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October 22nd, 2013 16:00
Dell Server Deployment Pack (DSDP) 2.1 Set Boot Order error
I have installed DSDP 2.1 on my SCCM 2007 R3 site server (upgraded from v1.2 to v2.0 to v2.1). I'm running into an error in my task sequence when it is trying to set the boot order using the "syscfg --bootnext" command on my PowerEdge R320s. When I run "syscfg -h" I don't even see that option. The weird thing is that if I copy the syscfg.exe to a network share and run syscfg.exe using the UNC path (\\server\share\syscfg -h), I see all the available options including "--bootnext". Does anyone know if this method of setting the boot order is still supported in the 12G servers?
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Ramesha HE
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October 23rd, 2013 01:00
Yes, 12G server support this option. You have to use "syscfg --nextboot” or “syscfg --OneTimeBootSeqDev” command to set the boot order for the next boot.
cmcanmee
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October 23rd, 2013 07:00
Thanks for the reply! Those options were not available when running the syscfg command. I was receiving a message to the affect that those settings cannot be changed through this utility. Last night I updated the DTK from 4.2.0.1 to 4.3 and updated the DP and now I'm closer. Now when I run "syscfg.exe --nextboot=virtualcd.slot.1" I see this error:
Invalid argument for option 'OneTimeBootSeqDev'.
This field determines the one-time boot device when the One-Time Boot Device List is set to BIOS Boot Sequence Device. If Boot Mode is set to UEFI, the system temporarily switches the Boot Mode to BIOS when attempting a one-time boot to the device.
Arguments : HardDisk.List.1-1|Optical.SATAEmbedded.E-1|NIC.Embedded.1-1-1
I have my vritualmedia set to auto, but I can't seem to be able to configure the system to boot from the virtual media on the next boot. Has anyone run into this one before?
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Ramesha HE
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October 29th, 2013 08:00
Please use the following “syscfg” steps to do --NextBoot configuration setting in 12G servers.
Steps:
1. syscfg --OneTimeBootMode=OneTimeBootSeq (To enable the one time boot sequence)
2. syscfg --BootSeq (To check the supported Boot Mode Strings )
3. syscfg --NextBoot=<Boot Mode Strings>
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