Settings
Settings Options Interface
Basic Settings
Writeback Directory: Used to store the data written by the client machine after PXE network booting, that is, the temporary data written by the client machine to the disk. That is, the so-called writeback (work) directory, which is placed in the writeback subdirectory on the server side by default. You can set multiple writeback directories, and the system will automatically balance the writeback file storage directories of multiple client machines.
Per User Writeback Size Limit: When you need to limit the size of the writeback data written by the client machine, please set it to an appropriate value. When it is too small, the client machine will have a blue screen phenomenon.
Allow Super User to Update Server Disk: When you need to update the files on the server's disk on the client machine, please select this option. In this mode, you do not need to save the writeback data anymore, and the writeback data will be directly written to the server disk. During the super user's online period, the data disk on the server cannot be accessed.
System Image Upload Directory: The storage directory for client machine image uploads, which is the boot subdirectory on the server side by default.
Administrator Password: The authentication password when the auxiliary server accepts management from the main server.
DHCP Settings
Enable DHCP and TFTP Services: Whether to start DHCP and TFTP functions, which are necessary functions for client machine PXE network booting.
DHCP Server: Specify the IP address of the DHCP service, which will automatically fill in the following settings after specifying.
Start IP and End IP: The start IP and end IP range of DHCP service automatically assigned to new client machines.
Subnet Mask, Gateway, Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS Addresses: The network settings sent by DHCP service to client machines.
Multi-Server Settings
Automatic Load Balancing: When there are multiple servers in the LAN, please set this option. It can achieve dual-server hot backup and load balancing.
IP List: The server list manually added when manually load balancing multiple servers
Computer Settings
Disable Client Machine Status Statistics: Whether to turn off client machine status statistics function
Time to Display Operating System List (Seconds): When there are multiple system images for client machines, a system selection list menu will be displayed when client machines start up. Here you can set the display time of the list.
Personal Disk Directory: The root directory of personal disks in shared directory form.
Personal Cloud Disk Server IP: The IP of a separate iscsi personal disk server.
New Computer Default Settings
Automatically Add New Computers: Whether to allow automatic addition of new client machines. When there is a DHCP request, PXE network boot request, iSCSI connection request or client connection request, if the client does not exist, a new user will be automatically added.
Naming Rules: Set the naming rules for new computers automatically added through DHCP.
Category: The default category of new computers
System Image: The default system image for automatically added new client machines. (You can drag and drop each image up and down to adjust the display order)
Data Disk: The disk list of automatically added new users.
Network Boot Mode: The mode used by new computers for pxe network booting
New Computer Name Naming Rules
New Computer Name Naming Rules: When there is a DHCP request or a client connection request, new computer name generation rules.