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Setting First Boot Device For Multiple Servers Using CMC Web Interface

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the first boot device in the BIOS boot order, until it is changed again either from the CMC web interface or from the BIOS boot sequence. NOTE: The first boot device setting in CMC web Interface overrides the system BIOS boot settings. The boot device that you specify must exist and contain a bootable media. You can set the following devices for first boot. Table 9. Boot Devices Boot Device Description PXE Boot from a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) protocol on the Network Interface Card. Hard Drive Boot from the hard disk drive on the server. Local CD/DVD Boot from a CD or DVD drive on the server. Virtual Floppy Boot from the virtual floppy drive. The floppy drive (or a floppy disk image) is on another computer on the management network, and is attached using the iDRAC GUI console viewer. Virtual CD/DVD Boot from a virtual CD or DVD drive or CD or DVD ISO image. The optical drive or ISO image file is located on another computer or boot disk available on the management network and is attached using the iDRAC GUI console viewer. iSCSI Boot from an Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) device. Local SD Card Boot from the local SD (Secure Digital) card-for servers that support iDRAC 6 and iDRAC 7 systems only. Local Floppy Boot from a floppy disk in the local floppy disk drive. Remote File Share Boot from a Remote File Share (RFS) image. The image file is attached using the iDRAC GUI console viewer. Setting First Boot Device For Multiple Servers Using CMC Web Interface NOTE: To set the first boot device for servers, you must have the Server Administrator privileges or Chassis Configuration Administrator privileges, and the iDRAC login privileges. To set the first boot device for multiple servers: 1. In the left pane, click Server Overview → Setup → First Boot Device. A list of servers is displayed. 2. In the First Boot Device column, from the drop-down menu corresponding to a server, select the boot device you want to use for a server. 3. If you want the server to boot from the selected device every time it boots, clear the Boot Once option for the server. If you want the server to boot from the selected device only on the next boot cycle, select the Boot Once option for the server. 4. Click Apply to save the settings. Setting First Boot Device For Individual Server Using CMC Web Interface NOTE: To set the first boot device for servers, you must have Server Administrator privileges or Chassis Configuration Administrator privileges and iDRAC login privileges. 84

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the first boot device in the BIOS boot order, until it is changed again either from the CMC web interface or from the BIOS
boot sequence.
NOTE:
The first boot device setting in CMC web Interface overrides the system BIOS boot settings.
The boot device that you specify must exist and contain a bootable media.
You can set the following devices for first boot.
Table 9. Boot Devices
Boot Device
Description
PXE
Boot from a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) protocol on the Network Interface Card.
Hard Drive
Boot from the hard disk drive on the server.
Local CD/DVD
Boot from a CD or DVD drive on the server.
Virtual Floppy
Boot from the virtual floppy drive. The floppy drive (or a floppy disk image) is on another computer on
the management network, and is attached using the iDRAC GUI console viewer.
Virtual CD/DVD
Boot from a virtual CD or DVD drive or CD or DVD ISO image. The optical drive or ISO image file is
located on another computer or boot disk available on the management network and is attached
using the iDRAC GUI console viewer.
i
SCSI
Boot from an Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) device.
Local SD Card
Boot from the local SD (Secure Digital) card—for servers that support iDRAC 6 and iDRAC 7 systems
only.
Local Floppy
Boot from a floppy disk in the local floppy disk drive.
Remote File
Share
Boot from a Remote File Share (RFS) image. The image file is attached using the iDRAC GUI console
viewer.
Setting First Boot Device For Multiple Servers Using CMC Web Interface
NOTE:
To set the first boot device for servers, you must have the
Server Administrator
privileges or
Chassis
Configuration Administrator
privileges, and the
iDRAC login
privileges.
To set the first boot device for multiple servers:
1.
In the left pane, click
Server Overview
→
Setup
→
First Boot Device
. A list of servers is displayed.
2.
In the
First Boot Device
column, from the drop-down menu corresponding to a server, select the boot device you
want to use for a server.
3.
If you want the server to boot from the selected device every time it boots, clear the
Boot Once
option for the
server. If you want the server to boot from the selected device only on the next boot cycle, select the
Boot Once
option for the server.
4.
Click
Apply
to save the settings.
Setting First Boot Device For Individual Server Using CMC Web Interface
NOTE:
To set the first boot device for servers, you must have
Server Administrator
privileges or
Chassis
Configuration Administrator
privileges and
iDRAC login
privileges.
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