Users Guide

Boot Device Description
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.
NOTE: This option is supported only till Dell’s 11th
generation of PowerEdge servers.
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.
Setting First Boot Device For Individual Server Using CMC Web Interface
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 individual server using the CMC Web interface:
1. In the system go to Server Overview, and then click the server for which you want to set the first boot device.
2. Go to Setup → First Boot Device. The First Boot Device page is displayed.
3. From the First Boot Device drop-down menu, select the boot device you want to use for each server.
4. 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
5. Click Apply to save the settings.
Setting First Boot Device Using RACADM
To set the first boot device, use the cfgServerFirstBootDevice object.
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