National Instruments PXI NI 8171 Series - Manual (Page 32)

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
NI 8171 Series User Manual 2-16 ni.com
Installing from a Network
To install an OS from a network:
1. Create a DOS boot disk with network support. (The DOS network
drivers and a network boot disk example are on the recovery CD.)
2. Use another PC on the network with a CD-ROM drive. Share the drive
and load the OS installation CD.
3. Boot the NI 8171 series using the network boot disk.
4. Run the net utility from the a drive. Map the shared CD-ROM drive.
5. Run the OS setup program from the mapped drive or copy the
CD-ROM image to the hard drive and run the OS setup program.