Huawei FusionServer Pro 1288H V5 - Setting PXE for a NIC

● The default boot mode is UEFI.
● For some OSs, if the capacity of the drive or RAID array for installing the OS is greater
than 2 TB, use the UEFI boot mode. For details, see the release notes of the OS.
● If the OS is installed on an NVMe drive, the boot mode must be the UEFI boot.
● The UEFI boot mode supports more boot devices than the legacy boot mode. The UEFI
boot mode is recommended if a server is
congured with multiple boot devices. If the
legacy mode is set, some devices may fail to boot. If the legacy mode has to be set,
disable serial port redirection or NIC PXE based on service requirements so that the OS
can start. For details, see sections "Setting PXE for a NIC" and "Setting Serial Port
Redirection" in Huawei Server Purley Platform BIOS Parameter Reference.
Step 4 Select Boot Sequence and press Enter.
The Boot Sequence screen is displayed.
The default boot sequence is Hard Disk Drive > DVD-ROM Drive > PXE > Others.
Step 5 Select the target boot device and press F5 or F6 to change the boot order.
● Press F5 to move a boot option down.
● Press F6 to move a boot option up.
The server boots in the order specied on this screen.
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7.4.7.3 Setting PXE for a NIC
If a server is congured with multiple NICs, you can set the PXE function for the
NICs on the BIOS.
If multiple boot devices of the same type are congured for a server, you can set the system
boot sequence on the BIOS. For details about how to set the boot device, see Huawei
Server Purley Platform BIOS Parameter Reference.
Procedure
Step 1 On the BIOS main screen, choose Advanced.
The Advanced screen is displayed.
Step 2 Select PXE Conguration and press Enter.
The PXE Conguration screen is displayed.
● Four on-board network ports can be displayed on the PXE screen. The default value is
Enabled for PXE1 and PXE3 and Disabled for other network ports.
● The I/O NIC ports are also displayed on the PXE Conguration screen.
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