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The next time the blade workstation is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme II Ethernet Boot Agent The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent is part of the BIOS. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network startup option occurs in the startup sequence. Enable and disable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To enable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet boot agent, complete the following steps: 1. From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports and press Enter. 2. Select Planar Ethernet and press the Right Arrow (→) key to set it to Enabled. 3. Press Esc to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. 4. Select Startup Option, and press Enter. 5. Select Startup Sequence Options and set the Network-Planar device as the first startup device. 6. Press Esc to return to the Startup Option screen. 7. Select Planar Ethernet PXE/DHCP and press the Right Arrow (→) key to set it to Planar Ethernet. 8. Select Save Settings and press Enter. Starting the Broadcom NetXtreme II Ethernet Boot Agent To use the Broadcom NetXtreme II Ethernet Boot Agent program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn off the blade workstation. 2. Restart the blade workstation. 3. At the prompt for the NetXtreme II Ethernet Boot Agent program, press Ctrl+S. Configuring the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller The Ethernet controller is integrated on the system board. It provides an interface for connecting to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1 Gbps network and provides full duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the network. If the BladeCenter unit Ethernet-capable I/O module supports auto-negotiation, the controller detects the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the network and automatically operates at that rate and mode. You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controller. However, you must install a device driver to enable the operating system to address the controller. For device drivers and updated information about configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click BladeCenter. Chapter 4. Configuring the blade workstation 35

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The
next
time
the
blade
workstation
is
started,
it
returns
to
the
startup
sequence
that
is
set
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Enabling
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
The
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
is
part
of
the
BIOS.
You
can
use
it
to
configure
the
network
as
a
startable
device,
and
you
can
customize
where
the
network
startup
option
occurs
in
the
startup
sequence.
Enable
and
disable
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
To
enable
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
boot
agent,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu,
select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
Planar
Ethernet
and
press
the
Right
Arrow
(
→
)
key
to
set
it
to
Enabled
.
3.
Press
Esc
to
return
to
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
4.
Select
Startup
Option
,
and
press
Enter.
5.
Select
Startup
Sequence
Options
and
set
the
Network-Planar
device
as
the
first
startup
device.
6.
Press
Esc
to
return
to
the
Startup
Option
screen.
7.
Select
Planar
Ethernet
PXE/DHCP
and
press
the
Right
Arrow
(
→
)
key
to
set
it
to
Planar
Ethernet
.
8.
Select
Save
Settings
and
press
Enter.
Starting
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
To
use
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
off
the
blade
workstation.
2.
Restart
the
blade
workstation.
3.
At
the
prompt
for
the
NetXtreme
II
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
program,
press
Ctrl+S.
Configuring
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller
The
Ethernet
controller
is
integrated
on
the
system
board.
It
provides
an
interface
for
connecting
to
a
10
Mbps,
100
Mbps,
or
1
Gbps
network
and
provides
full
duplex
(FDX)
capability,
which
enables
simultaneous
transmission
and
reception
of
data
on
the
network.
If
the
BladeCenter
unit
Ethernet-capable
I/O
module
supports
auto-negotiation,
the
controller
detects
the
data-transfer
rate
(10BASE-T,
100BASE-TX,
or
1000BASE-T)
and
duplex
mode
(full-duplex
or
half-duplex)
of
the
network
and
automatically
operates
at
that
rate
and
mode.
You
do
not
have
to
set
any
jumpers
or
configure
the
controller.
However,
you
must
install
a
device
driver
to
enable
the
operating
system
to
address
the
controller.
For
device
drivers
and
updated
information
about
configuring
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to
2.
Under
Product
support
,
click
BladeCenter
.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
blade
workstation
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