HP Integrity rx2800 Installation Guide, Windows Server 2008 R2 v7.0 - Page 80

Creating a Backup Boot File Using the EFI Shell, Verify Successful Backup Boot File Creation

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- Efifmt. Formats the disk for use with EFI. - Efichk. Checks the disk and displays a status report. This tool fixes some disk errors and recovers readable information from the disk. • Install/Update Support Tools - Copies support tools to the HPSP partition and installs a Python interpreter. These tools are for use only by HP Support. Integrity BL860c i2/BL870c i2/BL890c i2 server blades do not need these tools. Creating a Backup Boot File Using the EFI Shell follow these steps to create a backup copy of the Windows Server 2008 R2 boot file: 1. Remove all media from the server's DVD drive. 2. Boot the server into the EFI Boot Manager interface. 3. In the EFI Boot Menu screen, select Boot Configuration. 4. In the Boot Configuration screen, select Add Boot Entry. 5. In the File System Explore screen, select the entry that defines your boot volume (the volume where the boot file and OS are installed). In most cases, where the boot volume has not been named, that entry appears as: NO VOLUME LABEL. 6. Moving through the next three File System Explore screens, select EFI > Microsoft > Boot to go to the Boot directory. 7. In the Boot directory, select the default boot file: bootmgfw.efi. This file will be copied to create the new backup boot file. 8. In the next screen, enter a description for the new boot file (for example, WS2008 R2 backup boot file) and press Enter. 9. In the next screen, enter the desired load options (or just press Enter if none). 10. When prompted to Save changes to NVRAM? [Y/N]?, press Y (for Yes). 11. The backup file is created, and the new entry now appears at the bottom of the EFI Boot Menu screen. Verify Successful Backup Boot File Creation follow these steps to verify valid boot file creation: 1. Remove all media from the server's DVD drive. 2. Boot the server into the EFI Boot Manager interface. 3. Select the WS2008 R2 backup boot file entry at the bottom of the EFI Boot Menu screen. 4. A successful boot into the operating system indicates the boot file is valid. 80 EFI Utilities

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Efifmt.
Formats the disk for use with EFI.
—
Efichk.
Checks the disk and displays a status report. This tool fixes some disk errors
and recovers readable information from the disk.
•
Install/Update Support Tools
— Copies support tools to the HPSP partition and installs a
Python interpreter. These tools are for use only by HP Support. Integrity BL860c i2/BL870c
i2/BL890c i2 server blades do not need these tools.
Creating a Backup Boot File Using the EFI Shell
follow these steps to create a backup copy of the Windows Server 2008 R2 boot file:
1.
Remove all media from the server's DVD drive.
2.
Boot the server into the EFI Boot Manager interface.
3.
In the EFI Boot Menu screen, select
Boot Configuration
.
4.
In the Boot Configuration screen, select
Add Boot Entry
.
5.
In the File System Explore screen, select the entry that defines your boot volume (the volume
where the boot file and OS are installed). In most cases, where the boot volume has not been
named, that entry appears as:
NO VOLUME LABEL
.
6.
Moving through the next three File System Explore screens, select
EFI > Microsoft > Boot
to go to the
Boot
directory.
7.
In the
Boot
directory, select the default boot file:
bootmgfw.efi
. This file will be copied
to create the new backup boot file.
8.
In the next screen, enter a description for the new boot file (for example,
WS2008 R2 backup
boot file
) and press
Enter
.
9.
In the next screen, enter the desired load options (or just press
Enter
if none).
10.
When prompted to
Save changes to NVRAM? [Y/N]?
, press
Y
(for Yes).
11.
The backup file is created, and the new entry now appears at the bottom of the EFI Boot
Menu screen.
Verify Successful Backup Boot File Creation
follow these steps to verify valid boot file creation:
1.
Remove all media from the server's DVD drive.
2.
Boot the server into the EFI Boot Manager interface.
3.
Select the
WS2008 R2 backup boot file
entry at the bottom of the EFI Boot Menu
screen.
4.
A successful boot into the operating system indicates the boot file is valid.
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EFI Utilities