Network Interface Cards (Nics); Enabling Or Disabling Network Boot For A Nic; Pcie Slot Network Boot; Enabling Or Disabling Pcie Slot Network Boot - HPE ProLiant Gen9 User Manual

Network Interface Cards (NICs)

Use this option to enable or disable network boot (PXE or FCoE) for an installed NIC. Devices listed vary from
system to system and can include, for example:
• Embedded LOM 1 Port 1
• Embedded FlexibleLOM 1 Port 1
NOTE:
You might need to configure the NIC firmware to activate the boot option.

Enabling or disabling network boot for a NIC

Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU) > Network Options > Network Boot Options and press Enter.
2. Select a NIC and press Enter.
3. Select a setting and press Enter.
a. Network Boot—Enables network boot.
b. Disabled—Disables network boot
4. Press F10.
5. If you selected Network Boot, reboot the server so that the NIC boot option appears in the UEFI Boot
Order list or the Legacy BIOS Boot Mode list .

PCIe Slot Network Boot

Use this option to enable or disable UEFI PXE boot for NIC cards in PCIe slots. Devices listed vary from
system to system and can include, for example:
• Slot 3 NIC Port 1 Boot
• Slot 3 NIC Port 2 Boot

Enabling or disabling PCIe Slot Network Boot

Prerequisite
Boot Mode is set to UEFI Mode.
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU) > Network Options > Network Boot Options > PCIe Slot Network Boot and press Enter.
2. Select a PCIe slot entry and press Enter.
3. Select a setting and press Enter.
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