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6. Type restore filename (where filename is the name you assigned to the backup copy), and press Enter. The following message is displayed: Delete existing non-volatile efi variables? [y/n] 7. Type y, and press Enter. If the SAL/EFI settings have been restored, the following message is displayed: Completed - Success 8. Type reset, and press Enter. If SAL/EFI settings were not backed up, use one of the following procedures to restore settings for your operating system. To restore Microsoft Windows 2003 Server startup options, complete the following steps: 1. From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select EFI Shell [Built-In], and press Enter. 2. At the Shell prompt, type map -b, and press Enter. 3. Look for a file system where the following directory is located: fsn:\EFI\Microsoft\WINNTnn, note the file system number (fsn:, where n is the number of the file system), and find the startup (Bootnnnn) file. 4. Note the name of the startup file. 5. At the Shell prompt, type fsn:, and press Enter. The prompt changes to fsn:\. 6. Type cd EFI\MSUtil\, and press Enter. 7. Type nvrboot, and press Enter. 8. In the Select prompt, type I, and press Enter. 9. Type the Import file path, and press Enter. The following message is displayed: Imported Boot Options from file: press Enter to Continue. 10. Press Enter. 11. Type q, and press Enter. 12. Exit the EFI Shell; then, return to the EFI Boot Manager. 13. Select Boot Options Maintenance Menu, and press Enter. 14. If the server has multiple options of Windows, repeat steps 3 through 13 for each startable Windows installation. 15. Select Manage BootNext, if necessary, and press Enter; then, select Save Settings to NVRAM, and press Enter. 16. Select Delete Boot Options, if necessary, and press Enter; then, select Save Settings to NVRAM, and press Enter. 17. Select Change Boot Order, if necessary, and press Enter; then, select Save Settings to NVRAM, and press Enter. 18. Return to the EFI Boot Manager to start the startup option that you want. To restore SuSE Linux startup options, complete the following steps: 1. From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select Boot option maintenance menu, and press Enter. 2. Select Add a Boot Option, and press Enter. 3. Select a volume for the EFI System Partition for SuSE Linux. The volume for SuSE Linux should have \efi\SuSE directory in it. 4. Select efi, and press Enter. 5. Select SuSE, and press Enter. 6. Select elilo.efi, and press Enter. Chapter 5. Field replaceable units 135

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6.
Type
restore
filename
(where
filename
is
the
name
you
assigned
to
the
backup
copy),
and
press
Enter.
The
following
message
is
displayed:
Delete
existing
non-volatile
efi
variables?
[y/n]
7.
Type
y
,
and
press
Enter.
If
the
SAL/EFI
settings
have
been
restored,
the
following
message
is
displayed:
Completed
-
Success
8.
Type
reset
,
and
press
Enter.
If
SAL/EFI
settings
were
not
backed
up,
use
one
of
the
following
procedures
to
restore
settings
for
your
operating
system.
To
restore
Microsoft
Windows
2003
Server
startup
options,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
EFI
Boot
Manager
menu,
select
EFI
Shell
[Built-In]
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
At
the
Shell
prompt,
type
map
-b
,
and
press
Enter.
3.
Look
for
a
file
system
where
the
following
directory
is
located:
fs
n
:\EFI\Microsoft\WINNT
nn
,
note
the
file
system
number
(
fs
n
:
,
where
n
is
the
number
of
the
file
system),
and
find
the
startup
(Boot
nnnn
)
file.
4.
Note
the
name
of
the
startup
file.
5.
At
the
Shell
prompt,
type
fs
n
:
,
and
press
Enter.
The
prompt
changes
to
fs
n
:\
.
6.
Type
cd
EFI\MSUtil\
,
and
press
Enter.
7.
Type
nvrboot
,
and
press
Enter.
8.
In
the
Select
prompt,
type
I
,
and
press
Enter.
9.
Type
the
Import
file
path,
and
press
Enter.
The
following
message
is
displayed:
Imported
Boot
Options
from
file:
press
Enter
to
Continue.
10.
Press
Enter.
11.
Type
q
,
and
press
Enter.
12.
Exit
the
EFI
Shell;
then,
return
to
the
EFI
Boot
Manager.
13.
Select
Boot
Options
Maintenance
Menu
,
and
press
Enter.
14.
If
the
server
has
multiple
options
of
Windows,
repeat
steps
3
through
13
for
each
startable
Windows
installation.
15.
Select
Manage
BootNext
,
if
necessary,
and
press
Enter;
then,
select
Save
Settings
to
NVRAM
,
and
press
Enter.
16.
Select
Delete
Boot
Options
,
if
necessary,
and
press
Enter;
then,
select
Save
Settings
to
NVRAM
,
and
press
Enter.
17.
Select
Change
Boot
Order
,
if
necessary,
and
press
Enter;
then,
select
Save
Settings
to
NVRAM
,
and
press
Enter.
18.
Return
to
the
EFI
Boot
Manager
to
start
the
startup
option
that
you
want.
To
restore
SuSE
Linux
startup
options,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
EFI
Boot
Manager
menu,
select
Boot
option
maintenance
menu
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
Add
a
Boot
Option
,
and
press
Enter.
3.
Select
a
volume
for
the
EFI
System
Partition
for
SuSE
Linux.
The
volume
for
SuSE
Linux
should
have
\efi\SuSE
directory
in
it.
4.
Select
efi
,
and
press
Enter.
5.
Select
SuSE
,
and
press
Enter.
6.
Select
elilo.efi
,
and
press
Enter.
Chapter
5.
Field
replaceable
units
135