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Using the PXE boot agent utility program Use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot agent utility program to enable or disable operating-system wake-up support. Note: Your server does not support changing the network boot protocol or specifying the startup order of devices through the PXE boot agent utility program. Starting the PXE boot agent utility program To start the PXE boot agent utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the Broadcom NetXtreme Ethernet Boot Agent Version X.X.XX prompt appears, press Ctrl+S. You have 2 seconds (by default) to press Ctrl+S after the prompt appears. Note: If the prompt is not displayed, use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to set the Ethernet PXE startup option. 3. To select a choice from the menu, use the arrow keys and press Enter. 4. To change the setting of the selected item, follow the instructions on the screen. PXE boot agent utility menu choices The following choices are on the PXE boot agent utility menu: v Boot Protocol PXE is the default setting. Do not change this setting; the server does not support any other network boot protocols. v Boot Strap Type Select this choice to specify the type of boot strap. You can select Auto Detect (the default), BBS, Int18h, or Int19h. v Hide Setup Prompt Select this choice to enable or disable the PXE setup prompt. Disable is the default setting. When the prompt is enabled, the prompt Press Ctrl+S to enter the setup menu appears under the initializing prompt. v Setup Key Stroke Select this choice to specify the key strokes to start the PXE boot agent utility. You can select Ctrl+S (default), or Ctrl+B. v Banner Message Timeout Select this choice to specify the amount of time (in seconds) that the server will wait for you to press Ctrl+S after the prompt appears. You can select 2 (default), 3, 5, or 8 seconds. v Link Speed Select this choice to set the link speed for the LAN connection. AutoNeg (auto-negotiate) is the default setting. v Pre-boot Wake on LAN Select this choice to enable or disable the pre-boot Wake on LAN feature. Enable is the default setting If you are using an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) aware operating system, such as Microsoft Windows 2000, disable this choice to use Wake on LAN support. Otherwise, enable it. If you are using a non-ACPI-aware operating system, do not send wake-up packets to the server while it is turned on. If you send a wake-up packet to the 64 IBM System x3800 Type 8865: User's Guide

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Using
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program
Use
the
Preboot
Execution
Environment
(PXE)
boot
agent
utility
program
to
enable
or
disable
operating-system
wake-up
support.
Note:
Your
server
does
not
support
changing
the
network
boot
protocol
or
specifying
the
startup
order
of
devices
through
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program.
Starting
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program
To
start
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
Version
X.X.XX
prompt
appears,
press
Ctrl+S.
You
have
2
seconds
(by
default)
to
press
Ctrl+S
after
the
prompt
appears.
Note:
If
the
prompt
is
not
displayed,
use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
set
the
Ethernet
PXE
startup
option.
3.
To
select
a
choice
from
the
menu,
use
the
arrow
keys
and
press
Enter.
4.
To
change
the
setting
of
the
selected
item,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
PXE
boot
agent
utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
menu:
v
Boot
Protocol
PXE
is
the
default
setting.
Do
not
change
this
setting;
the
server
does
not
support
any
other
network
boot
protocols.
v
Boot
Strap
Type
Select
this
choice
to
specify
the
type
of
boot
strap.
You
can
select
Auto
Detect
(the
default),
BBS,
Int18h,
or
Int19h.
v
Hide
Setup
Prompt
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
PXE
setup
prompt.
Disable
is
the
default
setting.
When
the
prompt
is
enabled,
the
prompt
Press
Ctrl+S
to
enter
the
setup
menu
appears
under
the
initializing
prompt.
v
Setup
Key
Stroke
Select
this
choice
to
specify
the
key
strokes
to
start
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility.
You
can
select
Ctrl+S
(default),
or
Ctrl+B.
v
Banner
Message
Timeout
Select
this
choice
to
specify
the
amount
of
time
(in
seconds)
that
the
server
will
wait
for
you
to
press
Ctrl+S
after
the
prompt
appears.
You
can
select
2
(default),
3,
5,
or
8
seconds.
v
Link
Speed
Select
this
choice
to
set
the
link
speed
for
the
LAN
connection.
AutoNeg
(auto-negotiate)
is
the
default
setting.
v
Pre-boot
Wake
on
LAN
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
pre-boot
Wake
on
LAN
feature.
Enable
is
the
default
setting
If
you
are
using
an
Advanced
Configuration
and
Power
Interface
(ACPI)
aware
operating
system,
such
as
Microsoft
Windows
2000,
disable
this
choice
to
use
Wake
on
LAN
support.
Otherwise,
enable
it.
If
you
are
using
a
non-ACPI-aware
operating
system,
do
not
send
wake-up
packets
to
the
server
while
it
is
turned
on.
If
you
send
a
wake-up
packet
to
the
64
IBM
System
x3800
Type
8865:
User’s
Guide