Efivar; Synopsis; Description; Getuuid - HP Integrity rx1600 Deployment Manual

Table 6-1 1 efibootmgr Command Line Input (continued)
Command Line Input
efibootmgr -c -l /bootia64.efi -@ parameter.txt
efibootmgr -B -b 0002
efibootmgr -n 0005
efibootmgr -o 0002,0005,0001
efibootmgr -t 5
efibootmgr -O -N -T

efivar

Synopsis

efivar | -g | -n | -d | -U

Description

The efivar utility is a generic tool for setting EFI variables from SSTK LinuxPE.
Table 6-12 efivar Options
Options
-g | --guid
-n | --name
-v | --value
-d | --delete
-U | --unicode

getuuid

Synopsis
getuuid <disk> | -p| -t
Description
The getuuid utility retrives the UUID (Universally Unique ID) used for identifying a storage
device or a single partition.
Description
EFI variable guid (default=8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c).
EFI variable name.
EFI variable value.
Delete EFI variable.
Convert to Unicode when saving.
Result
Create a boot entry with the following values:
• NAME: Linux
• DEVICE: /dev/sda
• PARTITION: 1
• BOOT LOADER: /bootia64.efi
• LOAD OPTION: data into the
parameter.txt file
Delete the second boot entry (BOOT0002).
Set the fifth boot entry (BOOT0005) to BOOT
NEXT.
Define the new BOOT ORDER value.
Set time-out to 5 seconds.
Delete the BOOT NEXT, BOOT ORDER and
TIMEOUT values.
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