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7. Press MENU on the Client Type menu button, drag and release MENU to

display the defaults for diskless clients.

8. Enter the host name, IP address, and Ethernet address of the diskless

client.
This information uniquely identifies the diskless client on the network. The
six-byte Ethernet (

MAC

) address has the form

X:X:X:X:X:X

. It is stored in

NVRAM on the motherboard and is displayed when the system is booted.

9. Use MENU to set the Timezone Region and Timezone that are relevant for

your location.

10. Press MENU on the File Server menu button to display a list of available

servers. Drag and release MENU to specify a file server.
The file server is the machine from which the diskless client will receive its
operating system. If you are running

admintool

on the server, it will be

shown as the default.