Data Logs Tab - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Data Logs Tab

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computers on the same subnet, you can select this option to communicate. If you
disable MTFTP, TFTP is used to communicate.
PXE-enabled client computers listen for broadcast messages sent by the PXE Server
through MTFTP. If a PXE Server is going to service client computers across subnets and
this option is enabled, the PXE Server tries to communicate with clients using MTFTP. If
the router is not configured to pass a multicast packet, an error message appears on
client computers, stating that MTFTP is unavailable. The PXE Server tries to connect to
client computers using TFTP.
Enable larger packets for TFTP/MTFTP: Select this option to increase the packet size
transport.
Packet Size: Enter the transport packet size if your infrastructure does not have the
capability of handling the default packet size of 768.
Do not allow IP fragmentation: Clear this option to use IP fragmentation. This is
helpful if you have a narrow bandwidth on the network and want to enable larger
packets for TFTP/MTFTP when downloading files from the PXE Server to client
computers. IP fragmentation lets larger packets break up into smaller packets during
transport. However, you must use a third-party application to reassemble the smaller
packets into the original packet size.
PXE Manager multicast properties
Beginning Multicast Address: Enter a multicast address between the range of
224.1.1.0 -- 225.255.255.255.
Number of Multicast Addresses Available: Enter the number of addresses available
for the PXE Server. Limit: 128,000.
Maximum Addresses Available to Single PXE Server: Enter the maximum
addresses available to a single PXE Server.
This option lets you enable data logs to help you troubleshoot incidents on the PXE
Servers. You can enable log files to help isolate issues with the network traffic,
communication protocol, the PXE Server, and more. You can specify a filename for each
of the logs, and you can enter a directory path where you want to store the log files.
Each log file lets you select a log level, such as errors, warnings, information, debug, or
all. This is a valuable tool that should be used only for troubleshooting as it could impact
the network in a production environment due to the amount of data that is written to the
logs.
Data Log properties
Use Shared properties: Select this option when you set the properties for a Shared
Configuration. Once you set the properties, you cannot change this selection on the
other pages.
Customize PXE Server: Shared Configuration: This option is available when you
select a specific server from the File menu. You can also customize the properties for
the PXE Server you selected.
Log File Location: This is the folder where all log files are stored. If no directory path is
entered, log files are stored in the default Deployment Share folder of C:\Program
Files\Altiris\express\Deployment Server\PXE.
PXE Configuration Utility
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