Boot Menu Tab - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Boot Menu Tab

Deployment Solution
To open PXE Configuration
Option 1:
From the Deployment Console, click the PXE Configuration icon on the toolbar. You
can also select Tools > PXE Configuration.
Option 2:
1. Select Start > All Programs > Altiris > PXE Services > PXE Configuration
Utility.
2. Click each tab to change the category in the PXE Server properties.
This tab lets you create, edit, and delete the boot menu options, change the boot menu
order, define the prompt for users, append the server name to the prompt, and set the
user's time-out response. The PXE boot menu options can be local or shared, depending
on whether you select Use Shared properties or Customize PXE Server: Shared
Configuration.
When you manage all PXE Servers (Shared) across the network, Boot Menu Options
for PXE Server: Shared Configuration appears at the top of the
of configurations. When you select a specific server (Local) from the File menu, Boot
Menu Option for PXE Server: Name of Server appears. This helps you identify the
mode you are working in.
By default, PXE Configuration Utility opens to the last saved action, which could be
either Shared Configuration or Custom PXE Server mode. The boot menu options
listed are for all PXE Servers, so the Scope is always Shared. The operating system field
indicates the type of pre-boot operating system files used to create the boot menu
option. If you select a PXE Server from the File menu, a window displays the boot menu
option for the selected PXE Server. The Scope field displays Shared, and any new boot
menu option you create displays Local. The operating system field is the same as in the
Shared mode. If an existing Deployment Solution job uses a boot menu item, Yes
appears in the In use by DS field.
The following colors are used to denote the automation operating system that is used by
each configuration:
Blue: DOS configuration
Green: Linux configuration
Red: WinPE configuration
Note
When an item is in use by the Deployment Server, you cannot delete the item from the
PXE Configuration Utility. To delete an item, you must disable the boot menu item from
the Deployment Solution job, and restart the PXE Configuration Utility. You can delete
the boot menu item when Yes does not appear in the In use by DS field.
To identify the boot menu items used in the jobs
1. Click a task in the job.
Example: Click Create Disk Image. The Create Disk Image dialog opens.
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