Dell iDRAC8 manual Enabling Boot Once for Virtual Media

To enable the managed system to boot:

1.Boot the managed system.

2.Press <F2> to enter the System Setup page.

3.Go to System BIOS Settings → Boot Settings → BIOS Boot Settings → Boot Sequence.

In the pop-up window, the virtual optical drives and virtual floppy drives are listed with the standard boot devices.

4.Make sure that the virtual drive is enabled and listed as the first device with bootable media. If required, follow the on-screen instructions to modify the boot order.

5.Click OK, navigate back to System BIOS Settings page, and click Finish.

6.Click Yes to save the changes and exit. The managed system reboots.

The managed system attempts to boot from a bootable device based on the boot order. If the virtual device is connected and a bootable media is present, the system boots to the virtual device. Otherwise, the system overlooks the device—similar to a physical device without bootable media.

Enabling Boot Once for Virtual Media

You can change the boot order only once when you boot after attaching remote Virtual Media device. Before you enable the boot once option, make sure that:

•You have Configure User privilege.

•Map the local or virtual drives (CD/DVD, Floppy, or USB flash device) with the bootable media or image using the Virtual Media options

•Virtual Media is in Attached state for the virtual drives to appear in the boot sequence.

To enable the boot once option and boot the managed system from the Virtual Media:

1.In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → Attached Media.

2.Under Virtual Media, select the Enable Boot Once and click Apply.

3.Turn on the managed system and press <F2> during boot.

4.Change the boot sequence to boot from the remote Virtual Media device.

5.Reboot the server.

The managed system boots once from the Virtual Media.

Related Links

Mapping Virtual Drive

Configuring Virtual Media

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