Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1538)

Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual P010097-01B Rev. A
3. Configuring PXE Boot for NIC on OCe14000-series Adapters
Using the PXESelect Utility
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configuration that can be performed in the PXESelect utility can instead be
performed in the UEFI configuration utility. See chapter 11., “Configuring UEFI
for Ethernet,” on page 1625 for more information.
Setting Up a PXE Bootable Network
After the PXE boot BIOS initializes, you can use the PXESelect utility to set up a PXE
bootable network by configuring your controllers.
To configure controllers for PXE boot:
1. From the Controller List screen, use the up or down arrow keys to select the
controller you want to configure and press .
Figure 3-2 Controller List Screen
Note: The Controller List screen only appears if there are two or more adapters
connected.
The Configure Controller screen appears.
Figure 3-3 Configure Controller Screen
Depending on the adapter, one or more of the following items are displayed:
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Controller Name – displays the controller’s name.
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Firmware Version – displays the current firmware version.
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IPL Version – displays the IPL version.
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MultiChannel – when multichannel is enabled, you can access up to 16 virtual
network interfaces.
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For additional information on multichannel, see “Configuring
Multichannel” on page 1547.
Note: If you are using an IBM adapter, see “Configuring Multichannel for
IBM Adapters” on page 1553 for additional information.