Creating an OSD PXE Menu
The PXE menu General tab
The node of a PXE menu provides access to the menu's parameters and its values.
The General tab of this node displays the following information about the currently selected PXE menu:
Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
Menu Name | New PXE Menu | The title of the project that is displayed in the PXE menu. |
Scope | 1.1.1.* | Enter the IP address range of the targets which are to use this menu in the format of 94.24.127.* . |
Timeout (sec) | 30 | Enter the amount of time the menu is displayed on the target screens in seconds before automatically starting with the default selection. |
Status | No | This value shows if the menu is activated, that is, if it is online and can be used for deployment. |
The Items tab
The PXE boot menu items are all those projects, active and inactive that are assigned to the boot menu.
A PXE Boot Menu provides the user with the choice of projects from which he can select the one to use for the local installation. Projects that are currently offline are not displayed in this view. When an offline project comes online, it is dynamically enabled in the menu and appear in this view.
The following information is provided for the assigned projects:
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Name | The name of the project as it is defined under the Projects node. |
Project Name | The title of the project that is displayed in the PXE menu. |
Description | The project description that is displayed when the project title is selected in the PXE menu. This field is optional. |
Status | This value shows if the menu is activated, that is, if it is online and can be used for deployment. |
Default | Indicates which of the assigned projects is the default selection of the menu. The default project is marked via the green check sign. |
To create a PXE Boot Menu
To create a new PXE boot menu proceed as follows:
- Go to OS Deployment > PXE Menus.
- Select Edit > Create Menu
.
The Create a New PXE Boot Menu dialog box appears. - Enter an explicative name for the new menu in the Menu Name box.
- Enter the subnet mask into the Scope box.
- Modify the time value if the menu is to be displayed longer or shorter on the target screen than defined by default in the Display Time (sec) box.
- Change the value of the Enabled box to Yes if the new menu is to be activated right away.
- Click OK to confirm.
The new PXE boot menu is created right away and added to the list of available menus.