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Step 4., Configuring boot paths and options [EFI shell]

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Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions nPartition-level tasks Cold Reset Exit Step 4. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if finished using them. To exit the EFI environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns to the management processor Main Menu. To exit the management processor, type X at the Main Menu. Configuring boot paths and options [EFI shell] From the EFI Shell environment, use the bcfg command to add or delete boot options, or to change the order of items in the boot options list. Step 1. Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition whose boot paths (the EFI boot options list items) and options you want to configure. Login to the management processor and enter CO to access the Console list. Select the nPartition console. When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the main EFI menu). If at another EFI menu, select the Exit option from the sub-menus until you return to the screen with the EFI Boot Manager heading. From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the EFI Shell menu option to access the EFI Shell environment. Step 2. At the EFI Shell environment, use the bcfg command to manage the boot options list for the local nPartition. The bcfg command include the following options for managing the boot options list: • bcfg boot dump - Display all items in the boot options list for the local nPartition. • bcfg boot rm # - Remove the item number specified by # from the boot options list. • bcfg boot mv #a #b - Move the item number specified by #a to the position specified by #b in the boot options list. • bcfg boot add # file.efi "Description" - Add a new boot option to the position in the boot options list specified by #. The new boot option references file.efi and is listed with the title specified by Description. See the help bcfg command for details. Step 3. Exit the console and management processor interfaces if finished using them. To exit the EFI environment type ^B (Control-B); this exits the nPartition console and returns to the management processor Main Menu. To exit the management processor, type X at the Main Menu. Chapter 4 61

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Using Other Tools for Managing nPartitions
nPartition-level tasks
Chapter 4
61
Cold Reset
Exit
Step 4.
Exit the console and management processor interfaces if finished using them.
To exit the EFI environment type
^B
(
Control-B
); this exits the nPartition console and
returns to the management processor Main Menu. To exit the management processor,
type
X
at the Main Menu.
Configuring boot paths and options [EFI shell]
From the EFI Shell environment, use the
bcfg
command to add or delete boot options, or
to change the order of items in the boot options list.
Step 1.
Access the EFI Shell environment for the nPartition whose boot paths (the EFI boot
options list items) and options you want to configure.
Login to the management processor and enter
CO
to access the Console list. Select the
nPartition console.
When accessing the console, confirm that you are at the EFI Boot Manager menu (the
main EFI menu). If at another EFI menu, select the
Exit
option from the sub-menus until
you return to the screen with the
EFI Boot Manager
heading.
From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select the
EFI Shell
menu option to access the EFI
Shell environment.
Step 2.
At the EFI Shell environment, use the
bcfg
command to manage the boot options list for
the local nPartition.
The bcfg command include the following options for managing the boot options list:
•
bcfg boot dump
— Display all items in the boot options list for the local nPartition.
•
bcfg boot rm #
— Remove the item number specified by
#
from the boot options list.
•
bcfg boot mv #a #b
— Move the item number specified by
#a
to the position
specified by
#b
in the boot options list.
•
bcfg boot add # file.efi "Description"
— Add a new boot option to the
position in the boot options list specified by
#
. The new boot option references
file.efi
and is listed with the title specified by
Description
.
See the
help bcfg
command for details.
Step 3.
Exit the console and management processor interfaces if finished using them.
To exit the EFI environment type
^B
(
Control-B
); this exits the nPartition console and
returns to the management processor Main Menu. To exit the management processor,
type
X
at the Main Menu.