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Create a new PXE boot menu

The following is a description of how to create a PXE boot menu item. This can be done in several ways, depending on the boot image location and type.


Boot Configuration

Step Action
1 Right click the PXE server and select Properties →Boot Configuration….
2 Select menu group and press Add to create new PXE boot menu.   Boot Configuration tab of the PXE properties with the menu groups and the Add button     Depending on the selected menu group chose the target identifier.

IP Ranges

Step Action
1 Select the DHCP scope to assign a boot file.   IP Range selection for the PXE boot menu item

Prestages

Step Action
1 Select prestage qualifier.   Prestage qualifier selection with MAC address and model identifier
2 MAC - Address select the target computer.   MAC address selection of the target computer
3 Model  select SM Bios name.   SM Bios name selection for the model

Predefined or OEM menu’s.

Step Action
1 Fill in menu text and comment. Menu text and comment of the PXE boot menu item

Target type

Step Action
1 Select the type of boot image.   Target type selection with OSD Server, Sub Menu, Boot Image and External boot image

OSD Server

Step Action
1 Select the OSD Server to boot from.   Selection of the OSD server to boot from

Sub Menu

Step Action
1 Select an other PXE boot menu to load.   Selection of the sub menu to load   For further information on creating PXE menu groups,  Create a new PXE menu group

Boot Image

Step Action
1 Select image to boot.   Selection of the boot image with the Import files button   Use ‘Import files’ to copy files and folders to the tftp server.

External boot image

Step Action
1 Select a boot image located on another tftp server.   Path to a boot image on an external TFTP server

 
Commit Menu Item

Step Action
1 Password protect the boot menu.   you can eventually protect the boot menu from unauthorized uses.   Boot password for the PXE boot menu item