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KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 9.2 Common Documents - Administrator Guide

About the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance Getting started Using the Dashboard Configuring the appliance Setting up user accounts and user authentication Configuring security settings Preparing for deployment Managing device inventory Using labels Creating a Windows or Linux Boot Environment Managing drivers Capturing images Capturing user states Creating scripted installations Creating a task sequence Automating deployments Performing manual deployments Managing custom deployments Managing offline deployments About the Remote Site Appliance Importing and exporting appliance components Managing disk space Troubleshooting appliance issues Updating appliance software Glossary About us Legal notices

Set the Boot Manager timeout

Set the Boot Manager timeout

When you network boot a device in to the KACE Boot Environment (KBE), you can specify how long the Boot Manager displays on a target device.

Typically, in a test environment where you are setting up and troubleshooting devices, you can increase the timeout. In a production environment; however, decreasing the timeout to a few seconds should discourage users from attempting to interrupt the boot sequence.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.
2.
Under PXE Options, in Boot Manager Timeout, enter the duration in seconds.
The default value is 15 seconds. You can increase the timeout up to 15 minutes or 900 seconds; an increased timeout period might cause users to interrupt the boot sequence.
3.
Click Save.

The Boot Manager timeout for all PXE boots from the appliance is changed.

Select the local hard disk boot method

Select the local hard disk boot method

When you boot a device from the hard drive, you can specify how you want the device to boot.

 

Both local and chain boot methods are available, but the chain boot method is recommended.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.
2.
Under PXE Options, click Local Hard Disk Boot Method (BIOS), and select the boot method for BIOS devices.
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Chain Boot: Select this option if you want to use iPXE to chain-boot the device to its hard drive.
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Local Boot: Select this option if you want to use built-in iPXE commands to do a boot from the hard drive.
3.
Also under PXE Options, click Local Hard Disk Boot Method (UEFI), and select the boot method for UEFI devices.
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Chain Boot: Select this option if you want to run a UEFI script to load the Windows UEFI boot manager.
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Local Boot: Select this option if you want to use built-in iPXE commands to do a boot from the hard drive.
4.
Click Save.

Recovering devices

Recovering devices

Recover corrupted devices
Downloading the appliance log files

The KBE Main Menu, which loads on target devices after you network boot a device in to the appliance, provides a Recovery menu option. You can modify or replace files, and edit the registry to boot unresponsive devices.

Recover corrupted devices

Recover corrupted devices

You can restore corrupted devices or devices that cannot boot from its hard drive.

1.
From the KBE Main Menu on the target device, click Recovery.
The recovery tools appears.
2.
Click the recovery tool you want to run.
Closing the registry editing window saves the changes you made.
3.
Click Back to Main Menu to exit the tool.
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