Dell PowerEdge M1000e Dell PowerEdge M1000e Configuration Guide - Page 34

Setting the First Boot Device for Servers, Chassis, Servers, Setup, Deploy, Enable Lan - blade chassis

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2 Click the plus (+) symbol next to Chassis in the left column, then click Servers. 3 Click Setup  Deploy. 4 Select the protocol for the iDRAC setting (IPv4 and/or IPv6). 5 Enable the LAN for the iDRAC on the server by selecting the check box next to the server beneath the Enable Lan heading. 6 Enable or disable IPMI over LAN by using the check box next to the server under the Enable IPMI over LAN heading. 7 Enable or disable DHCP for the iDRAC by checking or unchecking the check box next to the server under the DHCP Enabled heading. 8 If DHCP is disabled, enter the static IP address, netmask, and default gateway for the iDRAC. 9 Click Apply at the bottom of the page. Setting the First Boot Device for Servers The First Boot Device page allows you to specify the boot device for each blade. You can set the default boot device and you can also set a one-time boot device so that you can boot a special image to perform tasks such as running diagnostics or reinstalling an operating system. To set the first boot device for some or all servers in the chassis: 1 Log in to the CMC Web-based interface. 2 Click Servers in the system tree and then click Setup  Deploy First Boot Device. A list of servers is displayed, one per row. 3 Select the boot device you want to use for each server from the list box. 4 If you want the server to boot from the selected device every time it boots, unselect the Boot Once check box for the server. If you want the server to boot from the selected device only on the next boot cycle, select the Boot Once check box for the server. 5 Click Apply. 34 Initial System Configuration

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Initial System Configuration
2
Click the plus (+) symbol next to
Chassis
in the left column, then click
Servers
.
3
Click
Setup
Deploy
.
4
Select the protocol for the iDRAC setting (IPv4 and/or IPv6).
5
Enable the LAN for the iDRAC on the server by selecting the check box
next to the server beneath the
Enable Lan
heading.
6
Enable or disable IPMI over LAN by using the check box next to the server
under the
Enable IPMI over LAN
heading.
7
Enable or disable DHCP for the iDRAC by checking or unchecking the
check box next to the server under the
DHCP Enabled
heading.
8
If DHCP is disabled, enter the static IP address, netmask, and default
gateway for the iDRAC.
9
Click
Apply
at the bottom of the page.
Setting the First Boot Device for Servers
The
First Boot Device
page allows you to specify the boot device for each
blade. You can set the default boot device and you can also set a one-time
boot device so that you can boot a special image to perform tasks such as
running diagnostics or reinstalling an operating system.
To set the first boot device for some or all servers in the chassis:
1
Log in to the CMC Web-based interface.
2
Click
Servers
in the system tree and then click
Setup
Deploy First Boot
Device
. A list of servers is displayed, one per row.
3
Select the boot device you want to use for each server from the list box.
4
If you want the server to boot from the selected device every time it boots,
unselect the
Boot Once
check box for the server.
If you want the server to boot from the selected device only on the next
boot cycle, select the
Boot Once
check box for the server.
5
Click
Apply
.