Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1792)

Boot Version 10.2 for NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and RoCE Protocols User Manual P010097-01B Rev. A
Appendix H. Configuring PXE Boot for NIC on Dell OCe14000-based Systems
Setting Up a PXE Bootable Network
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Press the left or right arrows on your keyboard to move through and select
setting options.
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Press <Enter> to accept a selection, select a menu option, or to change a
configuration default.
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Press <F7> to save the changes on the screen.
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Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu or page, cancel a selection or dialog
box, or exit the utility.
Setting Up a PXE Bootable Network
After the PXE boot BIOS initializes, you can use the PXESelect utility to set up a PXE
bootable network by configuring your controllers.
To configure controllers for PXE boot:
1. From the Controller List screen, use the up or down arrow keys to select the
controller you want to configure and press <Enter>.
Figure H-1 Controller List Screen
Note: The Controller List screen only appears if there are two or more adapters
connected.
The Controller Configuration screen appears.
Figure H-2 Controller Configuration Screen
Depending on the adapter, one or more of the following items are displayed:
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Controller Name – displays the controller’s name.
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Firmware Version – displays the current firmware version.
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IPL Version – displays the IPL version.
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Virtualization Mode – select from one of the following options:
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NPar – when NIC partitioning (NPar) is selected, you can access up to eight
virtual network interfaces (all partitions are set to NIC by default).