tarbots: ILOM: How To Set or Change Boot Device From ILOM?

Below is command to set or change Boot Device from ILOM.

set /HOST boot_device=<type of boot device>

Possible values for boot device are as follows:

default – Setting the value to default means that there is no override to the BIOS settings.
pxe – host will boot from the network, following the PXE boot specification.
disk – the host will boot from the first disk as determined by BIOS.
diagnostic –host will boot into the diagnostic partition, if configured.
cdrom – host will boot from the attached CD-ROM or DVD device. This is used for reimaging
bios – host will boot into the BIOS Setup screen.

For e.g. if you want to set the boot device to pxe, your command will look as follows:

set /HOST boot_device=pxe

Products to which Article Applies

All Host Operating Systems having ILOM

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