Q-Logic 8100 SERIES manual Setting the Client Servers Bios Boot Order, Boot Order in Bios

6–Configuring NIC Functionality in the Converged Network Adapter Configuring the NIC in a Linux Environment

7.The PXE boot code downloads the executable boot file using TFTP and executes the boot file.

Prerequisites for PXE Boot

PXE boot requires the following:

A client server with a PXE-compliant BIOS or UEFI implementation and a QLogic 8100 Series Adapter. This server boots through PXE with Microsoft Windows.

A DHCP or proxy DHCP server that can provide an IP address and boot server list to the client server.

A PXE boot server to deliver the PXE execution environment and the operating system images to the client server. It is possible to configure a single physical server as both a DHCP and a boot server.

For information about setting up a Linux server as a PXE boot server, refer to the QLogic application note, Setting Up Linux PXE on Server and Client Systems, which is available at http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com.

Setting the Client Servers BIOS Boot Order

To set the client servers BIOS boot order:

1.Set up client servers BIOS boot order to select 8100 Series NIC as the first boot device in the Boot order/Boot Device priority. The two QLogic UNDI v1.11 PXE-2 entries are for a dual-port QLogic 8100 Series Adapter (Figure 6-39).

Figure 6-39. Boot Order in BIOS

2.Reboot the client system to boot over the network from the PXE boot server.

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