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Using the PXE boot agent utility program
Starting the PXE boot agent utility program
PXE boot agent utility menu choices
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User's Guide
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.
Complete the following steps to start the PXE boot agent utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the Initializing Intel (R) Boot Agent Version X.X.XX PXE 2.0 Build XXX
(WfM 2.0) prompt appears, press Ctrl+S. You have 2 seconds (by default) to
press Ctrl+S after the prompt appears.
3. Use the arrow keys and 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.
The following choices are on the PXE boot agent utility menu:
v Network Boot Protocol
PXE is the default setting. Do not change this setting; your server does not
support any other network boot protocols.
v Boot Order
Your server does not support this choice. Use the Start Options choice in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program to specify the startup order of devices.
v Show 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 time wait menu
Select this choice to specify the amount of time (in seconds) that the system will
wait for you press Ctrl+S after the prompt appears. You can select 2 (default), 3,
5, or 8 seconds.
v Legacy OS wake up support
Select this choice to enable or disable the legacy operating-system wake-up
support. Disabled is the default setting.
If you are using an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) aware
operating system, such as Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT, 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
server while it is turned on and you are then unable to turn off the server, see
"Power problems" in the "Error symptoms" section in the Hardware Maintenance
Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the Documentation CD.
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