Use the procedures in “Working with Boot Image Files for TCP/IP Environments” in
the Boot Image Editor online help to copy the contents of a boot diskette to a
directory on a file server.
When you have created the boot image file store the boot diskette you have just
created in a safe place; it may be required at a later date. The PC can now be
booted using MBA.
You have now created a single boot image file that any PC with MBA can load and
boot from the network (assuming the PCs are using the same type of NIC). If
there are PCs on your LAN using MBA that require different boot configurations
(e.g. different NICs, different CONFIG.SYS options), you will need to create
additional boot image files. If the server does not provide an image filename on
the DHCP or BOOTP reply, MBA uses MBA.IMG for the default filename.
You can now reboot the PC to make sure the image file was built correctly.
Boot Screen
When booting with MBA, the PC screen looks similar to Figure 13 or 14.
If the PC does not boot correctly, see “
Troubleshooting
” at the end of this chapter.
F
IGURE
12: N
ORMAL
TCP/IP
BOOT SCREEN
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