Need that shirt. iPXE FTW. On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 11:58 AM, James Bulger <james.bulge...@nd.edu> wrote:
> Guys, > Sorry for my responses. I have been emailing non-stop on another issue > with another vendor and when I received this, I mistakenly thought it was > part of that thread. > Again, sorry for the heated responses. > > James M. Bulger > Data Center Tech > Center for Research Computing > 506 W. South St. > South Bend, In. 46601 > 574-631-7252 > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 11:54 AM, James Bulger <james.bulge...@nd.edu> > wrote: > >> How do you propose I do that? And, you didn't answer my question. >> >> James M. Bulger >> Data Center Tech >> Center for Research Computing >> 506 W. South St. >> South Bend, In. 46601 >> 574-631-7252 >> >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 11:52 AM, <mark.sh...@dell.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> *Dell - Internal Use - Confidential * >>> >>> Hi James, >>> >>> >>> >>> Is it possible to get clarification on the steps that exhibited this >>> behavior where the boot sequence changed from PXE,Disk to Disk, PXE? Did >>> it happen after installing (or reinstalling) an OS? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* James Bulger [mailto:james.bulge...@nd.edu] >>> *Sent:* Friday, March 16, 2018 10:45 AM >>> *To:* Jreij, Elie <elie_jr...@dell.com> >>> *Cc:* S1, Vivek <vivek...@dell.com>; linux-poweredge-Lists < >>> linux-powere...@lists.us.dell.com>; Shutt, Mark <mark_sh...@dell.com>; >>> Liu, Wei <wei_g_...@dell.com> >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] uefi boot order changing >>> >>> >>> >>> Is there a way to check these things from the iLO? It is the only access >>> I have right now. Also, When the machine was configured, we always set pxe >>> as first boot device, so no, the OS is not set as first. The entire new >>> cluster, all 150 or so machines, were shipped with a single hard drive, as >>> I'm sure the machine specs will confirm. So, I'm not sure if there is a >>> RAID controller or not, but it would be a waste with 1 hdd. Do the machine >>> specs say there is a RAID controller? >>> >>> >>> James M. Bulger >>> >>> Data Center Tech >>> >>> Center for Research Computing >>> >>> 506 W. South St. >>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=506+W.+South+St.+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+South+Bend,+In.+46601+%0D%0A574&entry=gmail&source=g> >>> >>> South Bend, In. 46601 >>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=506+W.+South+St.+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+South+Bend,+In.+46601+%0D%0A574&entry=gmail&source=g> >>> 574-631-7252 <(574)%20631-7252> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 11:25 AM, <elie.jr...@dell.com> wrote: >>> >>> Dell - Internal Use - Confidential >>> >>> Hi stijn, >>> According to our BIOS experts, per industry spec, the OS installer puts >>> the newly created OS entry at the top. Can you confirm that you installed >>> the OS on the disk that became the first boot device? Also are you using a >>> RAID controller? >>> Thanks, >>> Elie >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: linux-poweredge-bounces-Lists On Behalf Of S1, Vivek >>> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 4:29 AM >>> To: linux-poweredge-Lists <linux-powere...@lists.us.dell.com> >>> Subject: Re: [Linux-PowerEdge] uefi boot order changing >>> >>> Dell - Internal Use - Confidential >>> >>> Hello stijn, >>> >>> Would it be possible to share the boot manager screen with current list >>> items in it for understanding more. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Vivek >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Message: 2 >>> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 13:52:24 +0100 >>> From: Stijn De Weirdt <stijn.dewei...@ugent.be> >>> To: linux-poweredge@dell.com >>> Subject: [Linux-PowerEdge] uefi boot order changing >>> Message-ID: <4bd27fd3-7327-7c13-e61d-30868630c...@ugent.be> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >>> >>> hi all, >>> >>> we see an issue with the boot order in uefi (now in idrac9 on m640, but >>> we also had this on our m630): it's changing for no real obvious reason, >>> and doing the wrong thing in the end. >>> >>> the problem is that we want to do pxe boot first, then disk boot. >>> >>> however, under certain circumstances, the order changes. in particular, >>> when we reinstall a node, it flips to disk-pxe. we think that it is because >>> the disks gets reinstalled, and uefi sees the new boot disk, and decides >>> that since the old boot disk is no more, it falls back to some default >>> order. >>> >>> however, the right thing to do would be to keep the order the same as >>> much as possible, in particular, the pxe boot should always be kept first. >>> >>> is anyone experiencing similar issues? or knows the correct reason why >>> we are seeing this? or has some tips how to fix this? >>> >>> many thanks, >>> >>> stijn >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Subject: Digest Footer >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >>> Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com >>> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> End of Linux-PowerEdge Digest, Vol 166, Issue 1 >>> *********************************************** >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >>> Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com >>> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >>> Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com >>> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > Linux-PowerEdge@dell.com > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > > -- Tech III * AppControl * Endpoint Protection * Server Maintenance Buncombe County Schools Technology Department Network Group ComicSans Awareness Campaign <http://comicsanscriminal.com>
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