The Message Text column in the table below contains an alphanumeric list of error and informational messages that the Intel® Boot Agent may display during initialization. Possible causes for the messages are listed in the table's Cause column. Wherever applicable, advice regarding how to avoid an error condition appears in the Cause column.
| Message Text | Cause |
|---|---|
| Invalid PMM function number. | PMM is not installed or is not working correctly. Try updating the BIOS. |
| PMM allocation error. | PMM could not or did not allocate the requested amount of memory for driver usage. |
| PXE-E00: This system does not have enough free conventional memory. The Intel Boot Agent cannot continue. | System does not have enough free memory to run PXE image. The Intel Boot Agent was unable to find enough free base memory (below 640K) to install the PXE client software. The system cannot boot via PXE in its current configuration. The error returns control to the BIOS and the system does not attempt to remote boot. If this error persists, try updating your system's BIOS to the most-recent version. Contact your system administrator or your computer vendor's customer support to resolve the problem. |
| PXE-E01: PCI Vendor and Device IDs do not match! | Image vendor and device ID do not match those located on the card. Make sure the correct flash image is installed on the adapter. |
| PXE-E04: Error reading PCI configuration space. The Intel Boot Agent cannot continue. | PCI configuration space could not be read. Machine is probably not PCI compliant. The Intel Boot Agent was unable to read one or more of the adapter's PCI configuration registers. The adapter may be mis-configured, or the wrong Intel Boot Agent image may be installed on the adapter. The Intel Boot Agent will return control to the BIOS and not attempt to remote boot. Try to update the flash image. If this does not solve the problem, contact your system administrator or Intel Customer Support. |
| PXE-E05: The LAN adapter's configuration is corrupted or has not been initialized. The Intel Boot Agent cannot continue. | The adapter's EEPROM is corrupted. The Intel Boot Agent determined that the adapter EEPROM checksum is incorrect. The agent will return control to the BIOS and not attempt to remote boot. Try to update the flash image. If this does not solve the problem, contact your system administrator or Intel Customer Support. |
| PXE-E06: Option ROM requires DDIM support. | The system BIOS does not support DDIM. The BIOS does not support the mapping of the PCI expansion ROMs into upper memory as required by the PCI specification. The Intel Boot Agent cannot function in this system. The Intel Boot Agent returns control to the BIOS and does not attempt to remote boot. You may be able to resolve the problem by updating the BIOS on your system. If updating your system's BIOS does not fix the problem, contact your system administrator or your computer vendor's customer support to resolve the problem. |
| PXE-E07: PCI BIOS calls not supported. | BIOS-level PCI services not available. Machine is probably not PCI compliant. |
| PXE-E09: Unexpected UNDI loader error. Status == xx | The UNDI loader returned an unknown error status. xx is the status returned. |
| PXE-E20: BIOS extended memory copy error. | BIOS could not move the image into extended memory. |
| PXE-E20: BIOS extended memory copy error. AH == xx | Error occurred while trying to copy the image into extended memory. xx is the BIOS failure code. |
| PXE-E51: No DHCP or BOOTP offers received. | The Intel Boot Agent did not receive any DHCP or BOOTP responses to its initial request. Please make sure that your DHCP server (and/or proxyDHCP server, if one is in use) is properly configured and has sufficient IP addresses available for lease. If you are using BOOTP instead, make sure that the BOOTP service is running and is properly configured. |
| PXE-E53: No boot filename received. | The Intel Boot Agent received a DHCP or BOOTP offer, but has not received a valid filename to download. If you are using PXE, please check your PXE and BINL configuration. If using BOOTP, be sure that the TFTP service is running and that the specific path and filename are correct. |
| PXE-E61: Media test failure. | The adapter does not detect link. Please make sure that the cable is good and is attached to a working hub or switch. The link light visible from the back of the adapter should be lit. |
| PXE-EC1: Base-code ROM ID structure was not found. | No base code could be located. An incorrect flash image is installed or the image has become corrupted. Try to update the flash image. |
| PXE-EC3: BC ROM ID structure is invalid. | Base code could not be installed. An incorrect flash image is installed or the image has become corrupted. Try to update the flash image. |
| PXE-EC4: UNDI ROM ID structure was not found. | UNDI ROM ID structure signature is incorrect. An incorrect flash image is installed or the image has become corrupted. Try to update the flash image. |
| PXE-EC5: UNDI ROM ID structure is invalid. | The structure length is incorrect. An incorrect flash image is installed or the image has become corrupted. Try to update the flash image. |
