Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide

--bootseq

Enables, disables, and orders the devices in a boot order list. Only the devices present on the system are listed in the bootseq.

Without an argument, this option prints the boot order list. The argument must be formatted as a comma-separated numerical list with no spaces. The list must be within the bounds of the current boot list, that is, the low and high numbers must match, and the same number of entries must be supplied. Systems that use a numerical list for boot order cannot be replicated.

Some systems also allow the boot order to be expressed as a list of device names. Device names are formatted as a name.location.instance string, where name is the name of the device, location is either slot or embedded (emb), and instance is the numerical position of the device. Some device name examples are shown below. Systems that support a list of device names for boot order can be replicated.

Numerical Lists Examples:

A:>syscfg --bootseq= 2,3,4,5,1,6

The following devices are set in the boot sequence:

Device 2:* usbcdrom.slot.1- USB CD-ROM device

Device 3:* virtualcd.slot.1 – VIRTUAL CDROM

Device 4:* hdd.emb.0 -Hard drive C:

Device 5:* nic.emb.1 - MBA v2.5.12 Slot 0500

Device 1:* virtualfloppy.slot.1 - VIRTUAL FLOPPY

Device 6:* usbfloppy.slot.1 - USB Floppy device

Device Name Examples:

Example of device names:

nic.slot.1 (network adapter 1 in PCI slot) 

nic.emb.1 (network adapter 1 on system board)

hdd.emb.0 (hard drive C:)

cdrom.emb.0 (CD drive)

Device Name Lists Examples

Example 1:

#syscfg --bootseq

The following devices are set in the boot sequence:

Device 2:* cdrom.emb.0 - IDE CD-ROM device

Device 3:* hdd.emb.0 - Hard drive C:

Device 5:* virtual.slot.1 - VIRTUALCDROM DRIVE

Device 1:* floppy.emb.0 - Diskette drive A:1226

Device 6:* virtual.slot.2 - VIRTUALFLOPPY DRIVE

Device 4:* nic.emb.1 - IBA GE Slot 0638 v1226

Example 2:

#syscfg --bootseq=nic.emb.1,virtual.slot.1

The following devices are set in the boot sequence:

Device 4:* nic.emb.1 - IBA GE Slot 0638 v

Device 5:* virtual.slot.1 - VIRTUALCDROM DRIVE

Device 2: cdrom.emb.0 - IDE CD-ROM device

Device 3: hdd.emb.0 - Hard drive C:

Device 1: floppy.emb.0 - Diskette drive A: