Hide boot environments from the PXE boot menu

Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) is a standard client–server environment that allows administrators to boot a PXE-enabled system using a collection of files stored on a network server. In a default installation, a PXE boot menu lists all Windows and Linux boot environments that exist on the appliance. Boot environments provide the drivers and other resources that a target device requires to network boot from the appliance.

In some cases, your appliance may have one or more older KACE Boot Environments (KBEs) that you do not want to appear in the PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) boot menu. You can choose to display or hide boot selected boot environments available on the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance, or on all associated Remote Site Appliances.

1.	On the left navigation pane, click Deployments, then click Boot Environments to display the Boot Environments page.

2.	Select the boot environment that you want to install to the USB flash device to display the Boot Environment Detail page.

3.	To hide this boot environment from the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance PXE boot menu, select Hide Boot Environment from SDA PXE Boot Menu.

4.	To hide this boot environment from the PXE boot menu of all associated Remote Site Appliances, select Hide Boot Environment from all RSA PXE Boot Menus.

After selected this option, if you want this boot environment to appear on a specific Remote Site Appliance, and to remain hidden on all other Remote Site Appliances, on the Remote Site Detail page, under Boot Environments, in the row containing the newly hidden Boot Environment, you must clear the Hidden check box. Making this change does not affect any other Remote Site Appliances.

5.	Click Save.

6.	Initiate the PXE boot menu on the associated appliance, and verify that the newly hidden boot environment no longer appears in the list.