Using ipmitool, I am trying to change the boot order to pxe boot first and from a particular interface.
As far as I am aware, ipmitool tool provides option to change the boot device but not interfaces. For example, I can change the boot order to pxe:
ipmitool -I lanplus -H bmc_ip -U root -P passwd chassis bootdev pxe options=persistent
Is there any way to set network boot order (i.e. a specific interface to pxe boot from) as well?
There doesn't seem to be any option through bootdev or bootparam options of ipmitool. I was wondering if this could be achieved using the raw mode or in any other way?
Obvious alternative is to enter the bios manually or through ipmitool. But I am interested in doing this without manual interaction.
Best Answer
IPMI does not support ordering of physical Ethernet interfaces for PXE boot. The latest release of IPMI 2.0 supports multiple IP addresses (IPMI 2.0 version 1.1, February 2014) for a single physical Ethernet interface and none of the free IPMI tools support that.
It may be possible to hack a solution where you disable all IP addresses except the one you want and PXE boot would happen using the single available IP. I have never seen this done.
What module server are you using? It is very, very rare there are multiple physical Ethernets on a server that support IPMI. If the server vendor has gone to that much trouble and expense is there an OEM command that implements the function you want?