biolocal:ServerConfigurationPxe - Revision history

Angelo at 16:24, 30 December 2009

2009-12-30T16:24:15Z

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	- An adaptec SCSI controller has been removed to free up memory space for PXE option ROM execution. This operation was necessary because the bios has a limited memory space which can be used for the execution of option roms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_ROM].		- An adaptec SCSI controller has been removed to free up memory space for PXE option ROM execution. This operation was necessary because the bios has a limited memory space which can be used for the execution of option roms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_ROM].

-	- In the bios PCI config page (Advances options -> PCI details) the memory segments have been assigned as follows:	+	- In the bios PCI config page (Advances options -> PCI details) the memory segments have been assigned for the execution of option roms as follows:
	. network option rom (slot 1) starts from rom segment C800		. network option rom (slot 1) starts from rom segment C800
	. fibers channel option rom (slot 7) starts from rom segment D000		. fibers channel option rom (slot 7) starts from rom segment D000

Angelo at 16:23, 30 December 2009

2009-12-30T16:23:33Z

←Older revision		Revision as of 16:23, 30 December 2009
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	- An adaptec SCSI controller has been removed to free up memory space for PXE option ROM execution. This operation was necessary because the bios has a limited memory space which can be used for the execution of option roms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_ROM].		- An adaptec SCSI controller has been removed to free up memory space for PXE option ROM execution. This operation was necessary because the bios has a limited memory space which can be used for the execution of option roms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_ROM].

-	- In the bios config page (Advances options -> PCI details) the memory segments have been assigned as follows:	+	- In the bios PCI config page (Advances options -> PCI details) the memory segments have been assigned as follows:
	. network option rom (slot 1) starts from rom segment C800		. network option rom (slot 1) starts from rom segment C800
	. fibers channel option rom (slot 7) starts from rom segment D000		. fibers channel option rom (slot 7) starts from rom segment D000

Angelo at 16:16, 30 December 2009

2009-12-30T16:16:40Z

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	- An adaptec SCSI controller has been removed to free up memory space for PXE option ROM execution. This operation was necessary because the bios has a limited memory space which can be used for the execution of option roms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_ROM].		- An adaptec SCSI controller has been removed to free up memory space for PXE option ROM execution. This operation was necessary because the bios has a limited memory space which can be used for the execution of option roms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_ROM].
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		+	- In the bios config page (Advances options -> PCI details) the memory segments have been assigned as follows:
		+	. network option rom (slot 1) starts from rom segment C800
		+	. fibers channel option rom (slot 7) starts from rom segment D000
		+	. scsi controller option rom (slot 12) starts from rom segment D800
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		+	- At startup the network card boot agent has been reconfigured (by pressing CTRL+ALT+B) to start from network by default.

Angelo: New page: This is the procedure used to enable OPB to start from network (diskless operation). - An adaptec SCSI controller has been removed to free up memory space for PXE option ROM execution. Th...

2009-12-30T15:58:46Z

New page: This is the procedure used to enable OPB to start from network (diskless operation). - An adaptec SCSI controller has been removed to free up memory space for PXE option ROM execution. Th...

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This is the procedure used to enable OPB to start from network (diskless operation).

- An adaptec SCSI controller has been removed to free up memory space for PXE option ROM execution. This operation was necessary because the bios has a limited memory space which can be used for the execution of option roms [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_ROM].