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Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE), Wake on LAN, Waking Up from Suspend Mode

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| Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) | Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology enhanced the PC | manageability by having the capability to boot (load an operating | system, or other executable image) from a server. Your computer | supports the PC functions that PXE requires. For example, your | computer can be boot from the PXE server if your computer is | attached to ThinkPad Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet | feature. Wake on LAN Wake on LAN can be used by a network administrator to turn on your computer from a management console. When Wake on LAN is used with such network management software as LANClient Control Manager (LCCM) and NetFinity5, many types of functions, such as data transfer, software updates, and Flash (POST/BIOS) updates can be performed remotely without remote attendance. This updating can be done after hours and on weekends, which saves time and increases productivity. Users are not interrupted during normal working hours, and LAN traffic is kept to a minimum. If you dock your computer to the Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet feature that has a LAN card with the Wake on LAN function, you can use the Wake on LAN function. | The Wake on LAN function is valid only when both your computer | and Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet feature are powered off | and APM mode is used. If your computer is powered on by the Wake on LAN function, the Automatic Power On Startup Sequence is used. For more information, see Automatic Power-On Startup Sequence. Waking Up from Suspend Mode If your computer is connected to a telephone line and Resume on incoming call has been selected, your computer will resume from 5 You can download LCCM from http://www.ibm.com/thinkpad. NetFinity Service comes in Diskette Factory, but NetFinity Manager does not. To | use the Wake on LAN function, you need to install the system management software, such as NetFinity Manager or LCCM in the administrator's machine. Chapter 8. Using System Management 133

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Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
|
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology enhanced the PC
|
manageability by having the capability to boot (load an operating
|
system, or other executable image) from a server.
Your computer
|
supports the PC functions that PXE requires.
For example, your
|
computer can be boot from the PXE server if your computer is
|
attached to ThinkPad Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet
|
feature.
Wake on LAN
Wake on LAN can be used by a network administrator to turn on
your computer from a management console.
When Wake on LAN is
used with such network management software as LANClient Control
Manager (LCCM) and NetFinity
5
, many types of functions, such as
data transfer, software updates, and Flash (POST/BIOS) updates
can be performed remotely without remote attendance.
This
updating can be done after hours and on weekends, which saves
time and increases productivity.
Users are not interrupted during
normal working hours, and LAN traffic is kept to a minimum.
If you dock your computer to the Port Replicator with Advanced
EtherJet feature that has a LAN card with the Wake on LAN function,
you can use the Wake on LAN function.
|
The Wake on LAN function is valid only when both your computer
|
and Port Replicator with Advanced EtherJet feature are powered off
|
and APM mode is used.
If your computer is powered on by the Wake on LAN function, the
Automatic Power On Startup Sequence
is used.
For more
information, see Automatic Power-On Startup Sequence.
Waking Up from Suspend Mode
If your computer is connected to a telephone line and
Resume on
incoming call
has been selected, your computer will resume from
5
You can download LCCM from
.
NetFinity Service comes in Diskette Factory, but NetFinity Manager does
not
. To
|
use the Wake on LAN function, you need to install the system management software, such as NetFinity Manager or LCCM in the administrator's
machine.
Chapter 8.
Using System Management
133