Enabling or disabling network boot for a NIC

Use the Network Interface Cards (NICs) option to enable or disable network boot for an installed NIC. Devices listed vary from system to system and can include, for example:

  • Embedded LOM 1 Port 1

  • Embedded FlexibleLOM 1 Port 1

NOTE:

You might need to configure the NIC firmware to activate the boot option.

Procedure
  1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > Network Options > Network Boot Options.
  2. Select a NIC.
  3. Select a setting.

    • Network Boot—Enables network boot.

    • Disabled—Disables network boot.

  4. Save your changes.
  5. If you selected Network Boot, reboot the server so that the NIC boot option appears in the boot order list.