Q-Logic 8100 SERIES 用户手册

6–Configuring NIC Functionality in the Converged Network Adapter

Configuring the NIC in a Linux Environment

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The PXE boot code downloads the executable boot file using TFTP and 
executes the boot file.

PXE boot requires the following:

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A client server with a PXE-compliant BIOS or UEFI implementation and a 
QLogic 8100 Series Adapter. This server boots through PXE with Microsoft 
Windows.

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A DHCP or proxy DHCP server that can provide an IP address and boot 
server list to the client server.

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A PXE boot server to deliver the PXE execution environment and the 
operating system images to the client server. It is possible to configure a 
single physical server as both a DHCP and a boot server.

For information about setting up a Linux server as a PXE boot server, refer 
to the QLogic application note, Setting Up Linux PXE on Server and Client 
Systems, which is available at 

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To set the client servers BIOS boot order:

1.

Set up client servers BIOS boot order to select 8100 Series NIC as the first 
boot device in the Boot order/Boot Device priority. The two QLogic UNDI 
v1.11 PXE-2 entries are for a dual-port QLogic 8100 Series Adapter 
(

).

2.

Reboot the client system to boot over the network from the PXE boot server.