How to disable USB-boot?
In order to improve security, you should disable booting from USB devices.
- Shutdown the server by pressing the
Power button
- Power on your server and open the BIOS/UEFI by pressing
[F2]
- Type in your Supervisor password to open the BIOS/UEFI (the password that you've set for your BIOS/UEFI)
- Open the Advanced Menu by clicking on the Advanced button in the top right corner
- Disable all boot options by clicking on the
Boot
tab. Now click on theBoot Configuration
tab below. In theBoot Devices
section, disable everything (also USB devices). - Now confirm your settings by pressing
[F10]
and[ENTER]
- Your server should reboot and boot automatically.
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Now, you can disconnect the mouse, the keyboard and the display from your server since they are not needed anymore.
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This is the end of the Basic Setup section!