Updating the PXE

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If you are installing the adapter in an x86 system, and you plan to use Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) functionality, you might need to update the Converged Network Adapter PXE under the BIOS and UEFI environments. This section provides the following PXE information:

PXE Operating Systems

Supported operating systems for the BIOS PXE installation include:

Windows Server 2008 R2 including SP1 64-bit
SLES 11 SP2 64-bit
RedHat 5.9 and 6.4 64-bit
Oracle's Sun JumpStart PXE server

Note - When installing an operating system from the PXE Server, ensure that the selected OS supports the Converged Network Adapter relative to the BIOS or the UEFI environment. Also ensure that the adapter supporting NIC and Fibre Channel drivers is loaded on the PXE Server.

Package Files

The multi-boot image package is available on the Oracle Recommended Software page located here:

http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/Oracle_Search.aspx

The package contains the following BIOS files:

x8xyyyyy.bin - Combined binary file, which includes the binaries for the firmware, PXE, multi-boot code, UEFI, and BIOS.
readme.txt - Package and configuration information.
release.txt - Reference the separate PXE (BIOS) and EFI PXE (EFI) release notes.
update.bat - DOS batch file that calls the executable files to update the adapter PXE in the BIOS environment.
FlasUtil.exe - Utility to update multi-boot code and firmware.
VPD.exe - Utility to update the adapter's Vital Product Data (VPD).
s8152mc.dat - Message Passing Interface (MPI) configuration data.

Note - For instructions about booting from FCoE, refer to the Readme.txt file in the multi-boot package located at the URL provided earlier in this section.