Remote Boot - Intel XL710-Q2 User Manual

Remote Boot

Remote Boot allows you to boot a system using only an Ethernet adapter. You connect to a server that
contains an operating system image and use that to boot your local system.
Flash Images
"Flash" is a generic term for nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM), firmware, and option ROM (OROM). Depending on
the device, it can be on the NIC or on the system board.
Updating the Flash in Microsoft Windows
Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager can update the flash on an Intel Ethernet network adapter.
However, if you need to enable or disable the Boot ROM use BootUtil.
Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager can only be used to program add-in Intel Ethernet network
adapters. LOM (LAN On Motherboard) network connections cannot be programmed with the UEFI network
driver option ROM.
Using Intel PROSet to flash the UEFI Network Driver Option ROM
Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager can install the UEFI network driver on an Intel network
adapter's option ROM. The UEFI network driver will load automatically during system UEFI boot when
installed in the option ROM. UEFI specific *.FLB images are included in the downloaded release media. The
"Boot Options" tab in Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager will allow the UEFI *.FLB image to be
installed on the network adapter.
Updating the Flash from Linux
The BootUtil command line utility can update the flash on an Intel Ethernet network adapter. Run BootUtil with
the following command line options to update the flash on all supported Intel network adapters. For example,
enter the following command line:
bootutil64e –up=efi –all
BootUtil can only be used to program add-in Intel network adapters. LOM (LAN On Motherboard) network
connections cannot be programmed with the UEFI network driver option ROM.
See the bootutil.txt file for details on using BootUtil.
Installing the UEFI Network Driver Option ROM from the UEFI Shell
The BootUtil command line utility can install the UEFI network driver on an Intel network adapter's option
ROM. The UEFI network driver will load automatically during system UEFI boot when installed into the option
ROM. For example, run BootUtil with the following command line options to install the UEFI network driver on
all supported Intel network adapters:
FS0:\>bootutil64e –up=efi –all
BootUtil can only be used to program add-in Intel Ethernet network adapters. LOM (LAN On Motherboard)
network connections cannot be programmed with the UEFI network driver option ROM.
See the bootutil.txt file for details on using BootUtil.