Boot from the network

You are now ready to boot your BladeCenter QS21 from the network.

1. Ensure that the DHCP server has a DHCP configuration entry for your BladeCenter QS21. The entry must assign an IP address to the BladeCenter^® server and include the filename keyword to specify the name of the zImage to be used for booting. Here is an example of the /etc/dhcpd.conf file:

   # QS21-4614
   host QS21-4614 {
      hardware ethernet 00:1A:64:0E:01:01;
      next-server 192.168.70.100;
      fixed-address 192.168.70.101;
      filename "zImage.initrd-2.6.22-5.20070920bsc";
      option root-path \
         "192.168.70.100:/srv/netboot/QS21/F7sdk30/boot/192.168.70.101/";
   }

2. Select Network as the first device of the boot sequence for your BladeCenter server. Make this change in the Management Module of the BladeCenter. Next, boot the system.