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Basic operation of Network Boot Host

Menu screen

If you start the Network Boot Host from the bootable CD, USB flash drive, the following menu will be displayed.

Normal menu screen
 

Key operation

Move choices: Arrow keys
Move between input items: [tab] / [alt] + [tab] keys
Select / execute choice: [enter] key
Check / uncheck check items: [space] key

Cursor position

Check the current position of the cursor as follows.
 
cursor is on "OK" button   no cursor on "OK" button
   
cursor is on "Verify after erase"  no cursor on "Verify after erase"

Switch to another screen

In addition to the menu that is displayed by default, the "Utilities" menu will be displayed by pressing Alt+F2 (Hold down Alt and press the F2 key). To return to the normal menu screen, press Alt+F1.



Outline of menu contents

Host Status
Show the current setting status of each function.

Erase Logs
When the FTP server function is enabled and erase logs of the erase program are saved, a list and contents of erase logs will be displayed.

System Logs
Check logs related to the system, such as DHCP lease status, TFTP (network boot) download status, host/network settings/error status, etc. 

Storage Configuration

Configure storage for erasure logs. When starting up for the first time, please check and configure the settings.

Host Porcess Control
This function temporarily stops and restarts the network boot process (DHCP/TFTP), FTP, and NTP process.
FTP can be changed to run in debug mode to investigate any problems. 

version information

Display version information.

exit
Shut down the system and turn off the power..

---Utility Menu ---
Save Hardware Information to Erase Log Area
Writes detailed hardware information to the erase log area for problem investigation.

Save Screenshot to Erase Log Area
Take a screenshot and write the file to the erase log area.

Rescan Disks/Reset Network
Execute this command to reconfigure the settings when the disk/net environment changes, such as by connecting or disconnecting a USB disk drive or reconnecting a network cable.

PING Test
Perform a PING test to confirm network connectivity.

System shutdown

Select "Exit" from the menu and press [enter]..
On the screen below, select [Yes] and press [enter]..

any PCs will turn off automatically after this.Many PCs will turn off automatically after this.
Therefore, if you are booting from the CD-ROM, it is convenient to remove the CD at this timing.

If the power does not turn off automatically


If the power does not turn off automatically, etc.,
after the following screen is displayed, press the power button (may be a long press) to turn off the power.




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