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UEFI Boot Settings, Network Settings, Viewing Network Settings, Network Settings screen details

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Option Description Generic USB Boot Enables or disables the USB boot option. This option is set to Disabled by default. Hard-disk Drive Placeholder Enables or disables the Hard-disk Drive Placeholder option. This option is set to disabled by default. UEFI Boot Settings The UEFI Boot Settings screen enables you to specify the UEFI boot order. About this task Option UEFI Boot Sequence Boot Options Enable/Disable Description Enables you to change the UEFI boot device order. Enables you to enable or disable the UEFI 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: The 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. Turn 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 UEFI PXE Settings Enables you to control the configuration of the UEFI PXE device. 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) Enables you to control the configuration of the PXE device. UEFI HTTP Settings 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. Pre-operating system management applications 31

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Option
Description
Generic USB Boot
Enables or disables the USB boot option. This option is set to
Disabled
by default.
Hard-disk Drive
Placeholder
Enables or disables the Hard-disk Drive Placeholder option. This option is set to
disabled
by default.
UEFI Boot Settings
The
UEFI Boot Settings
screen enables you to specify the UEFI boot order.
About this task
Option
Description
UEFI Boot
Sequence
Enables you to change the
UEFI
boot device order.
Boot Options
Enable/Disable
Enables you to enable or disable the
UEFI
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:
The 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.
Turn 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
UEFI PXE Settings
Enables you to control the configuration of the UEFI PXE device.
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.
UEFI HTTP
Settings
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.
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