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Network Settings, Viewing Network Settings, Network Settings screen details

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Option UEFI Boot Sequence Boot Options Enable/Disable Description Enables you to change the boot device order. Enables you to select the enabled or disabled boot devices. Network Settings You can use the Network Settings screen to modify UEFI PXE, iSCSI, and HTTP boot settings. The network settings option is available only in the UEFI mode. NOTE: BIOS does not control network settings in the BIOS mode. For the BIOS boot mode, the optional Boot ROM of the network controllers handles the network settings. Viewing Network Settings To view the Network Settings screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Power on, or restart your system. 2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click Network Settings. Network Settings screen details The Network Settings screen details are explained as follows: About this task Option Description PXE Device n (n = Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the device. 1 to 4) PXE Device n Settings(n = 1 to 4) HTTP Device n (n = 1 to 4) Enables you to control the configuration of the PXE device. Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI HTTP boot option is created for the device. HTTP Device n Settings (n = 1 to 4) Enables you to control the configuration of the HTTP device. UEFI iSCSI Settings Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI device. Table 3. UEFI iSCSI Settings screen details Option Description iSCSI Initiator Name Specifies the name of the iSCSI initiator in IQN format. iSCSI Device1 Enables or disables the iSCSI device. When enabled, a UEFI boot option is created for the iSCSI device automatically. This is set to Enabled by default. PowerEdge R240 Pre-operating system management applications 23

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Option
Description
UEFI Boot
Sequence
Enables you to change the boot device order.
Boot Options
Enable/Disable
Enables you to select the enabled or disabled boot devices.
Network Settings
You can use the
Network Settings
screen to modify UEFI PXE, iSCSI, and HTTP boot settings. The network settings option is available
only in the UEFI mode.
NOTE:
BIOS does not control network settings in the BIOS mode. For the BIOS boot mode, the optional Boot ROM of
the network controllers handles the network settings.
Viewing Network Settings
To view the
Network Settings
screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1.
Power on, or restart your system.
2.
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
4.
On the
System BIOS
screen, click
Network Settings
.
Network Settings screen details
The
Network Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
About this task
Option
Description
PXE Device n (n =
1 to 4)
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the device.
PXE Device n
Settings(n = 1 to
4)
Enables you to control the configuration of the PXE device.
HTTP Device n (n
= 1 to 4)
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI HTTP boot option is created for the device.
HTTP Device n
Settings (n = 1 to
4)
Enables you to control the configuration of the HTTP device.
UEFI iSCSI
Settings
Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI device.
Table 3. UEFI iSCSI Settings screen details
Option
Description
iSCSI Initiator Name
Specifies the name of the iSCSI initiator in IQN
format.
iSCSI Device1
Enables or disables the iSCSI device. When enabled,
a UEFI boot option is created for the iSCSI device
automatically. This is set to
Enabled
by default.
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