67 VMIVME-7807/VME-7807RC Hardware Reference Manual
C • Appendix C: Remote Booting
The
VMIVME
‐
7807/VME
‐
7807RC
include
a
Boot
‐
from
‐
LAN
BIOS
option
which
allows
the
SBCs
to
be
booted
from
a
network.
This
appendix
describes
the
procedures
to
enable
this
option
and
to
select
a
LAN
connection
as
the
boot
device.
C.1 Boot Menus
There
are
two
methods
of
enabling
Remote
Booting.
The
first
method
is
the
First
Boot
menu.
The
second
is
the
Boot
menu
from
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility.
C.1.1 First Boot Menu
Press
F11
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
boot
cycle,
which
will
access
the
First
Boot
menu.
Selecting
Network:
IBA
LAN
to
boot
from
the
LAN
in
this
screen
applies
to
the
current
boot
only.
At
the
next
reboot
the
VMIVME
‐
7807/VME
‐
7807RC
will
revert
back
to
the
setting
in
the
Boot
menu.
Table C-1 First Boot Menu
Using
the
arrow
keys,
highlight
Network:
IBA
LAN
,
and
press
the
ENTER
key
to
continue
with
the
system
boot.
Please select boot device:
1
st
Floppy Drive
(Hard Drive)
Network: IBA LAN 1
Network: IBA LAN 2
↑
and
↓
to move selection
Enter to select boot device
ESC to boot using defaults