Boot Priority - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII User Manual

Chapter 3
CAUTION
Figure 3-1. HP Netserver Mass Storage Drives

Boot Priority

The Netserver's boot order should be considered when selecting a boot device.
This is especially important if you are installing a board that requires a high
priority in the boot order. The board's boot priority is set by its location in the boot
order.
By default the Netserver searches for boot devices in this order:
1. IDE CD-ROM drive
2. Flexible disk drive
3. Embedded SCSI A channel (Hot Swap SCSI Drives), starting with SCSI ID 0
4. Embedded SCSI B channel (external SCSI Devices)
5. PCI slots 1, 2, and 3 (in that order)
6. Network connection
The embedded SCSI controller consists of two channels, A and B. Channel A is
used to control the Hot Swap SCSI hard drives (6). Channel B is used to control
the external SCSI devices. On each SCSI channel, the controller scans for a boot
device starting at device ID 0 and works through the ID numbers. The Netserver's
embedded controller is always SCSI ID 7.
For information about booting off of a hard disk connected to an accessory board,
see "Installing a Disk Array Controller Board" in Chapter 5, "Installing Additional
Boards." For information about using Channel B for duplex mode, see "Duplexing
Using Internal SCSI Channels" later in this chapter.
Thermal damage or excessive electromagnetic radiation
may result if you operate the HP Netserver without filler
panels inserted in empty SCSI HDD slots.
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