WMI for Administrators > Configuration > System > Boot Configuration

Boot Configuration
Selecting Configuration>System>Boot Configuration brings up the following form.
System Boot Configuration Form
On the Boot Configuration form, you can redefine the location from which the KVM/netPlus boots.
By default, the KVM/netPlus boots from a boot file in the on-board Flash memory. To understand the “Unit boot from” options, you need to understand how the KVM/netPlus handles software upgrades:
The first time you download and install a new software version from Cyclades, the new image is stored as “image2” in the Flash memory and the configuration is changed to boot the KVM/netPlus from “image 2.”
The second time you download a new software version, the latest image is stored as “image 1,” and the KVM/netPlus configuration is changed to boot from “image1.”
In the “Unit boot from” drop-down list, an entry showing the current image as “image 1” and the name of the boot file similar to the following.
image1: vmlinux.UBoot.V 2.1.0-Dec 16 05
After one or more software upgrades have been performed, a second image is also listed in the menu, for example:
image2: vmlinux.UBoot.V 2.0.0-Sept 05 02
If, for any reason, you want to boot from another image than the one currently selected, you can select that image from the drop-down menu. You can select “Network” and configure a boot server to boot from the network instead, if desired.
A network boot has the following prerequisites:
The boot configuration related options are described in the following table.
Whether the watchdog timer is active. If the watchdog timer is active the KVM/netPlus reboots if the software crashes.
 
 
An alternative console speed from 4800 to 115200 (9600 is the default).
 
 
 
 
The speed of the Ethernet connection. Select the appropriate Ethernet setting if you need to change the Auto Negotiation (default value)
Fast Ethernet Max Interrupt Events
The maximum number of packets that the CPU handles before an interrupt (0 is the default).
To Configure KVM/netPlus Boot
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Specify the maximum number of packets that the CPU handles before an interrupt in the “Fast Ethernet Max. Interrupt Events” field.
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WMI for Administrators > Configuration > System > Boot Configuration