Filter
Top Products
Using
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program
Use
the
Preboot
Execution
Environment
(PXE)
boot
agent
utility
program
to
enable
or
disable
operating-system
wake-up
support.
Note:
Your
server
does
not
support
changing
the
network
boot
protocol
or
specifying
the
startup
order
of
devices
through
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program.
Starting
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program
Complete
the
following
steps
to
start
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
Initializing
Intel
(R)
Boot
Agent
Version
X.X.XX
PXE
2.0
Build
XXX
(WfM
2.0)
prompt
appears,
press
Ctrl+S.
You
have
2
seconds
(by
default)
to
press
Ctrl+S
after
the
prompt
appears.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
and
press
Enter
to
select
a
choice
from
the
menu.
4.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items;
then,
press
Enter.
PXE
boot
agent
utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
menu:
v
Network
Boot
Protocol
PXE
is
the
default
setting.
Do
not
change
this
setting;
your
server
does
not
support
any
other
network
boot
protocols.
v
Boot
Order
Your
server
does
not
support
this
choice.
Use
the
Start
Options
choice
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
specify
the
startup
order
of
devices.
v
Show
setup
prompt
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
PXE
setup
prompt.
Disable
is
the
default
setting.
When
the
prompt
is
enabled,
the
prompt
Press
Ctrl+S
to
enter
the
setup
menu
appears
under
the
initializing
prompt.
v
Setup
time
wait
menu
Select
this
choice
to
specify
the
amount
of
time
(in
seconds)
that
the
system
will
wait
for
you
press
Ctrl+S
after
the
prompt
appears.
You
can
select
2
(default),
3,
5,
or
8
seconds.
v
Legacy
OS
wake
up
support
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
legacy
operating-system
wake-up
support.
Disabled
is
the
default
setting.
If
you
are
using
an
Advanced
Configuration
and
Power
Interface
(ACPI)
aware
operating
system,
such
as
Microsoft
Windows
2000,
Windows
Server
2003,
or
WIndows
NT,
disable
this
choice
to
use
Wake
on
LAN
support.
Otherwise,
enable
it.
If
you
are
using
a
non-ACPI-aware
operating
system,
do
not
send
wake-up
packets
to
the
server
while
it
is
turned
on.
If
you
send
a
wake-up
packet
to
the
server
while
it
is
turned
on
and
you
are
then
unable
to
turn
off
the
server,
see
“Power
problems”
in
the
“Error
symptoms”
section
in
the
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
70
xSeries
445
Type
8870:
User’s
Guide