Using The Boot Menu Program; Enabling The Broadcom Netxtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent - Lenovo ThinkServer TS100 User Manual

Using the Boot Menu program

The Boot Menu program is a built in, menu-driven configuration program that you
can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings
in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps:
1. Restart the server.
2. Press F12.
3. Select the startup device.
The next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent

The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent is part of the BIOS. You can
use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where
the network Startup optional devices occur in the startup sequence. Enable and
disable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent from the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.
To enable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet boot agent, complete the
following steps:
1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program. See "Starting the
2. From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Devices and I/O
3. From the Start Options menu choice, press Enter and make sure that Planar
4. Press Esc twice to exit.
5. Select Save Settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu and press
Use this feature to remotely perform control and management functions over a
Serial over LAN network. Use this feature also to remotely view and change the
BIOS settings.
To download the utility program and create the mini-baseboard management
controller management utility CD, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the Lenovo Web site. The actual
procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to: http://www.lenovo.com/support.
2. Enter your product number (machine type and model number) or select
Servers from the Select your product list.
3. Select Servers from the Brand list.
4. From Family list, select ThinkServer TS100, and click Continue.
5. Click Downloads and drivers to download firmware updates.
6. From the BMC software, copy the utility onto the CD to install and use the
program.
Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 58 for details.
Ports. Select Planar Ethernet and set it to Enabled, if it is not already enabled.
Press Esc to exit.
Ethernet PXE/DHCP is set to Enabled. Select Startup Sequence Options and
press Enter; then, set the network-planar device as the first startup device.
Enter to save your changes.
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