| PXE-EC6: UNDI driver image is invalid. | The UNDI driver image signature was invalid. An incorrect flash image is installed or the image has become corrupted. Try to update the flash image. |
| PXE-EC8: !PXE structure was not found in UNDI driver code segment. | The Intel Boot Agent could not locate the needed !PXE structure resource. An incorrect flash image is installed or the image has become corrupted. Try to update the flash image. |
| PXE-EC9: PXENV + structure was not found in UNDI driver code segment. | The Intel Boot Agent could not locate the needed PXENV+ structure. An incorrect flash image is installed or the image has become corrupted. Try to update the flash image. |
| PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent. | Ending execution of the ROM image. |
| This option has been locked and cannot be changed. | You have attempted to change a configuration setting that has been locked by your system administrator with BootUtil. This message can appear either from within Intel® PROSet's Boot Options tab when operating under Windows* or from the Configuration Setup Menu when operating in a stand-alone environment. If you think you should be able to change the configuration setting, consult your system administrator. |
| PXE-M0E: Retrying network boot; press ESC to cancel. | The Intel Boot Agent did not successfully complete a network boot due to a network error (such as not receiving a DHCP offer). The Intel Boot Agent will continue to attempt to boot from the network until successful or until canceled by the user. This feature is disabled by default. For information on how to enable this feature, contact Intel Customer Support. |
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The Intel® Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility (BootUtil) is a utility that can be used to program the PCI option ROM on the flash memory of supported Intel PCI and PCI-Express-based network adapters, and to update configurations. BootUtil replaces existing utilities and provides the functionality of the older IBAUTIL, ISCSIUTL, LANUTIL, and FLAUTIL. BootUtil supports all the adapters supported by the previous utilities.
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NOTE: Updating the adapter's flash memory using BootUtil will erase any existing firmware image from the flash memory. |
Intel provides the following flash firmware in FLB file format for programming to the flash memory:
Intel® Boot Agent as PXE Option ROM for legacy BIOS
http://www.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/bootagent/
Intel® iSCSI Remote Boot as iSCSI Option ROM for legacy BIOS
http://www.intel.com/support/network/iscsi/remoteboot/
Network Connectivity, UEFI network driver
http://www.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-006120.htm
OEMs may provide custom flash firmware images for OEM network adapters. Please refer to the instructions given by OEMs.
BootUtil allows the user to flash supported firmware to the adapter from the included master FLB file. This option ROM includes PXE, iSCSI, FCoE and UEFI drivers, and the image is programmed to the flash memory at once. BootUtil will also build the required combo images for supported adapters and program those images to the flash, as well. Since both discrete and combo images are supported, the -BOOTENABLE command ONLY works on combo images.
PXE+EFI and iSCSI+EFI image combinations are supported for all OEM generic adapters, however support is limited to devices which support both technologies as discrete images. However, flash size is a limiting factor, as the image size can change without notice.
The Master FLB file (BOOTIMG.FLB) is the new container for all the Intel® Boot Option ROMs. This file replaces the existing FLB files for FCoE, iSCSI, PXE, and EFI.
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NOTE: BootUtil supports older flb files to maintain backwards compatibility with the previous utilities. |
BootUtil without command-line options will display a list of all supported
Intel network ports in the system. BootUtil will also allow the user to enable
or disable the flash memory on specific ports by using -FLASHENABLE or
-FLASHDISABLE options in order to control access to the firmware from the
system.
BootUtil allows the user to individually set iSCSI, FCoE, UEFI and PXE boot configurations
by -NIC=xx -[OPTION]=[VALUE] options. The -I option is iSCSI specific and will
not work for PXE configurations.
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NOTES:
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BootUtil is located on the software installation CD in the \APPS\BootUtil\
directory. Check the Intel Customer Support (http://support.intel.com) website
for the latest information and component updates.
The syntax for issuing BootUtil command-line options is:
BOOTUTIL -[OPTION] or -[OPTION]=[VALUE]
BootUtil accepts one executable option and its associated non-executable options in an execution. If conflicting executable options (such as -FLASHENABLE and -UPDATE used together) are supplied, BOOTUTIL exits with an error.
