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Network Boot Settings

Table 1. Network Boot Settings
ItemDescription

MAC:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

SlotXXX PCI X:XX:X:X

Set boot configuration parameters on MAC XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

PCI function address: Bus XX:Dev XX:Func XX

See Table 2 below for more details.

VLAN Configuration List:

Slot X: VLAN Configuration

Note
For onboard devices, there is no “Slot X:” string.

Configure VLAN parameters.

(MAC:XXXXXXXXXXXX)

See Table 3 below for more details.

IPv4 Configuration List:

Slot X: IPv4 Network Configuration

Note
For onboard devices, there is no “Slot X:” string.

Configures IPv4 network parameters.

(MAC:XXXXXXXXXXXX)

See Table 4 below for more details.

IPv6 Configuration List:

Slot X: IPv6 Network Configuration

Note
For onboard devices, there is no “Slot X:” string.

Configure IPv6 network parameters.

(MAC:XXXXXXXXXXXX)

See Table 5 below for more details.

MAC:Onboard PCI

Table 2. MAC:Onboard PFA 1:0:0
ItemOptionsDescription
UEFI PXE Mode
  • Enabled (Default)

  • Disabled

Enable or disable NIC to include or skip boot attempt during generic PXE network boot.

VLAN Configuration

On Enter Configuration Menu, press ENTER to enter the VLAN configuration menu.

Table 3. VLAN Configuration
ItemOptionsDescription
Create new VLAN
VLAN ID

0–4094

Set the VLAN ID of a new VLAN or an existing VLAN. The valid value is 0–4094.

Priority

0–7

Set 802.1Q priority. The valid value is 0–7.

Add VLANN/A

Create a new VLAN or updates an existing VLAN.

Configured VLAN list

Lists of the configured VLANs. Only appears when VLANs are configured.

Example: VLAN ID: X, Priority:X

Check box:

  • Empty

  • X

Select a VLAN from the list to remove it.

Remove VLANN/A

Remove selected VLANs.

IPv4 Network Configuration

Table 4. SlotX: IPv4 Network Configuration
ItemOptionsDescription
Configured

Check box:

  • Empty

  • X

Indicates whether the network address is configured successfully or not.

Save Changes and ExitN/A

Save changes and exit.

IPv6 Network Configuration

On Enter Configuration Menu, press ENTER to enter the IPv6 network configuration menu.

Table 5. SlotX: IPv6 Current Setting
ItemOptionsDescription
Interface NameN/A

Name of the network interface

Interface TypeN/A

Interface type of the network interface, defined in RFC1700

MAC addressXX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX

Hardware address of the network interface

Host addressXXXX::XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX/XX

List of host addresses, which contains the local IPv6 addresses and the corresponding prefix length information

Route TableXXXX::/64>>::

Route table of the IPv6 network stack runs on this interface

Gateway addressesN/A

List of current gateway IPv6 addresses

DNS addressesN/A

List of current gateway DNS addresses

Interface IDN/A

The 64 bit alternative interface ID for the device. The string is colon separated. e.g. ff:dd:88:66:cc:1:2:3

DAD Transmit CountN/A

Number of consecutive neighbor solicitation messages sent while performing duplicate address detection (DAD) on a tentative address. A value of “0” (zero) indicates that duplicate address detection is not performed.

Policy
  • automatic

  • manual

Specifies the network configuration policy.

Advanced ConfigurationN/A

Configures network settings for the interface manually, including IP addresses, gateway address, and DNS server address.

Save Changes and ExitN/A

Save changes and exit.

Table 6. Advanced Configuration
ItemOptionsDescription
New IPv6 addressN/A

This item can be configured only when the Policy is set to manual.

Separate the IP address with blank space to configure more than one address. e.g. 2002::1/64 2002::2/64

New Gateway addressesN/A

This item can be configured only when the Policy is set to manual.

Separate the IP address with blank space to configure more than one address.

New DNS addressesN/A

This item can be configured only when the Policy is set to manual.

Separate the IP address with blank space to configure more than one address.

Commit Changes and ExitN/ACommit changes and exit.
Discard Changes and ExitN/ADiscard changes and exit.