Booting To A Partition - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

Booting to a Partition

You can set an attached vFlash partition as the boot device for the next boot operation.
Before booting a partition, make sure that:
• The vFlash partition contains a bootable image (in the .img or .iso format) to boot from the device.
• The vFlash functionality is enabled.
• You have Access Virtual Media privileges.
Booting to a Partition Using Web Interface
To set the vFlash partition as a first boot device, see
NOTE: If the attached vFlash partition(s) are not listed in the First Boot Device drop-down menu, make sure that the
BIOS is updated to the latest version.
Booting to a Partition Using RACADM
To set a vFlash partition as the first boot device, use cfgServerInfo. For more information, see the
Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC available at dell.com/support/manuals.
NOTE: When you run this command, the vFlash partition label is automatically set to boot once—
cfgserverBootOnce is set to 1. Boot once boots the device to the partition only once and does not keep it
persistently first in the boot order.
Setting First Boot Device.
RACADM
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