The options, where applicable, are listed in logical groups.
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NOTE: If you run BootUtil without any command-line options, the utility displays a list of all supported Intel network ports found in the system. |
General Options |
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|---|---|
| Parameter | Description |
-HELP or -? |
Displays a list of command-line options. |
-EXITCODES |
Displays exit codes returned to the OS by BootUtil. |
-IMAGEVERSION or -IV |
Displays firmware types and version numbers from a
resource image. If used with the -FILE option, the resource image is in the FLB file. If used with the -NIC option, the resource image is in the adapter flash. If used with the -ALL option, each resource image is continuously displayed for all adapters. |
-E |
Enumerates all supported network ports in the system. |
-O=[FILENAME] |
Must be used with E or NIC. If used with the -E option, saves a list of all NICs and their MAC addresses to the specified file. If used with the -NIC option, saves all iSCSI Remote Boot configuration options for the specified NIC to the specified file. |
-I=[FILENAME] |
Reads iSCSI boot configuration options from [FILENAME] script file and program settings on the selected port. |
-FILE=[FILENAME] |
Specifies the file name for -SAVEIMAGE, -RESTOREIMAGE, -SAVECONFIG or -RESTORECONFIG option. |
-P |
With this command, BootUtil pauses the
screen after displaying every 25th line. In pause mode, the last line of the screen will contain information that: - screen has been paused, and - user can press Enter to continue |
-NODPL |
With this command, BootUtil does not display the PCI device location. |
| Power Management Options | |
|---|---|
| Parameter | Description |
-WOLDISABLE or -WOLD |
Disables Wake on Lan (WOL) functionality on the selected adapter. |
-WOLENABLE or -WOLE |
Enables Wake on Lan (WOL) functionality on the selected adapter. |
| Flash Programming Options | |
|---|---|
| Parameter | Description |
-UP or -UPDATE=[ROMType]
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Updates the flash memory of the adapter specified by the -NIC option with
the given FLB flash firmware image file. If -QUIET is not specified, the
user is prompted to confirm overwriting the existing firmware image before
upgrading. If a Filename is not provided, the utility looks for the default
bootimg.FLB file which contains all image types.
The following examples use pxe, but could also be efi, efi64, FCoE or
iSCSI. If your adapter supports a
combo option ROM, the following command option automatically detects the
supported combo image and programs the adapter with that image. up=pxe+efi and up=iscsi+efi are valid. |
-SAVEIMAGE or SI |
Saves the existing flash firmware image in the flash memory of the adapter specified by the -NIC option to a disk file. The destination file is specified by the -FILE option. |
-RESTOREIMAGE or RI |
Restores a previously-saved flash firmware image to the same network adapter using the -NIC option. The source file is specified by the -FILE option. |
-QUIET |
Runs BootUtil without confirmation prompts. This option is used with -IMAGEVERSION, -UP, -UPDATE, -RESTOREIMAGE, or -HELP option. |
| Adapter Selection Options | |
|---|---|
| Parameter | Description |
-ALL |
Selects all supported network ports found in the system. |
-NIC=XX |
Selects a specific network port in the system. If used without any executable option, it prints the iSCSI boot configuration of the selected port, or saves it in the file when the -O option is used. |
-TARGET=XX |
This is an FCoE-specific selection option. Legal values are 1,2,3,and 4. This option is required for configuration commands -WWPN, -FCOELUN, FCOEVLAN, and - BOOTORDER. |
-BLINK |
Blinks the LED on the selected port for ten seconds. |
| Adapter Flash Enable/Disable Options | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Description | ||
-FLASHENABLE or -FE |
Enables the capability to run the flash firmware on the selected adapter. | ||
-FLASHDISABLE or -FD |
Disables the capability to run the flash firmware on the selected adapter. | ||
-BOOTENABLE=[PXE, ISCSIPRIMARY,
ISCSISECONDARY, FCOE, or DISABLED] |
Selects flash firmware type to
enable or disable on the selected port. The combo option ROM could have all
capabilities. The monolithic option ROM has either PXE, FCoE, or iSCSI
capability but not all.
This command will NOT WORK on monolithic Option ROMs.
