Users Guide

You can set the following devices for first boot.

Table 6. Boot Devices

Boot Device Description

PXE Boot from a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) protocol on the Network Interface

Card.

Hard Drive Boot using a Hard disk drive.

Local

CD/DVD

Boot from a CD or DVD drive on the server.

BIOS Setup Boot during the BIOS setup.

Virtual Floppy Boot from a virtual floppy disk.

Virtual

CD/DVD

Boot from a Virtual CD or DVD drive.

Local SD

Card

Boot from the local SD (Secure Digital) card.

Remote File

Boot from remote file share.

BIOS Boot

Manager

Boot using the BIOS boot manager.

Lifecycle

Controller

Boot using the Lifecycle controller.

Local Floppy Boot from a floppy disk in the local floppy disk drive.

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.

To set the first boot device for individual servers:

1. In the left pane, click Server Overview, and then click the server for which you want to set the first

boot device.

2. Go to Setup → First Boot Device. The First Boot Device page is displayed.