DescriptionOption
Enablesyou to create a local boot policy that can only be accessed by this
serviceprofile.
Continuewith Step 3.
Createa Specific Boot Policy
Assignsan existing boot policy to the service profile. If you choose this
option,Cisco UCS Manager displays the detailsof the policy.
Ifyou do not want use any of the existing policies but instead want to create
apolicy that all service profiles can access, click Create Boot Policy and
continuewith Step 2. Otherwise, choose a policy from the list and continue
withStep 9.
BootPolicies Policy_Name
Step 2 Ifyou clickedCreate Boot Policy to create a boot policy that all service profiles and templates can use, do
thefollowing:
a) In the Create Boot Policy dialog box, enter a unique name and description for the policy.
Thisname can be between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special
charactersother than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and you cannot change this name
afterthe object has beensaved.
b) Continue with Step 3.
Step 3 (Optional) To reboot all servers that use this boot policy after you make changes to the boot order, check the
Rebooton BootOrder Change checkbox.
Inthe Cisco UCS Manager GUI, if theReboot onBoot OrderChange check box is checked for a boot
policy,and if CD-ROM or Floppy is the last device in the boot order, deleting or adding the device does not
directlyaffect the boot order and the server does not reboot.
Step 4 (Optional) If desired,check the Enforce vNIC/vHBA/iSCSI Name check box.
•Ifchecked, Cisco UCS Manager displays a configuration error and reports whether one or more of the
vNICs,vHBAs, or iSCSI vNICs listed in the Boot Order table matchthe server configuration in the
serviceprofile.
•Ifnot checked,Cisco UCS Manager uses the vNICs, vHBAs, or iSCSI vNICs (as appropriate for the
bootoption) from theserver configuration in the service profile. It does not report whether the vNICs,
vHBAs,or iSCSI vNICs specified in the boot policy match the server configuration in the service profile.
Step 5 Toadd a local disk, virtual CD-ROM, or virtual floppy to the boot order, do the following:
a) Click the down arrows to expand the Local Devices area.
b) Click one of the following links to add the device to the Boot Order table:
•AddLocal Disk
•AddCD-ROM
•AddFloppy
c) Add another boot device to the Boot Order table, or click OK to finish.
Step 6 Toadd a LAN boot to the boot order, do the following:
a) Click the down arrows to expand the vNICs area.
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