SunFire V40Z does not boot from DVD - suggestions and Tips?

Hello,
I got 2 SunFire V40Z servers from another datacenter. I got them racked and powered up and configured the Service processor and I can access the Sp remotely as well. I am trying to install Solaris 10 on it, but it seems like the system doesn't boot from the Solaris dvd. The DVD is good because , I used the same dvd for installing several systems before. I checked in the Bios, cdrom is set as first boot device, floppy and hard disk are set as successive boot devices.
I power cycled the systems hoping that it will try to boot from the dvd, but it skips everything and tries to boot from the network!!!, Don't know why? Anyone have any idea about how to start the install process on V40Z.
BTW, this is my first ever attempt to install OS on V40Z, I had worked on lot sol SPARC servers before. Even X4200, X4100 worked fine for me. Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks.

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