Setting Up Mba In A Server Environment - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual

Broadcom Boot Agent Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
Configuring the MBA Driver
This section pertains to configuring the MBA driver on add-in NIC models of the Broadcom network adapter. For configuring the
MBA driver on LOM models of the Broadcom network adapter, check your system documentation.
NOTE: You can use the MBA Configuration Menu to configure the MBA driver one adapter at a time as described below, or
you can use the Broadcom NetXtreme II User Diagnostics
for multiple adapters.
1. Restart your system.
2. Press CTRL+S within 4 seconds after you are prompted to do so.
NOTE: The message prompting you to press CTRL+S is displayed once for each Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter you
have in your system that has MBA enabled. The messages are displayed in the same order as the assigned adapter
device number.
3. Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move to the Boot Protocol menu item. Then use the RIGHT ARROW or
LEFT ARROW key to select the boot protocol of choice if other boot protocols besides Preboot Execution Environment
(PXE) are available. If available, other boot protocols include Remote Program Load (RPL), iSCSI, and Bootstrap Protocol
(BOOTP).
NOTE: For iSCSI boot-capable LOMs, the boot protocol is set via the BIOS. See your system documentation for more
information.
NOTE: If you have multiple adapters in your system and you are unsure which adapter you are configuring, press
CTRL+F6, which causes the port LEDs on the adapter to start blinking.
4. Use the UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW, LEFT ARROW, and RIGHT ARROW keys to move to and change the values for other
menu items, as desired.
5. Press F4 to save your settings.
6. Press ESC when you are finished.
Setting Up the BIOS
To boot from the network with the MBA, make the MBA enabled adapter the first bootable device under the BIOS. This
procedure depends on the system BIOS implementation. Refer to the user manual for the system for instructions.

Setting Up MBA in a Server Environment

Red Hat Linux PXE Server
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux distribution has PXE Server support. It allows users to remotely perform a complete Linux
installation over the network. The distribution comes with the boot images boot kernel (vmlinuz) and initial ram disk (initrd),
which are located on the Red Hat disk#1:
/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz
/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
Refer to the Red Hat documentation for instructions on how to install PXE Server on Linux.
The Initrd.img file distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, however, does not have a Linux network driver for the Broadcom
NetXtreme II adapters. This version requires a driver disk for drivers that are not part of the standard distribution. You can
create a driver disk for the Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter from the image distributed with the installation CD. Refer to the
Linux Readme.txt file for more information.
MS-DOS UNDI/Intel APITEST
To boot in MS-DOS mode and connect to a network for the MS-DOS environment, download the Intel PXE PDK from the Intel
website. This PXE PDK comes with a TFTP/ProxyDHCP/Boot server. The PXE PDK can be downloaded from Intel at
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?
lang=eng&ProductFamily=Network+Connectivity&ProductLine=Boot+Agent+Software&ProductProduct=Intel%c2%ae+Boot+Agent
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MS-DOS based application to simultaneously configure the MBA driver