Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1798)

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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Configure the boot retry count – see “Configuring the Boot Retry Count” on
page 1798 for instructions.
Configuring PXE Boot Support
To configure PXE boot support:
1. On the Boot Configuration screen, use the left or right arrow keys to enable or
disable the PXE Boot setting.
2. Press <F7> to save.
Note: During system startup when PXE boot is enabled, PXE contacts the DHCP
server for an IP address to boot from the network.
Configuring the Hide Setup Prompt
This setting enables or disables the CTRL<P> setup prompt (banner) during POST.
To configure the Hide Setup prompt:
1. On the Boot Configuration screen, use the left or right arrow keys to enable or
disable the Hide Setup Prompt setting.
2. Press <F7> to save.
Configuring the Banner Message Timeout
This setting controls the number of seconds that the PXE banner message is displayed
during POST. The valid range is 0–14.
To configure the banner message timeout:
1. On the Boot Configuration screen, use the left or right arrow keys to select the
desired amount of time (in seconds) for the Banner Message Timeout setting.
2. Press <F7> to save.
Configuring the Boot Retry Count
This setting specifies the number of boot retry attempts before control is returned to the
system BIOS. Valid values include:
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0 (no retry)
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1–7
To configure the boot retry count:
1. On the Boot Configuration screen, use the left or right arrow keys to select the
desired number of retries for the Boot Retry Count setting.
2. Press <F7> to save.