Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 5.4 Command Line Interface Reference Guide

• On systems prior to 12G: numerical list separated by commas or list of device names separated by commas

• On 12G and later systems: list of device names separated by commas

Sets the hard-drive sequence for a system. The first hard drive in the system will be the bootable C: drive in DOS/DOS-like operating systems. Without an argument, this option displays the device list. The argument must be formatted as a comma-separated numerical list of device index values. The list must be within the bounds of the current boot list. For example, the low and high numbers must match. Systems that use a numerical list for boot order cannot be replicated. This option is applicable when bootmode is set to Bios and has no effect when bootmode is set to Uefi.

Some systems allow the boot order to be expressed as a list of device names. Systems that support device names also support replication of the boot order through the output file option. Device names are formatted as a name.location.instance string, where name is the name of the device, location is either slot or embedded (emb) , and instance is the numerical position of the device. Some device name examples are shown below. Systems that support a list of device names for boot order can be replicated.

Example 1:

A:>syscfg --devseq

The following devices are set in the disk device sequence:

Device 1:* hdd.emb.0 - System BIOS boot devices

Device 2:* scsiraid.slot.3 - PERC 5/E Adapter(bus 02 dev 02)

Device 3:* usbkey.slot.0 - Hard-disk-emulated USB flash drive

Example 2:

A:>syscfg --devseq= hdd.emb.1,scsiraid.emb.1

The following devices are set in the disk device sequence:

Device 1:* hdd.emb.0 - System BIOS boot devices

Device 2:* scsiraid.emb.1 - AIC-7899, A:00 Seagate