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| PXE Boot Configuration options (can be used with -NIC or -ALL) | |
|---|---|
| Parameter | Description |
-DEFAULTCONFIG or -DEFCFG |
Sets the PXE configuration of the selected NIC back to default settings. |
-SETUPENABLE or -STE |
Enables Setup Menu. |
-SETUPDISABLE OR -STD |
Disables Setup Menu. |
-TITLEENABLE OR -TLE |
Enables Initial Title Message. |
-TITLEDISABLE OR -TLD |
Disables Initial Title Message. |
-MESSAGEENABLE or -MSE |
Enables display of the Control-S Setup message when PXE initializes. |
-MESSAGEDISABLE or -MSD |
Disables display of the Control-S Setup message when PXE initializes. |
-SETWAITTIME=X or -SWT=X |
Set the setup delay time for the NIC to X seconds. Valid delay times are 0, 2, 3, and 5. |
-MODE |
This parameter should not be used except as advised by Intel Support personnel. |
| iSCSI Boot Configuration Options | |
|---|---|
| Parameter | Description |
-SAVECONFIG |
Saves a snapshot of iSCSI boot configurations
on the selected port to a binary file. Need to specify the file name by
the -FILE option. WARNING: For security reasons it is recommended that CHAP settings are disabled when using this option. |
-RESTORECONFIG |
Restores previously-saved iSCSI boot
configuration snapshot on the selected port. Need the -FILE option
to specify the saved data. WARNING: This feature may create multiple primary or secondary ports if the same command is issued to multiple ports. Review the boot priority setting in the iSCSI setup menu for the next system boot. |
| Port Configuration Options for iSCSI Initiator | These options can either be used
individually with the -NIC=XX option, or in a script file with the -I
option. The value is specified in -[OPTION]=[VALUE] format. |
|---|---|
| -[OPTION]=[VALUE] | Description |
-INITIATORNAME |
Specifies the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) for the initiator. |
-INITIATORIP |
Specifies the initiator IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation. |
-INITIATORDHCP |
Enable or disable to get initiator configuration from DHCP. |
-NETMASK |
Specifies the initiator subnet mask in dotted decimal notation. |
-GATEWAY |
Specifies the gateway IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation. |
-BOOTPRIORITY |
Specifies iSCSI boot priority as PRIMARY, SECONDARY or DISABLE. |
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iSCSI Target Configuration Options |
These options can either
be used individually with the -NIC=XX option, or in a script file with the -I
option. The value is specified in -[OPTION]=[VALUE] format. |
|
-[OPTION]=[VALUE] |
Description |
-TARGETNAME |
Specifies the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) for the target. |
-TARGETIP |
Specifies the target IPv4 address in dotted decimal notation. |
-TARGETDHCP |
Enable or Disable to get the target information from DHCP Root Path. |
-TARGETPORT |
Specifies the TCP port number on the target to connect to. |
-BOOTLUN |
Specifies the LUN number to boot from. |
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Authentication Configuration Options |
These options can either be
used individually with the -NIC=XX option, or in a script file with the -I
option. The value is specified in -[OPTION]=[VALUE] format. |
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-[OPTION]=[VALUE] |
Description |
-AUTHENTICATIONMETHOD |
Specifies either NONE, CHAP or MutualCHAP |
-CHAPUSERNAME |
Specifies CHAP user name. |
-CHAPSECRET |
Specifies a secret text string to go with the CHAP user name. Secret must be 12 to 16 characters long. |
-MUTUALCHAPSECRET |
Specifies the reverse (target) CHAP secret text string. Secret must be 12 to 16 characters long. |
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FCoE General Configuration Options |
These options have to be used with the -NIC=XX option. They cannot be used with the -ALL option. |
-WWPNPREFIX |
Specifies the Prefix to use
for the WWPN. The prefix comprises of 4 hex digits. Separators '-' or ':' are
allowed but optional. eg: BOOTUTIL -NIC=1 -WWPNPREFIX=20-00 |
-WWNNPREFIX |
Specifies the Prefix to use
for the WWNN. The prefix comprises of 4 hex digits. Separators '-' or ':' are
allowed but optional. eg: BOOTUTIL -NIC=1 -WWNNPREFIX=10-00 |
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FCoE Target Configuration Options |
These Options require the use of both the -NIC=XX Option AND the -TARGET=XX Option. The -ALL option is not allowed. |
-WWPN |
Specifies the WWPN for the
selected Target. The WWPN consists of 16 HEX digits or 8 bytes. Each byte can be
separated with '-' or ':' as an optional separator. eg: BOOTUTIL -NIC=1 -TARGET=1 -WWPN=00-11-22-33-44-55-66-77 |
-FCOELUN |
Specifies the LUN for the selected FCoE Target. Valid range is 0..255. |
-FCOEVLAN |
Specifies the VLAN to use in order to connect to the selected target. Valid range is 0..4094. |
-BOOTORDER |
Specifies the boot order for
the selected target. Valid range is 1-4. If 0 is specified then this target will
be excluded from the boot order. Boot order values of 1-4 can only be assigned
once to target(s) across all FCoE boot-enabled ports. NOTE: These commands can all be used on the same command line to configure an entire target in one shot. eg: BOOTUTIL -NIC=1 -TARGET=2 -WWPN=0011223344556677 -FCOELUN=0 -FCOEVLAN=1 -BOOTORDER=2 |
The CHAP Authentication feature of this product requires the following
acknowledgements:
This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com).
