration to display the Basic Port Configuration dialog box. 3. Select the PXE Boot tab to display network boot parameters. 4. Perform any or all of the following actions as appropriate for your needs: • Click the PXE Boot enable check box to enable or disable BIOS. You must enable BIOS to support network boot for an adapter port. If disabled, the host system cannot boot from network systems. The default setting for the adapter boot BIOS is disabled. • Enter a VLAN ID between 0 through 4094 for the port to be used during network boot NOTE Enabling VLAN during network boot requires support from the operating system and has not been fully validated due to operating system limitations. 5. Click OK to exit and save values. All configuration values are stored to adapter flash memory. For details in using HCM options to enable BIOS for network boot, refer to the instructions for configuring PXE boot support using HCM in the Host Configuration chapter of the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 125 53-1002144-01