To Set the BIOS Boot Order on a Manageable Server

Before You Begin

Ensure that the Windows operating system is supported on each target manageable server. For a list of manageable servers that support the Windows operating system, see Table 2–6.

Steps

1. Set the BIOS Settings on the target host in the following order:

   1. Boot from Hard Disk

   2. Boot from Network (PXE-enabled)

   3. Boot from CD

   4. Boot from Floppy

2. Identify the target host's primary NIC MAC address for a PXE network boot and the Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) value.

   You can obtain the GUID from the target host's BIOS settings or from any of the following other sources:

   • A label on the side of the computer case.

   • A label within the computer case.

   • The basic input/output system (BIOS) of the client computer.

   • Network traffic from the client computer. You can use a network utility to sniff the network traffic and locate the DHCPDiscover packet. That field will contain the 128-bit, 16-byte GUID or a 128 bit Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID).

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   Note –

   The GUID must be in the form {dddddddd-dddd-dddd-dddd-dddddddddddd}, where d is a hexadecimal text digit. For example, {921FB974-ED42-11BE-BACD-00AA0057B223}. Valid entries for the client GUID are restricted to the numbers 0 through 9, lowercase alphabetical characters, uppercase alphabetical characters, and a dash.

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   Caution –

   Spaces, underscores, and other special symbols are not permitted in a GUID nor in a UUID.

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