Make a Persistent Change to Boot Order

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To make a persistent change to the boot order, modify the order of devices between the BOOT_DEVICE_PRIORITY tags of the XML file.

The following example shows an XML file from a Sun Blade X6275 server module (which has a built-in bootable InfiniBand interface) set to optimal defaults with a 1-GByte USB flash, a USB CD, and a dual Gig-Ethernet Express Module plugged in.

To create an XML file containing the current boot order of your system, type:

# biosconfig -get_boot_order filename.xml

The following is an example of the output of the XML file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<BIOSCONFIG>
   <BIOSCONFIG_VERSION>2.1</BIOSCONFIG_VERSION>
   <SPEC_VERSION>2.4</SPEC_VERSION>
   <SP_NETWORK_CONFIG>
      <DISCOVERY></DISCOVERY>
      <IP></IP>
      <NETMASK></NETMASK>
      <GATEWAY></GATEWAY>
   </SP_NETWORK_CONFIG>
   <PASSWORD_CONFIG>
      <PASSWORD></PASSWORD>
   </PASSWORD_CONFIG>
   <BOOT_ORDER_OVERRIDE>
      <HELP_STRING>FIRST=Choose one of: pxe, cdrom, disk,
floppy, bios, none</HELP_STRING>
      <FIRST></FIRST>
      <HELP_STRING>CLEAR_CMOS=Choose Yes, No or leave it
empty, .....</HELP_STRING>
      <CLEAR_CMOS></CLEAR_CMOS>
   </BOOT_ORDER_OVERRIDE>
   <BOOT_DEVICE_PRIORITY>
   <Boot_Device_01>
      <DEVICE_NAME>USB:Port1:Memorex DVD+-RAM 510L v1</DEVICE_NAME>
   </Boot_Device_01>
   <Boot_Device_02>
      <DEVICE_NAME>SATA:3M-MRVLRD 200254-01SUN24G 0801</DEVICE_NAME>
   </Boot_Device_02>
   <Boot_Device_03>
      <DEVICE_NAME>USB:Port0:SanDisk Cruzer Contour</DEVICE_NAME>
   </Boot_Device_03>
   <Boot_Device_04>
      <DEVICE_NAME>IB:Slot2.F0:PXE:MLNX HCA IB 1.9.972 (PCI 07:00.
</DEVICE_NAME>
      <PCI-B-D-F>07,00,00</PCI-B-D-F>
   </Boot_Device_04>
   <Boot_Device_05>
      <DEVICE_NAME>PXE:IBA GE Slot 00C8 v1324</DEVICE_NAME>
      <PCI-B-D-F>00,19,00</PCI-B-D-F>
   </Boot_Device_05>
   </BOOT_DEVICE_PRIORITY>
</BIOSCONFIG>

Edit the device names displayed between the <DEVICE_NAME> tags so that the devices are listed in the desired boot order.
To set the boot order, type:
# biosconfig -set_boot_order filename.xml