This product includes software written by Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com)
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the
OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)
The following examples show how to enter some typical BootUtil command lines:
To enable the flash firmware on the first network adapter for the system to
be capable of executing the flash firmware.
BootUtil -NIC=1 -FLASHENABLE
To disable the flash firmware on all the network adapters.
BootUtil -ALL -FD
To display BootUtil FLB flash firmware types and versions.
BootUtil -IMAGEVERSION
To update all ports of a supported NIC with PXE.
1. BootUtil -UP=PXE -ALL (Assumes input file is bootimg.flb)
2. Bootutil -UP=PXE -ALL -FILE=BOOTIMG.FLB (explicit user specified file)
To update a combo image on supported adapter (eg, pxe+iscsi).
Bootutil -UP=Combo -NIC=2 -FILE=BOOTIMG.FLB
The above command will succeed if the PXE+ISCSI combination is supported on NIC #2. If not an error is displayed to the user.
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NOTE: THE -UP and -UPDATE commands are equivalent and interchangeable. |
To enable PXE firmware on the third network port in the system.
BootUtil -BOOTENABLE=PXE -NIC=3
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NOTE: This command will work only if PXE is part of a combo Option ROM and not a discrete Option ROM. |
To disable the firmware on the second network port in the system.
BootUtil -NIC=2 -BOOTENABLE=DISABLED
To get help descriptions.
BootUtil -?
To enable DHCP for the iSCSI initiator on all the network ports in the system.
BootUtil -INITIATORDHCP=ENABLE -ALL
To load the iSCSI boot configurations from a text script file to the first network port.
BootUtil -I=CONFIG.TXT -NIC=1
BootUtil returns exit codes to the OS environment. Possible exit codes are listed below:
| Code Name | Value |
|---|---|
| All BootUtil operations completed successfully | 0 |
| Bad command line parameter | 1 |
| No supported network port detected | 2 |
| Invalid network port selected | 3 |
| FLASH operation failed | 4 |
| EEPROM read operation failed | 5 |
| EEPROM write operation failed | 6 |
| File content is missing or corrupt | 7 |
| Operator termination | 8 |
| LOM not supported for selected operation | 9 |
| Network port is not bootable | 10 |
| FLASH memory is disabled for flash firmware | 11 |
| FLASH memory too small for selected firmware | 12 |
| Programming iSCSI boot configurations failed | 13 |
| System memory allocation failed | 14 |
| File operation failed | 15 |
| FCoE operation failed | 16 |
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The Intel® Boot Agent software provides configuration options that allow you to customize the behavior of the Intel Boot Agent software. You can configure the Intel Boot Agent in any of the following environments:
A pre-boot environment (before operating system is loaded)
The Intel Boot Agent supports PXE in pre-boot, Windows*, and DOS environments. In each of these environments, a single user interface allows you to configure PXE protocols on Fast Ethernet, Gigabit, and PXE on 10GbE adapters.
To enter the Intel Boot Agent setup menu, press and hold <Ctrl>-S during system start-up.
Configuring the Intel® Boot Agent in a Windows Vista or More Recent Environment
If you use Windows Vista or a more recent version of the Windows operating system on your client computer, you can use Intel® PROSet for Windows* Device Manager to configure and update the Intel Boot Agent software. Intel PROSet is available through the device manager. Intel PROSet provides a special tab, called the Boot Options tab, used for configuring and updating the Intel Boot Agent software.
