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7. At the Type a New Description prompt, type the description of the startup option you want to appear in the Boot option maintenance menu. 8. Type n if there are no customized startup options. 9. Type y to save changes to NVRAM. 10. If the server has multiple options of SuSE Linux, repeat steps 3 on page 135 through 9 for each startable Linux installation. 11. Select Exit, and press Enter to return to the Boot option maintenance menu. 12. Select Exit, and press Enter to return to the EFI Boot Manager menu. To restore console configuration settings, complete the following steps: 1. From the EFI Boot Manager menu, select Boot options maintenance menu, and press Enter. 2. Select Active Console Output, and press Enter to display available devices. 3. Select the devices that you want using the arrow keys, and press Enter. You can select more than one device as active. 4. Select Save Settings to NVRAM, and press Enter. 5. Select Exit, and press Enter to return to the Boot options maintenance menu. 6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for Active Console Input and Active Error Output. 7. Select Exit, and press Enter to return to the EFI Boot Manager menu. 8. The settings will be active the next time you start up the server. To restore all other startup options, complete the following steps: 1. From the EFI Boot Manager, 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 the volume that you want or its directory and file. 4. At the Type a New Description prompt, type the description of the startup option you want to appear in the Boot option maintenance menu. 5. Type n if there are no customized startup options for Linux. 6. Type y to save changes to NVRAM. 7. Select Exit, and press Enter to return to the Boot option maintenance menu. 8. Select Exit, and press Enter to return to the EFI Boot Manager menu. To restore any driver options, complete the following steps: 1. From the EFI Boot Manager, select EFI Shell [Built-In], and press Enter. 2. Type bcfg to add, remove, or move any driver options, if necessary. To restore active console devices, complete the following steps: 1. From the EFI Boot Manager, select Boot option maintenance menu, and press Enter. 2. Select Active Console Output, Console Input, and Standard Error Devices. Note: If no devices are selected as active, VGA is used by default. If any device is selected as active, only selected devices are used. You can select multiple devices as active. Hot-plug devices are always active. 3. Select the active devices that you want; then, select Save Settings to NVRAM, and press Enter. 4. Cold reset or connect -c from the EFI shell for changes to take effect. 136 IBM xSeries 450 Type 8688: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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7.
At
the
Type
a
New
Description
prompt,
type
the
description
of
the
startup
option
you
want
to
appear
in
the
Boot
option
maintenance
menu.
8.
Type
n
if
there
are
no
customized
startup
options.
9.
Type
y
to
save
changes
to
NVRAM.
10.
If
the
server
has
multiple
options
of
SuSE
Linux,
repeat
steps
3
on
page
135
through
9
for
each
startable
Linux
installation.
11.
Select
Exit
,
and
press
Enter
to
return
to
the
Boot
option
maintenance
menu.
12.
Select
Exit
,
and
press
Enter
to
return
to
the
EFI
Boot
Manager
menu.
To
restore
console
configuration
settings,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
EFI
Boot
Manager
menu,
select
Boot
options
maintenance
menu
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
Active
Console
Output
,
and
press
Enter
to
display
available
devices.
3.
Select
the
devices
that
you
want
using
the
arrow
keys,
and
press
Enter.
You
can
select
more
than
one
device
as
active.
4.
Select
Save
Settings
to
NVRAM
,
and
press
Enter.
5.
Select
Exit
,
and
press
Enter
to
return
to
the
Boot
options
maintenance
menu.
6.
Repeat
steps
2
through
5
for
Active
Console
Input
and
Active
Error
Output.
7.
Select
Exit
,
and
press
Enter
to
return
to
the
EFI
Boot
Manager
menu.
8.
The
settings
will
be
active
the
next
time
you
start
up
the
server.
To
restore
all
other
startup
options,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
EFI
Boot
Manager,
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
the
volume
that
you
want
or
its
directory
and
file.
4.
At
the
Type
a
New
Description
prompt,
type
the
description
of
the
startup
option
you
want
to
appear
in
the
Boot
option
maintenance
menu.
5.
Type
n
if
there
are
no
customized
startup
options
for
Linux.
6.
Type
y
to
save
changes
to
NVRAM.
7.
Select
Exit
,
and
press
Enter
to
return
to
the
Boot
option
maintenance
menu.
8.
Select
Exit
,
and
press
Enter
to
return
to
the
EFI
Boot
Manager
menu.
To
restore
any
driver
options,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
EFI
Boot
Manager,
select
EFI
Shell
[Built-In]
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Type
bcfg
to
add,
remove,
or
move
any
driver
options,
if
necessary.
To
restore
active
console
devices,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
EFI
Boot
Manager,
select
Boot
option
maintenance
menu
,
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
Active
Console
Output
,
Console
Input
,
and
Standard
Error
Devices
.
Note:
If
no
devices
are
selected
as
active,
VGA
is
used
by
default.
If
any
device
is
selected
as
active,
only
selected
devices
are
used.
You
can
select
multiple
devices
as
active.
Hot-plug
devices
are
always
active.
3.
Select
the
active
devices
that
you
want;
then,
select
Save
Settings
to
NVRAM
,
and
press
Enter.
4.
Cold
reset
or
connect
-c
from
the
EFI
shell
for
changes
to
take
effect.
136
IBM
xSeries
450
Type
8688:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide