NEC Express5800 Series Maintenance Manual page 89

Chapter 2 Useful Features
PCIe Slot Network Boot
①.
When you select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > Network Options >
Network Boot Options > PCIe Slot Network Boot from the System Utilities, the PCIe Slot Network Boot
menu appears.
For details about the options, see the table below.
Option
Slot 1 NIC Port 1 Boot
Slot X NIC Port Y Boot
(b) Pre-Boot Network Setting Menu
When you select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > Network Options >
Pre-Boot Network Setting from the System Utilities, the Pre-Boot Network Setting menu appears.
For details about the options, see the table below.
Option
Pre-Boot Network Interface
Pre-boot Network Proxy
DHCPv4
IPv4 Address
IPv4 Subnet Mask
IPv4 Gateway
Parameter
[Network Boot]
Disabled
Network Boot
[Disabled]
Parameter
[Auto]
SlotX PortY : Intel(R) Ethernet
Controller
HTTP URL
[Enabled]
Disabled
IP Address
IP Address
IP Address
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Description
Use this option to enable or disable UEFI PXE
Boot, UEFI HTTP Boot and iSCSI Software Initiator
for the selected NIC. You might need to configure
the NIC firmware for the boot option to be active.
Use this option to enable or disable UEFI PXE
Boot, UEFI HTTP Boot and iSCSI Software Initiator
for the selected NIC. You might need to configure
the NIC firmware for the boot option to be active.
[ ]: Default setting
Description
Use this option to select the network interface used
for pre-boot network connections. When the
selection is Auto, the system uses the first available
port with a network connection.
Use this option to configure a pre-boot network
proxy. When set, network operations for 'Pre-Boot
Network Interface' are attempted through the
configured proxy. The proxy must be in a HTTP
URL format, and can be specified as
http://IPv4_address:port, http://IPv6 address:port or
http://FQDN:port.
When enabled, this option enables obtaining the
pre-boot network IPv4 configuration from a DHCP
server. Individual settings are not available. When
disabled, you must configure static IP address
settings individually.
Use this option to specify the pre-boot network IPv4
address. Enter a static IP address using
dotted-decimal notation (for example, 127.0.0.1). If
DHCP is used (the DHCPv4 option is enabled), this
setting is unavailable because the value is supplied
automatically.
Use this option to specify the pre-boot network
subnet mask. Enter a static IP address using
dotted-decimal notation (for example,
255.255.255.0). If DHCP is used (the DHCPv4
option is enabled), this setting is unavailable
because the value is supplied automatically.
Use this option to specify the pre-boot network
gateway IPv4 address. Enter a static IP address
using dotted-decimal notation (for example,
127.0.0.1). If DHCP is used (the DHCPv4 option is
enabled), this setting is unavailable because the
value is supplied automatically.
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