Changing Internal Device Boot Priority - HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr Installation Manual

Chapter 10

Changing Internal Device Boot Priority

You can change the boot priority of the HP NetServer's internal mass storage
devices: the CD-ROM, the flexible disk drive (or other removable device), and
hard drives connected to the HP NetServer's internal SCSI ports. To do this:
1. Select "Boot Settings" from the Configuration menu, using the down-arrow
or up-arrow key, and press Enter.
A Boot Settings screen appears, very similar to the following one:
Floppy check:
Summary screen:
Quick Boot mode:
Boot Device Priority
Hard Drive Priority
2. Use the down-arrow key to move to the "Boot Device Priority" field.
3. Press Enter to change the order and a list appears very similar to the one
below:
1. [CD-ROM]
2. [Flexible Disk]
3. [Hard Drive]
4. [Network Boot]
The list provides the current boot order of the internal device types,
including a NIC in the HP NetServer with a boot prompt and connected to
a network. If the [Hard Drive] selection is moved to the top of the boot list,
it will use the hard drive selected in Steps 6-8 to boot the system.
a. To change the order, use the up- and down-arrow keys to select one of
the device types.
b. Use the plus (+) or minus (-) keys to move a device type up or down
the list.
4. Press Esc to exit one level to the Boot Settings menu.
This moves you back one level to the Boot Settings list shown in Step 1
above.
5. To change the hard driver boot order, scroll to "Hard Drive Priority" and
press Enter.
A hard drive (HD) boot list similar to the one below appears on screen
depending on the hard drives and bootable cards (DAC or SCSI controller
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Configuring the HP NetServer
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