Users Guide

The valid values for <n> are 1–16.

For example:

racadm setniccfg -m server-1 -v

Setting first boot device

You can specify the CMC first boot device for each server. This may not be the actual first boot device for the server, or may not even

represent a device present in that server. It represents a device sent by CMC to the server and used as its first boot device of that server.

This device can be set as the default first-boot 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 16. 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.

Configuring servers