Configure Remote Properties

note.gif NOTE: Some features documented in this online help may not be available on your system's remote access controller (RAC).

If the local boot image on the managed system has been corrupted, a RAC has the ability to boot its host server using a bootable floppy image that it downloads from a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server. This feature is called Remote Floppy Boot. A RAC can also update its firmware using a firmware image located on a TFTP server. This feature is called Remote Firmware Update, and the process is similar to flashing a system BIOS.

Use this window to configure the Remote Floppy Boot feature and the Remote Firmware Update feature on the RAC. 

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Main System Chassis
Remote Access Controller Configuration Remote Properties U,P,A A

U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable. For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."

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Configure Remote Properties Window Controls

Remote Boot Configuration Click to go to the Remote Boot Configuration control group.
Remote Firmware Update Configuration Click to go to the Remote Firmware Update Configuration control group.
Remote Boot Configuration 
Enable Remote Floppy Boot     When selected, enables the Remote Floppy Boot feature once.

When the managed system reboots, the RAC loads the specified floppy image from the TFTP server. After booting from the floppy image once, the Remote Floppy Boot feature is disabled.

Remote Floppy TFTP Address Specify or edit the IP address of the remote TFTP server that has the remote floppy image.
Remote Floppy TFTP Path Specify or edit the fully-qualified path and file name of the remote diskette boot image.

The path must be relative to the root directory of the TFTP server.

Remote Firmware Update Configuration
Remote Firmware TFTP Address Specify or edit the IP address of the remote TFTP server that has the firmware image.
Remote Firmware Update Path Specify or edit the fully-qualified path and file name of the remote firmware image file.

The path must be relative to the root directory of the TFTP server.

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