HP Integrity Server rx4640 manual Remove Boot Entry, BootNext Configuration

Utilities

Using the Boot Configuration Menu

NOTE This does not delete any files, applications or drivers from your server.

This option displays a list of boot options that are configured on your server. The names will match the options on the main Boot Manager menu (above).

If you remove a drive from your server, you must manually delete it from the boot options list.

•To delete an item from the list, use the arrow keys to highlight the item and press Enter.

•To remove all of the entries from the EFI boot menu, select Delete All Boot Options. This setting may be used as a security device on servers that are accessed remotely.

Remove Boot Entry

Use this option to change the order of boot options. The order in which options are listed in the EFI boot menu also reflects the order in which the server attempts to boot. If the first boot option fails, the server tries booting the second, then the third, and so forth, until a boot option succeeds or until all options have failed.

For example, if you normally boot using a configuration on your LAN but would like to boot from a local hard drive if the LAN is unavailable, move the LAN boot option to the top of the list, followed by the hard drive boot option.

The menu lists boot options that currently exist in the main Boot Manager menu. You can change the priority of the items by moving them up or down in the list:

•Press U to move an option up.

•Press D to move an option down.

•Select Save Settings to NVRAM to modify the order in the Boot Manager menu, which modifies the order that the Boot Manager will attempt to boot the options.

•The items at the bottom of the screen (shown in bold in these examples) are descriptions of the selected option.

For example:

Change boot order. Select an Operation

EFI Shell [Built-in]

Current OS

Save Settings to NVRAM

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BootNext Configuration

Use this option to run the selected boot option immediately upon entering the main Boot Manager menu. This option is useful for booting an option that only needs to be booted once, without changing any other setting in the main Boot Manager menu. This is a one-time operation and does not change the permanent system boot settings.

This option displays the file systems that are on your server and lets you browse these file systems for applications or drivers that are executable. Executable files end with the.efi extension. You can also select remote boot (LAN) options that have been configured on your network.

To restore the default boot next setting, select Reset BootNext Setting.

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