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Using the PXE boot agent utility program Use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot agent utility program to select the boot protocol and other boot options and to select a power-management option. Notes: 1. The blade server does not support Remote Program Load (RPL) selection for the boot protocol option. 2. Enabling PXE might reduce the number of optional expansion modules that your blade server can manage. To start the PXE boot agent utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the Broadcom NetXtreme Boot Agent vX.X.X prompt is displayed, press Ctrl+S. You have 2 seconds (by default) to press Ctrl+S after the prompt is displayed. If the PXE setup prompt is not displayed, use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to set the Enable Ethernet PXE/DHCP option. 3. Use the arrow keys or press Enter to select a choice from the menu. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press Enter. Firmware updates IBM periodically makes BIOS code, service processor (BMC) firmware, and diagnostic firmware updates available for the blade server. Before you install the blade server in a BladeCenter unit, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/ to download the latest firmware for the blade server. Install the updates, using the instructions that are included with the downloaded files. Important: To avoid problems and to maintain system performance, always make sure that the BIOS code, service processor (BMC) firmware, and diagnostic firmware levels are consistent for all blade servers within the BladeCenter unit. Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers Two Ethernet controllers are integrated on the blade server system board. Each controller provides a 1000 Mbps full-duplex interface for connecting to one of the Ethernet-compatible I/O modules in I/O module bays 1 and 2, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet local area network (LAN). Each Ethernet controller on the system board is routed to a different I/O module in I/O module bay 1 or bay 2. The routing from an Ethernet controller to an I/O-module bay varies according to the blade server type and the operating system that is installed. See "Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration" on page 46 for information about how to determine the routing from an Ethernet controller to an I/O module bay for the blade server. Note: Other types of blade servers, such as the BladeCenter HS20 Type 8678 blade server, that are installed in the same BladeCenter unit as the BladeCenter HS21 Type 8853 blade server might have different Ethernet controller routing. See the documentation that comes with the other blade servers for information. Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 45

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Using
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program
Use
the
Preboot
Execution
Environment
(PXE)
boot
agent
utility
program
to
select
the
boot
protocol
and
other
boot
options
and
to
select
a
power-management
option.
Notes:
1.
The
blade
server
does
not
support
Remote
Program
Load
(RPL)
selection
for
the
boot
protocol
option.
2.
Enabling
PXE
might
reduce
the
number
of
optional
expansion
modules
that
your
blade
server
can
manage.
To
start
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Boot
Agent
vX.X.X
prompt
is
displayed,
press
Ctrl+S.
You
have
2
seconds
(by
default)
to
press
Ctrl+S
after
the
prompt
is
displayed.
If
the
PXE
setup
prompt
is
not
displayed,
use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
set
the
Enable
Ethernet
PXE/DHCP
option.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
or
press
Enter
to
select
a
choice
from
the
menu.
4.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items;
then,
press
Enter.
Firmware
updates
IBM
periodically
makes
BIOS
code,
service
processor
(BMC)
firmware,
and
diagnostic
firmware
updates
available
for
the
blade
server.
Before
you
install
the
blade
server
in
a
BladeCenter
unit,
go
to
to
download
the
latest
firmware
for
the
blade
server.
Install
the
updates,
using
the
instructions
that
are
included
with
the
downloaded
files.
Important:
To
avoid
problems
and
to
maintain
system
performance,
always
make
sure
that
the
BIOS
code,
service
processor
(BMC)
firmware,
and
diagnostic
firmware
levels
are
consistent
for
all
blade
servers
within
the
BladeCenter
unit.
Configuring
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
controllers
Two
Ethernet
controllers
are
integrated
on
the
blade
server
system
board.
Each
controller
provides
a
1000
Mbps
full-duplex
interface
for
connecting
to
one
of
the
Ethernet-compatible
I/O
modules
in
I/O
module
bays
1
and
2,
which
enables
simultaneous
transmission
and
reception
of
data
on
the
Ethernet
local
area
network
(LAN).
Each
Ethernet
controller
on
the
system
board
is
routed
to
a
different
I/O
module
in
I/O
module
bay
1
or
bay
2.
The
routing
from
an
Ethernet
controller
to
an
I/O-module
bay
varies
according
to
the
blade
server
type
and
the
operating
system
that
is
installed.
See
“Blade
server
Ethernet
controller
enumeration”
on
page
46
for
information
about
how
to
determine
the
routing
from
an
Ethernet
controller
to
an
I/O
module
bay
for
the
blade
server.
Note:
Other
types
of
blade
servers,
such
as
the
BladeCenter
HS20
Type
8678
blade
server,
that
are
installed
in
the
same
BladeCenter
unit
as
the
BladeCenter
HS21
Type
8853
blade
server
might
have
different
Ethernet
controller
routing.
See
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
other
blade
servers
for
information.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
blade
server
45