Accessing And Navigating The Efi Shell - HP zx2000 Technical Reference Manual

System Configuration

accessing and navigating the EFI shell

When you turn on your system and it begins to start up, your system pauses at the
screen:
EFI Boot Manager ver x.xx [xx.xx]
Please select a boot option
your OS will be listed here
[
EFI Shell [Built-in]
Boot option maintenance menu
Security/Password Menu
Use up and down arrows to change option(s).
Use Enter to select an option
NOTE: You have 7 seconds to change the boot option before the system boots to the default OS.
Use the up or down arrow keys to highlight an option, then press
■
EFI Shell [Built-in]
The
commands or create and run automated scripts.
■ Boot Option Maintenance Menu
which you want the firmware to attempt to boot the OS. You can also configure the system to
boot from a configuration file.
■ Security/Password Menu
passwords.
remote access
You can also access the EFI remotely.
1. With the workstation turned off, connect a 9-pin to 9-pin serial cable to Serial Port A on the
rear panel of the workstation, and to your remote device.
2. Configure the terminal emulation software with these settings:
❏
Baud rate: 9600
❏
Bits: 8
❏
Parity: None
❏
Stop Bits: 1 (one)
❏
Flow Control: XON/XOFF
NOTE: The default terminal emulation type is VT100+. The default baud rate is 9600. These
settings can be changed from the EFI
3. Using the terminal emulation software, connect to the workstation with a direct connection.
4. Turn on the workstation and follow the steps below to access the EFI.
3–2
]
is a command line interface that allows you to operate the EFI
allows you to select the order of the devices from
lets you add, change and delete system administrator and user
Boot Options Maintenance Menu
boot option
Enter
.
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