Using The Pxe Boot Agent Utility Program; Starting The Pxe Boot Agent Utility Program - IBM xSeries 300 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Using the PXE boot agent utility program

The PXE boot agent is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that
you can use to:
v Change network startup (boot) protocols
v Change startup (boot) order
v Select whether or not to display setup prompt
v Set menu wait time
v Select OS 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 menu choices available.
To start the PXE Boot Agent Utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the Initializing Intel (R) Boot Agent Version X.X.XX PXE 2.0 Build
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.
v Press Esc to return to the previous menu.
v Press the F4 key to exit.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected
items; then, press Enter.
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