Users Guide
For example:
racadm setniccfg -m server-1 -v
Setting rst boot device
You can specify the CMC rst boot device for each server. This may not be the actual rst 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 rst boot device of that server.
This device can be set as the default rst-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 rst boot device for the next boot only or for all subsequent reboots. You can also set the rst boot device for the server.
The system boots from the selected device on the next and subsequent reboots and remains as the rst 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 rst 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 rst boot. However, to set a device as a default rst-boot device, select Default.
To not to override the server rmware version if the rmware version running on the server is same as the version available in the rst boot
device, select None.
You can set the following devices for rst 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 oppy 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 Share Boot from remote le share.
BIOS Boot
Manager
Boot using the BIOS boot manager.
Lifecycle
Controller
Boot using the Lifecycle controller.
Local Floppy Boot from a oppy disk in the local oppy disk drive.
Setting rst boot device for multiple servers using CMC web
interface
NOTE
: To set the rst boot device for servers, you must have the Server Administrator privileges or Chassis Conguration
Administrator privileges, and the iDRAC login privileges.
88 Conguring servers