IBM 8669 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 40

Choices available from the PXE boot agent menu, Network Boot Protocol, Boot Order, Show setup prompt

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Note: By default, you will have two 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 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 Select this choice to change the order in which boot devices are queried. - Try local drives first, then network (Default) - Try network only - Try local drives only - Try network first, then local drives Note: 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 23 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 - 8 seconds v Legacy OS wake up support Select this choice to enable or disable the operating system wake up support. - Disabled (Default) - Enabled Note: 1. Use the default setting for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) aware operating systems, such as Windows 2000 or Windows NT. 2. If the server is running a non-ACPI operating system, you must set the selection to Enable to use the Wake on LAN support. 30 Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 342 Type 8669

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Note:
By default, you will have two 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 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
Select this choice to change the order in which boot devices are queried.
–
Try local drives first, then network (Default)
–
Try network only
–
Try local drives only
–
Try network first, then local drives
Note:
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 23 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
–
8 seconds
v
Legacy OS wake up support
Select this choice to enable or disable the operating system wake up support.
–
Disabled (Default)
–
Enabled
Note:
1.
Use the default setting for the Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface (ACPI) aware operating systems, such as Windows 2000 or
Windows NT.
2.
If the server is running a non-ACPI operating system, you must set the
selection to Enable to use the Wake on LAN support.
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