Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1787)

Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual P010097-01B Rev. A
Appendix G. Configuring PXE Boot for NIC on Dell OCe10100-based Systems
Setting Up a PXE Bootable Network
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Configuring PXE Boot Support
To configure PXE boot support:
1. On the configuration screen, use the key to select the PXE Boot Support
setting and a pop-up menu appears.
2. Select Enabled or Disabled and press .
3. Select Save and press .
Note: During system startup, PXE contacts the DHCP server for an IP address to
boot from the network.
Configuring the Boot Retry Count
This setting specifies the number of boot retry attempts before control is returned to the
system BIOS. Valid values include:

0 (no retry)

1–7
To configure the boot retry count:
1. On the configuration screen, use the key to select the Boot Retry Count
setting and a prompt appears.
2. Enter the desired number of retries and press .
3. Select Save and press .
Configuring Wake on LAN
To configure Wake on LAN:
1. From the configuration screen, use the key to select the current Wake on
LAN setting and a pop-up menu appears.
2. Select Enabled or Disabled and press .
3. Select Save and press .
Configuring Flow Control
This setting allows you to configure the type of flow control used by the adapter.
To configure flow control:
1. From the configuration screen, use the key to select the current Flow Control
setting and a pop-up menu appears.
2. Select one of the following settings and press .

TX & RX

TX (Send Pause on RX Overflow)

RX (Throttle TX on Pause Received)

Disabled
3. Select Save and press .