Users Guide

NOTE:

● BIOS Setup (F2), Lifecycle Controller (F10), and BIOS Boot Manager (F11) cannot be set as permanent boot device.

● The first boot device setting in iDRAC Web Interface overrides the System BIOS boot settings.

● Use Redfish interface to set the value for UEFI device path. Booting to UEFI Device Path is supported on Dell 13

generation or newer servers.

Setting first boot device using web interface

To set the first boot device using iDRAC Web interface:

1. Go to Overview > Server > Setup > First Boot Device.

The First Boot Device page is displayed.

2. Select the required first boot device from the drop-down list, and click Apply.

The system boots from the selected device for subsequent reboots.

3. To boot from the selected device only once on the next boot, select Boot Once. Thereafter, the system boots from the first

boot device in the BIOS boot order.

For more information about the options, see the iDRAC Online Help.

Setting first boot device using RACADM

● To set the first boot device, use the iDRAC.ServerBoot.FirstBootDevice object.

● To enable boot once for a device, use the iDRAC.ServerBoot.BootOnce object.

For more information about these objects, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at

dell.com/idracmanuals.

Setting first boot device using virtual console

You can select the device to boot from as the server is being viewed in the Virtual Console viewer before the server runs

through its boot-up sequence. You can perform boot once to all the supported devices listed in Setting first boot device.

To set the first boot device using Virtual Console:

1. Launch Virtual Console.

2. In the Virtual Console Viewer, from the Next Boot menu, set the required device as the first boot device.

Enabling last crash screen

To troubleshoot the cause of a crash on the managed system, you can capture the system crash image using iDRAC.

NOTE:

For information about Server Administrator, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide at

dell.com/support/manuals. For information about iSM, see Using iDRAC Service Module on page 263.

1. From the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD or from the Dell Support website, install Server

Administrator or iDRAC Service Module (iSM) on the managed system.

2. In the Windows startup and recovery window, make sure that the automatic reboot option is not selected.

For more information, see Windows documentation.

3. Use Server Administrator to enable the Auto Recovery timer, set the Auto Recovery action to Reset, Power Off, or

Power Cycle, and set the timer in seconds (a value between 60 - 480).

4. Enable the Auto Shutdown and Recovery (ASR) option using one of the following:

● Server Administrator — See the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User’s Guide.

● Local RACADM — Use the command racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o cfgRacTuneAsrEnable 1

5. Enable Automated System Recovery Agent. To do this, go to Overview > iDRAC Settings > Network > Services,

select Enabled, and click Apply.

Configuring iDRAC