I'm having trouble getting into BIOs Setup from Supermicro IPMI "KVM" – Remote Control Console Redirection. I need to change the boot order to CDROM first. I'm running Windows 2008 server.
After some Googling, it says here that the method is to:
Press TAB to enter Setup screen.
Press Esc twice to take effect.
http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/faq.cfm?faq=6222
A month ago, I tried that 30-40 times + DEL, over 2 hours, it worked. Now, I've been trying the same key combination for more than an hour, rebooting each time it failed, it still doesn't work.
Note: I've only got a notebook computer, no extra monitor.
natacado: How are you accessing the remote console? Are you using the graphical KVM-over-IP support, or just the simpler serial-over-LAN?
Reply: I'm using the web based KVM "Console Redirection", see screen capture below. Note, I've also tried SOL but the console is blank all the time.
natacado: Some things vary based on the motherboard you're using, but I'll assume you have a reasonably-recent (last 3 years or so) SuperMicro server.
Reply: I'm using 5015A-EHF-D525 – Click here to access product link
Best Answer
I see you are asking about this with windows I dont have a lot of experience with that side of things. however you can change the boot order for next reboot with ipmitool and skip the bios all together. 'ipmitool chassis bootdev cdrom' or 'ipmitool chassis bootdev bios'
hopefully ipmitool is available for your platform