Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual page 372

4 Select one of the following:
Always Show Preboot Menu
Never Show Preboot Menu
Show Preboot Menu if CTRL+ALT Pressed
IMPORTANT: Do not select Always Show Preboot Menu if you have AutoYaST or kickstart
bundles assigned to any devices, because the Preboot Services Menu interrupts the PXE boot
process, keeping the AutoYaST or kickstart bundles from being deployed on the device. The
Preboot Services Menu only has options for doing imaging work, not for installing operating
systems.
Therefore, select either Never Show Preboot Menu or Show Preboot Menu if CTRL+ALT is
Pressed for your Preboot Services Menu option, which allows PXE-enabled Linux devices to
automatically implement the AutoYaST or kickstart bundles.
5 Click either Apply or OK to save the change.
This sets the default Preboot Services Menu display mode for the ZENworks Management Zone.
This can be overridden at the folder or device level. For more information, see
"Overriding Preboot Services Defaults," on page
IMPORTANT: PXE must be enabled on the device for the menu to be displayed.
The Preboot Services menu provides options for how Preboot Services can be used on your devices.
The following options are presented when the menu is displayed:
Table 29-6
Menu Option
Start ZENworks Imaging
Start ZENworks Imaging Maintenance
Disable ZENworks Partition
Enable ZENworks Partition
Start DELL DTK
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Function
Executes the assigned Preboot Services imaging bundles.
Displays the bash prompt, where you can execute imaging
commands.
Prevents an existing ZENworks partition from being used
when booting to execute the assigned Preboot bundles.
Allows an existing ZENworks partition to be used when
booting to execute the assigned Preboot bundles.
Starts the DELL Deployment Toolkit v2.1 in the automated
mode where it checks for details on assigned work, performs
the assigned work, and reboots. No user input is allowed or
required.
Section 29.5,