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For Symantec Support terms, conditions, policies, and other support information, see: https://entced.symantec.com/default/ent/supportref To contact Symantec Support, see: https://support.symantec.com/en_US/contact-support.html Contents Symantec Support .............................................................................................. 4 Chapter 1 PXE Configuration Utility Help .......................................... 7 About PXE Configuration Utility ......................................................... 7 Chapter 2 Boot Menu Tab ..................................................................... 10 Boot Menu Tab ............................................................................ 10 New Shared Menu Option .............................................................. 13 Edit Shared Menu Option .............................................................. 16 Import Boot Menu Options ............................................................. 16 Regenerate Boot Images .............................................................. 17 Chapter 3 Install Pre-boot Operating System Files ......................... 18 Install Pre-boot Operating System Files ............................................ 18 Linux ......................................................................................... 19 WinPE ....................................................................................... 19 Set Default Pre-boot Operating System ............................................ 19 Chapter 4 New Configuration Wizard ................................................ 20 New Configuration Wizard ............................................................. 21 Configuration Name ..................................................................... 21 Multi-Network Adapter Configurations .............................................. 22 Network Adapter ......................................................................... 23 Have Disk .................................................................................. 23 Internet ...................................................................................... 23 TCP/IP Protocol Settings ............................................................... 24 Symantec Ghost Solution Server Communication ............................... 24 Network Connection ..................................................................... 26 Network Drive Mappings and Mount Points ....................................... 27 Optional Components .................................................................... 28 Configuration Summary ................................................................ 29 Edit Configurations ...................................................................... 29 Additional Files ........................................................................... 30 Create PXE Boot Image Files (PXE) ................................................ 31 Contents 6 PXE Boot Image Creation Complete ................................................. 31 PXE Server Tab .......................................................................... 31 GSS tab .................................................................................... 33 MAC Filter Tab ............................................................................ 36 Define MAC Addresses ................................................................. 38 Multicast Tab .............................................................................. 38 Data Logs Tab ............................................................................. 41 Status Tab .................................................................................. 42 Remote PXE Installation ............................................................... 42 Index .................................................................................................................... 44 Chapter 1 PXE Configuration Utility Help This chapter includes the following topics: ■ About PXE Configuration Utility About PXE Configuration Utility Symantec® PXE Configuration Utility integrates with Symantec® Ghost Solution Suite and lets you manage all PXE Servers across the network. PXE Configuration gives you more capability in working with Ghost Solution Suite Server, which provides administrators greater flexibility when you perform any of the following tasks: ■ Creating boot menu options. ■ Installing BIS Certificates. ■ Creating boot disks and network PXE images. ■ Assigning preboot environments to tasks within deployment jobs. ■ Setting properties to customize specific PXE Server. ■ Setting the boot menu option order for client computers. PXE Server has also been added to Role Based Security to ensure that only the authorized users can make changes to boot menu options. While installing Ghost Solution Suite, if you select Ghost Solution Suite Simple Install and Install PXE Server, both are installed on the same server. If you select Custom Install and Install PXE Server, you can choose to install Ghost Solution Suite and PXE Server on separate servers. By default, PXE Manager always installs on the Ghost Solution Suite Server. See the Ghost Solution Suite User Guide. PXE Configuration Utility Help 8 About PXE Configuration Utility Ghost Solution Suite help Accessing the PXE Configuration utility To open the PXE Configuration, choose any of the following options: ■ Option 1 ■ From the Ghost Solution Suite Console, click the PXE Configuration icon on the toolbar. You can also select Tools > PXE Configuration. ■ Option 2 ■ Select Start > All Programs > Altiris > PXE Services > PXE Configuration Utility. PXE Manager PXE Manager is a service that synchronizes Ghost Solution Suite Server and all PXE Servers that are installed and configured across the network. It keeps track of all PXE Server boot menu options and checks if they are Shared or Local. PXE Manager also gathers data from all PXE Servers and
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