Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 106)

Boot Device Description
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 iDRAC6 and iDRAC7 systems 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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