To access the Boot Options tab:
Open Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager by opening the System Control Panel. On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
Select the appropriate adapter and click the Boot Options tab. If the tab does not appear, update your network driver.
The Boot Options tab shows a list of current configuration parameters and their corresponding values. Corresponding configuration values appear for the selected setting in a drop-down box. A brief description of the settings function appears in the Description box below it. See Boot Agent Configuration Settings for a list of configuration parameters, their possible values, and detailed descriptions.
Select a setting you want to change from the Settings selection box.
Select a value for that setting from the Value drop-down list.
Repeat the preceding two steps to change any additional settings.
Once you have completed your changes, click Apply Changes to update the adapter with the new values.
Configuring the Intel® Boot Agent in an MS-DOS Environment
Intel provides a utility, Intel® Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility (BootUtil) for installing and configuring the Intel Boot Agent using the DOS environment. BootUtil supports the Intel® PRO/100, Gigabit, and 10GbE family of adapters. See BootUtil for more information.
Configuring the Intel® Boot Agent in a Pre-Boot PXE Environment
NOTE: Intel Boot Agent may be disabled in the BIOS. You can customize the behavior of the Intel Boot Agent software through a pre-boot (operating system independent) configuration setup program contained within the adapter's flash ROM. You can access this pre-boot configuration setup program each time the client computer cycles through the boot process. The boot process is triggered whenever any of the following boot events occur:
Power on
Hard reset (Reset button on system, if available)
Soft reset (Ctrl+Alt+Del)
Operating system or application-initiated system restart
When the boot process begins, the screen clears and the computer begins its Power On Self Test (POST) sequence. Shortly after completion of the POST, the Intel Boot Agent software stored in flash ROM executes. The Intel Boot Agent then displays an initialization message, similar to the one below, indicating that it is active:
Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent Version X.X.XX PXE 2.0 Build 083
NOTE: This display may be hidden by the manufacturer's splash screen. Consult your manufacturer's documentation for details.
The configuration setup menu shows a list of configuration settings on the left and their corresponding values on the right. Key descriptions near the bottom of the menu indicate how to change values for the configuration settings. For each selected setting, a brief "mini-Help" description of its function appears just above the key descriptions.
Highlight the setting you need to change by using the arrow keys.
Once you have accessed the setting you want to change, press the spacebar until the desired value appears.
Once you have completed your changes, press F4 to update the adapter with the new values. Any changed configuration values are applied as the boot process resumes.
The table below provides a list of configuration settings, their possible values, and their detailed descriptions:
Intel Boot Agent Configuration Settings
Configuration Setting
Possible Values
Description
Network Boot Protocol
PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment)
Select PXE for use with network management programs, such as LANDesk* Management Suite.
NOTE: Depending on the configuration of the Intel Boot Agent, this parameter may not be changeable.
Boot Order
Use BIOS Setup Boot Order
Try network first, then local drives
Try local drives first, then network
Try network only
Try local drives only
Sets the boot order in which devices are selected during boot up if the computer does not have its own control method.
If your client computer's BIOS supports the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS), or allows PnP-compliant selection of the boot order in the BIOS setup program, then this setting will always be Use BIOS Setup Boot Order and cannot be changed. In this case, refer to the BIOS setup manual specific to your client computer to set up boot options.
If your client computer does not have a BBS- or PnP-compliant BIOS, you can select any one of the other possible values listed for this setting except for Use BIOS Setup Boot Order.
Legacy OS Wakeup Support. (For 82559-based adapters only)
0 = Disabled (Default Value)
1 = Enabled
If set to 1, the Intel Boot Agent will enable PME in the adapters PCI configuration space during initialization. This allows remote wakeup under legacy operating systems that dont normally support it. Note that enabling this makes the adapter technically non-compliant with the ACPI specification, which is why the default is disabled.
NOTE: If, during PXE boot, more than one adapter is installed in a computer and you want to boot from the boot ROM located on a specific adapter, you can do so by removing the adapter from the BIOS Boot Order or disabling the flash by running BootUtil -FlashDisableon the desired adapter.While the configuration setup menu is displayed, diagnostics information is also displayed in the lower half of the screen. This information can be helpful during interaction with Intel Customer Support personnel or your IT team members. For more information about how to interpret the information displayed, refer to Diagnostics Information for Pre-boot PXE Environments.
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