Cisco Cisco UCS C210 M2 General-Purpose Rack Server White Paper
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Figure 14. Created Virtual Drives Are Listed on the Virtual Drive Info Tab
Note: To create virtual drives for scenarios with additional expansion packs (either one or two expansion packs can be added,
each with eight HDDs), follow the steps in the preceding section. For each expansion pack, one virtual drive is sufficient for
storage allocation to the local VSA, because there is no need for additional SvSAN virtual machines.
each with eight HDDs), follow the steps in the preceding section. For each expansion pack, one virtual drive is sufficient for
storage allocation to the local VSA, because there is no need for additional SvSAN virtual machines.
Configure Boot Policy
Using the Integrated Management Controller, you can configure the order in which the server attempts to boot from available
boot device types. In a traditional boot-order configuration, the Integrated Management Controller allows you to reorder the
device types, but not the devices within the device types. The boot policy is created with an SD card and keyboard, video, and
mouse (KVM) mapped DVD as the preferred boot device.
boot device types. In a traditional boot-order configuration, the Integrated Management Controller allows you to reorder the
device types, but not the devices within the device types. The boot policy is created with an SD card and keyboard, video, and
mouse (KVM) mapped DVD as the preferred boot device.
Configure the precision boot order as follows:
1. In the navigation pane, click the
1. In the navigation pane, click the
Server tab.
2. In the Server tab, click
BIOS.
3. In the Actions area, click
Configure Boot Order.
4. In the Configure Boot Order dialog box, select
Add SD Card and Add Virtual Media for the preferred boot device. (Figure 15)
5. Click
Save.