# Intel® Boot Agent Tools Installation Suite

Windows* 2000 RIS services include an option to allow third-party tools to be accessed and run by client machines during network (PXE) boot up. The Intel® Boot Agent (IBA) Tools Suite is a set of utilities used for updating and diagnosing Intel PRO/100 and Intel PRO/1000 adapters during boot-up from a Windows 2000 RIS server. The included utilities are:

- IBAUtil is used to change the default settings of the Intel Boot Agent and update the flash contents of the NIC

- IBACfg is used to configure the Boot Agent in a DOS environment

Please refer to the appropriate sections of this User's Guide for detailed descriptions of each of these utilities.

The client machine must be set to boot from PXE before any other boot services. IBA Tools setup may only be installed on a Windows 2000 server running Remote Install Services (RIS).

## IBA Tools Installation

The IBA Tools Suite Installer uses InstallShield to provide a simple method of installing bootable images containing these tools within the Windows 2000 RIS server. You will need a formatted, bootable floppy disk to complete the installation of IBA Tools. Please do not have autoexec.bat and config.sys files in your bootable floppy disk. Following are the steps to install this program:

1. Boot your Windows 2000 Remote Install Server.

2. Insert a CD-ROM or floppy diskette containing IBATOOLS.EXE, located under the pathname: BOOTAGNT/RISTOOLS.

3. Make BOOTAGNT/RISTOOLS the current directory.

4. Enter the following command to invoke the IBA Tools Suite Installer:

   > IBATOOLS

   The IBA Tools Suite Installer will first welcome you.

5. Click Next to proceed.
   The IBA Tools Suite Installer displays the licensing agreement.

6. Click Yes to proceed.

   The IBA Tools Suite Installer performs a search to see whether Remote Install Services are installed on the server. If Remote Install Services are not detected, you are informed that Remote Install Services are not installed, and the IBA Tools Suite Installer will exit after you click OK.

   If the Remote Install Services are detected, you are prompted to insert a bootable floppy disk in Drive A.

7. Insert a plain, bootable floppy diskette without any autoexec.bat and config.sys files on the floppy diskette and click OK.

   The Creating Images screen appears. The IBA Tools Suite Installer generates a floppy boot image for each of the utilities it supports. This process takes a few minutes to create images.

   Upon completion of this process, you are given a list of steps to enable Troubleshooting and Maintenance Options. The IBA Tools will not be available to run if you do not enable these options. The steps are listed on the screen below as well as in Enabling Maintenance and Troubleshooting Options.

8. Click Next to proceed.
   The IBA Tools Suite Installer displays a finish dialog box.

9. Click Finish to complete the installation.

## Enabling Maintenance and Troubleshooting Options

To enable the Maintenance and Troubleshooting Options, perform the following steps:

1. From the Start menu, select Programs followed by Administrative Tools followed by Active Directory Users and Computers.

2. Right-click on the appropriate domain name at the top of the tree in the left windowpane and select Properties.

3. From the Group Policy tab, select Default Domain Policy and click Edit.
   A Group Policy window appears.

4. Expand the Windows Settings under User Configuration in the tree in the left windowpane.

5. Select Remote Installation Services under Security Settings.

6. Double-click Choice Options in the right windowpane.

7. Enable the Maintenance and Troubleshooting menu item by selecting Allow under the Tools setting.

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