Users Guide
The boot device that you specify must exist and contain bootable media.
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 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
servers that support iDRAC system only.
Floppy Boot from a floppy disk in the local floppy disk
drive.
RFS Boot from a Remote File Share (RFS) image. The
image file is attached using the iDRAC GUI console
viewer.
Related Links
Setting First Boot Device For Multiple Servers Using CMC Web Interface
Setting First Boot Device For Individual Server Using CMC Web Interface
Setting First Boot Device Using RACADM
Setting First Boot Device For Multiple Servers 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 multiple servers using the CMC Web interface:
1. In the system tree, go to Server Overview, and then click Setup → First Boot Device. A list of servers
is displayed.
2. In the First Boot Device column, from the drop-down menu, select the boot device you want to use
for each 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.
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