User guide

Using SETBOOTORDER

SETBOOTORDER enables you to set the order in which devices are booted, including diskette

drives, CD-ROM or DVD drives, hard drives, PXE, and USB devices. This utility sets the boot order

only for devices that exist for a server. The devices can be set to boot in any order.

SETBOOTORDER cannot be used to set the storage controller order. You must use the CONREP

utility. For more information about setting the controller order, see “Using CONREP” (page 24)

NOTE: Any changes made to the SETBOOTORDER take affect at the next reboot. For HP ProLiant

servers with Oxx ROM Family (most 100 series servers), only one device can be set as the boot

device and others cannot be re-ordered. These Oxx servers do not support the default or usb

parameters.

SETBOOTORDER command-line syntax

setbootorder [floppy cdrom pxe hd usb | default] [/?]

SETBOOTORDER command-line arguments

Options are disabled if not listed in the argument.

DescriptionCommand line argument

The order of these arguments sets the boot order for the

system devices. Each term can be used only once in any

floppy cdrom pxe hd usb

order. It is not necessary to use all terms. HP ProLiant 100

series servers can only pass in one option.

This argument resets the boot order to the factory default.

default

This argument displays help information.

SETBOOTORDER return codes

MeaningValue

The boot order was set successfully.

SETBOOTORDER command-line examples

DescriptionCommand-line argument

This command sets the system devices to boot in this order:

CD-ROM drive, hard drive, PXE, USB, diskette drive.

SETBOOTORDER cdrom hd pxe usb floppy

This command sets the boot order to the factory default.

SETBOOTORDER default

Using STATEMGR

The STATEMGR utility enables the user to keep track of the execution state during system reboots.

This utility saves persistent state information across reboots of the system.

NOTE: The STATEMGR utility is not supported on 100 series servers.

STATEMGR command-line syntax

STATEMGR [/R | -R] [EVNAME] [/?]

- or -

STATEMGR [/W | -W] [EVNAME] [VALUE] [/?]

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