Users Guide

device or an one-time device so that you can boot an image to perform tasks such as running

diagnostics or reinstalling an operating system.

You can set the first boot device for the next boot only or for all subsequent reboots. You can also set the

first boot device for the server. The system boots from the selected device on the next and subsequent

reboots and remains as 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. However, to set a device as a default first-boot device,

select Default.

To not to override the server firmware version if the firmware version running on the server is same as the

version available in the first boot device, select None.

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 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.