Server profile templates boot settings

By default, server boot behavior is controlled by the server profile template. The available options are determined by the server hardware type you select in the server profile template.

For a complete list of supported servers, see the appropriate support matrix at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center. .

Manage boot settings (Gen9 servers and later)

(HPE Superdome Flex Server and HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server)

Enable this option to manage the boot mode and PXE boot policy, if applicable.

NOTE:
When Manage boot settings is disabled on a server profile template:

  • HPE OneView will not change the PXE boot mode or PXE boot policy.

  • HPE OneView will not perform compliance checks and remediation on boot-related settings on associated server profiles.

    For example, if you change a SAN attachment that is not set as a boot volume in the server profile template to be bootable in an associated server profile, HPE OneView will not flag the server profile as noncompliant with the server profile template.

Boot mode

Sets the boot mode to one of the following:

If UEFI or UEFI optimized is selected, the PXE boot policy can also be specified. Additionally, the option to manage the boot order is also available if the selected server hardware is an HPE ProLiant Gen9 BL server blade.

  • UEFI

  • UEFI optimized
  • Legacy BIOS
NOTE:

HPE Superdome Flex Server and HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server support only UEFI boot mode.

Boot order management is not available for HPE ProLiant Gen9 DL rack servers.

For the UEFI or UEFI optimized boot mode options, the boot mode choice should be based on the expected OS and required boot features for the server hardware. UEFI optimized boot mode reduces the time the system spends in POST. To select the appropriate boot mode, consider the following:

  • If a secure boot is required, the boot mode must be set to either UEFI or UEFI optimized.

  • For operating systems that do not support UEFI (such as DOS, or older versions of Windows and Linux), the boot mode must be set to Legacy BIOS.

  • When booting Windows 7, Server 2008, or 2008 R2 using UEFI, do not select UEFI optimized.

Secure boot (Gen10 server hardware only)

(HPE Superdome Flex Server and HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server)

Enabled, Disabled or Not managed.

Not managed means HPE OneView will not modify any existing or future secure boot configurations applied to the server hardware outside of HPE OneView.

Available on Class 3 UEFI server hardware.

Available on Class 2 UEFI server hardware in UEFI optimized boot mode.

PXE boot policy

Controls the ordering of the network modes available to the Flexible LOM (FLB).

Select from the following policies:
  • Auto
  • IPv4 only
  • IPv6 only
  • IPv4 then IPv6
  • IPv6 then IPv4
NOTE:

For Gen10 and later servers, the available options are: Auto, IPv4 only, IPv6 only.

Setting the policy to Auto will configure the server hardware to use the BIOS-defined PXE boot policy.

Not available for Superdome Flex.

Manage boot order

The Manage boot order option when enabled specifies the order in which devices are presented as boot targets. When you disable the Manage boot order, BIOS determines the server boot order on the selected server hardware. The Manage boot order option is available only if the Manage boot settings is enabled as part of the server profile and server profile template configuration.

When you select an available boot target as the primary boot device and apply the server profile, that boot device is listed first in the boot sequence. If you change the primary boot device, you must redefine the boot priority and apply the server profile to provision the servers. When the server hardware boots and the first device specified is unavailable, the server attempts to boot from the second device, and so on. To provide redundant paths, primary and secondary sources can be defined when booting through Ethernet or SAN connections.

Boot targets depend on the server type. Hard Disk, PXE, and SD boot are the most commonly available boot devices. HPE OneView allows you to set the primary and secondary boot device by setting the boot order.

The SD card option is not available for rack servers, and Gen8 or older servers. If the SD card is unavailable on the server, and you select the boot target as SD card, the server profile fails to apply the configuration. The system returns an error with instructions to remediate the issue.

Not available for HPE Superdome Flex Server and HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server.

For Gen9 BL server blades in UEFI or UEFI optimized boot mode:
Primary boot device

This setting is available when Manage boot order is enabled.

Select one of the following settings:

  • Hard disk

  • PXE