Adapter configurations 71
The configuration setup menu shows a list of configuration settings on the left and their
corresponding values on the right. Key descriptions near the bottom of the menu indicate how to
change values for the configuration settings. For each selected setting, a brief "mini-Help"
description of its function appears just above the key descriptions.
2.
Select the setting you need to change by using the arrow keys.
3.
After you have accessed the setting you want to change, press the
Spacebar
until the desired value
appears.
4.
If you want to change additional settings, repeat steps 2 and 3.
5.
After you have completed your changes, press the
F4
key to update the adapter with the new values.
Any changed configuration values are applied as the boot process resumes.
Boot Agent configuration settings
Configuration
settings
Possible values
Description
Network Boot
Protocol
•
PXE (Preboot
eXecution
Environment)
•
RPL (Remote
Program Load)
Controls whether the RPL or PXE boot protocol will be used. Select
PXE for use with WfM-compatible network management programs,
such as Intel® LANDesk® Management Suite, Windows 2000 RIS,
and Linux®.
Select RPL for legacy-style remote booting, as well as for Novell®
Netware® remote boot solutions.
Depending on the configuration of the Boot Agent, this parameter
may not be changeable.
Boot Order
•
Use BIOS Setup
Boot Order
•
Try network first,
then local drives
•
Try local drives
first, then
network
•
Try network only
•
Try local drives
only
Sets the boot order in which devices are selected during boot up if
the computer does not have its own control method.
If your client computer's BIOS supports the BIOS Boot Specification
(BBS), or allows PnP-compliant selection of the boot order in the
BIOS setup program, then this setting will always be
Use BIOS Setup
Boot Order
and cannot be changed. In this case, refer to the BIOS
setup manual specific to your client computer to set up boot options.
If your client computer does not have a BBS- or PnP-compliant BIOS,
you can select any one of the other possible values listed for this
setting except for
Use BIOS Setup Boot Order.
Show Setup
Prompt
•
Enabled
•
Disabled
Controls whether or not the Boot Agent displays the
Ctrl+S
prompt
after POST.
If you select
Enabled,
the
Ctrl+S
prompt appears after POST so that
you can press
Ctrl+S
within the number of seconds allowed by the
Setup Menu Wait Time setting to display the configuration setup
menu.
If you select
Disabled
and/or the Setup Menu Wait Time setting is
zero, the
Ctrl+S
setup prompt will not appear during the boot
process. However, you can display the configuration setup menu by
repeatedly pressing the
Ctrl+S
keys immediately after POST until the
menu appears. If the configuration setup menu does not appear
after repeatedly pressing the
Ctrl+S
keys, you were likely not fast
enough. In this case, reboot and try again.
