NIC Configuration
In the following menu, you can set the following options:
Legacy Boot Protocol
Location: | System setup/Port main configurations/NIC Configuration |
Description: | Use a non-UEFI network boot protocol. |
Configurable: | Yes – built-in options |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Available options: |
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Link Speed
Location: | System setup/Port main configurations/NIC Configuration |
Description: | Defines the working link speed. |
Configurable: | No |
Boot Retry Count
Location: | System setup/Port main configurations/NIC Configuration |
Description: | The number of retries to attempt in case of a boot failure. |
Configurable: | Yes – built-in options |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Available options: | 0 - No retries |
Cross Signed CA URI
Location: | NIC Configuration |
Description: | Specifies the source URI for root CA certificates. |
Configurable: | Yes – via input |
Value Restrictions: | N/A |
IPv4/IPv6 support
Location: | System setup/Port main configurations/NIC Configuration |
Description: | Select which IP protocol version will be used when booting. If both are configured, FlexBoot will try to boot with the 2nd protocol only if failed to boot with the 1st one. |
Configurable: | Yes – built-in option |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Reboot required: | No |
Available options: | 1 - IPv4 |
Trust CA fingerprint
Location: | NIC Configuration |
Description: | Obtains the SHA-256 encryption key. The fingerprint of the root certificate that you want Flexboot to trust. |
Configurable: | Yes – via input |
Value Restrictions: | Should be in hex format with the size of 32 byte. Any other size will not be a valid value. |
Undi network wait timeout
Location: | System setup/Port main configurations/NIC Configuration |
Description: | When the UNDI interface is used, defines the delay time when PXENV_UNDI_OPEN call is issued. |
Configurable: | Yes – via input |
Value restrictions: | The minimum integer value is 0 and Maximum integer value is 30. |
Virtual LAN ID
Location: | System setup/Port main configurations/NIC Configuration |
Description: | Uses the VLAN tag with the selected boot protocol. |
Configurable: | Yes – via input – If virtual LAN mode is enabled |
Value restrictions: | The minimum integer value is 1 and Maximum integer value is 4094. |
Virtual LAN Mode
Location: | System setup/Port main configurations/NIC Configuration |
Description: | Enable/Disable VLAN tagging on the selected boot protocol. |
Configurable: | Yes – built-in options |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Available options: | 1 - Enabled |
VPI link type
Location: | System setup/Port main configurations/NIC Configuration |
Description: | Specifies the network link type for supported cards. |
Configurable: | Yes – built-in option |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Reboot required: | Yes – reboot is needed in order for this change to apply |
Available options: | 1 - InfiniBand |
Wake on LAN
Location: | System setup/Port main configurations/NIC Configuration |
Description: | Status of Wake on LAN feature. When set, it enables the server to be powered using an in-band magic packet. |
Configurable: | Yes – built-in options |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Available options: | 1 - Enabled |
In the following menu, you can set the following options:
PKey Value
Location: | System setup/Port main configurations/NIC Configuration |
Description: | PKey value to be used when booting IPoIB |
Configurable: | Yes |
Persistency: | Persistent through AC cycle |
Available options: | 0-65535 0 – the default PKey value |