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Using the pxe boot agent utility program, Starting the pxe boot agent utility program, Choices available from the pxe boot agent menu – IBM 220 User Manual

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Chapter 3. Configuring your server

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Using the PXE Boot Agent Utility program

The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) Boot Agent is a built-in, menu-driven
configuration utility program that you can use to:

Change network startup (boot) protocols

Change network startup (boot) order

Set menu wait times

Select operating system wake up support

Starting the PXE Boot Agent Utility program

The following sections provide the instructions needed to start the PXE Boot Agent
Utility and descriptions of the available menu choices.

To start the PXE Boot Agent Utility program, do the following:

1. Turn on the server.

2. When the

XXX (WfM 2.0)

prompt appears, press Ctrl+S.

Note:

By default, you will have two seconds after the prompt appears on the
screen to press Ctrl+S.

3. Use the arrow keys or press Enter to select a choice from the menu:

Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

Press the F4 key to exit.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items;

then, press Enter.

Choices available from the PXE Boot Agent menu

The following choices appear on the PXE Boot Agent Utility menu:

Network Boot Protocol

PXE is the default value for this menu item.

Note:

Do not change this value. There are no other network boot protocols
supported.

Boot Order

Select this choice to change the order in which boot devices are queried.

— Try local drives first, then network (default)

— Try network only

— Try local drives only

— Try network first, then local drives

Show setup prompt

Select this choice to either display the PXE setup prompt or disable it. Disable is
the default setting.

When this choice is enabled, Press Ctrl+S to enter the setup menu will appear
on the screen under the initializing prompt.