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BINL Server Configuration
Use the Create New Option window to create an option format
for an unformatted option. Unformatted PXE options include the
user-defined options (options 6 through 254) and any of the reserved options
(options 1 through 5) that are not yet architected. You cannot use an
existing option number for a new option format.
This window is displayed when you click New on the PXE
Client Options tab.
Fields and other information include:
- Value format
- Specifies the data format.
- Option name
- Specifies a name to assign to your new option, such as myoption.
- Option number
- Specifies a number to assign to your new option. For more
information on options, see the online book DHCP Server
Administration.
- Brief description of option
- Specifies a brief comment about or description of the function that will
appear in the Option Description field.
- Option value description
- Displayed if the Value Format is String, Integer, IP Address, or IP
Addresses. This field specifies the text that is to appear in a label
above the input field.
- Boolean fields
- Displayed if the Value Format is Boolean
- Boolean label (0)
- Specifies the label for a boolean value of 0. Examples are False
and Off.
- Boolean label (1)
- Specifies the label for a boolean value of 1. Examples are True and
On.
- Choice fields
- Displayed if the Value Format is Choice
- Choice label to add
- Specifies the label for a choice. After you type the label, click
Add to add it to the choice list. Examples of labels are Accounting,
Finance, Personnel, and Marketing.
- Choice label list
- Specifies a list of the labels that will display for the choices.
To remove an item from the list, select the item and click Remove.
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