User's Manual

Using the CMC Web Interface 107
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.
To set the first boot device for some or all servers in the chassis:
1
Log in to the CMC Web 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,
uncheck 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 .
Viewing the Health Status of an Individual Server
The health status for an individual server can be viewed in two ways:
from the Chassis Graphics section on the Chassis Status page or the
Server Status page.
The Chassis Graphics page provides a graphical overview of an individual
server installed in the chassis.
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.
Table 5-2. Boot Devices
(continued)
Boot Device Description