Appendix B | LAN Boot Feature |
Accessing the LAN (PXE) Boot Feature
This section describes how to access Intel's PXE Boot agent integrated into the XTX 820 BIOS Setup Utility. This version of Intel's PXE Boot agent only supports one protocol, the Wired for Management (WfM) 2.0 specificaton for Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE).
If there is an Ethernet connection to the baseboard and the PXE Boot to LAN option is set to Enabled in BIOS Setup, the BIOS auto detects the Ethernet connection and searches for the PXE server and boot image as soon as you boot the system. However, the LAN Boot feature should be moved to the top of the boot order, so the BIOS will detect the Ethernet connection as first boot device.
To use the LAN Boot feature, refer to this procedure:
1.Connect your LAN connection to the XTX baseboard so the BIOS will detect the Ethernet connection.
2.Power on the XTX 820 and its baseboard to access the BIOS Setup Utility.
3.Press the DEL key early in the boot process to ensure access to the BIOS Setup Utility.
4.Go to the Boot menu and scroll down to PXE Boot to LAN [Disabled] under Boot Settings Configuration and set it to [Enabled].
5.Scroll up to the Boot Device Priority and and select the 1st Boot Device by pressing the <Enter> key.
You should see a list of the available options. The Ethernet connection must be moved to the top of the boot order to ensure it is the first boot device selected. Depending on the Boot Priority Selection setting, the Ethernet connection will be listed as [Onboard LAN] for Type Base, and [Network: IBA xx.xx.xx] for Device Base.
6.Scroll through the available selections for the 1st Boot Device and select [Onboard LAN] or [Network: IBA xx.xx.x] depending on the settings.
7.Press F10 to Save and Exit the BIOS Setup.
This should reboot the system and you should see, however briefly, messages similar to the ones shown below, indicating the PXE Boot Agent is being initialized. This message will appear if PXE Boot to LAN has been Enabled.
Initializing Intel (R) Boot Agent FE v4.x.xx
PXE v2.0 Build 0xx (WfM 2.0),
Once the PXE Boot Agent has been initialized, it will make two attempts to find and load the boot image using a DHCP server (PXE Server). If it does not locate the PXE Server, an error message will appear as it looks for another boot device. Messages similar to the ones listed below may appear, however briefly, on screen.
Intel (R) Boot Agent Version xx.x.xx
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Intel Base Code
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Client Mac Addr: xx xx xx xx xx xx
DHCP ……/ (looking for PXE server and boot filename)
(If errors occur, you might see some of the following messages)
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