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96 Using the CMC Web Interface
The boot device that you specify must exist and contain bootable media.
Table 5-2 lists the boot devices that you can specify.
NOTE: To set the first boot device for servers you must have Server Administrator
privilege or Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege and a login on the iDRAC.
Table 5-2. 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 drive on the
server.
Local CD/DVD Boot from a CD/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/DVD
drive or CD/DVD ISO image. The
optical drive or ISO image file is
located on another computer or
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 the
M610/M710/M805/M905 systems
only.
Floppy Boot from a floppy disk in the
local floppy disk drive.