Setting Up Bios Configuration Parameters; Managing The Bios Configuration - Oracle Exadata X5-2 Service Manual

Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters

This section provides an overview of BIOS configuration management, Legacy BIOS, UEFI
BIOS, and the BIOS Setup Utility.
The following topics are discussed.
Description
Learn about the tools available to manage the BIOS
configuration.
Learn how to access the BIOS Setup Utility.
Learn about UEFI BIOS.
Learn how BIOS allocates Option ROM and I/O
resources.
Learn how to perform common BIOS setup
procedures.
Related Information
"BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options" on page 203
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Managing the BIOS Configuration

The BIOS configuration parameters on an Oracle x86 server are manageable from the BIOS
Setup Utility and Oracle ILOM. For information about using these tools to manage the BIOS
configuration, refer to:
Oracle ILOM – "Maintaining x86 BIOS Configuration Parameters" in the Oracle ILOM
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Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 3.2.x in the
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.2 Documentation Library at
oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs.
BIOS Setup Utility –
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Links
"Managing the BIOS Configuration" on page 177
"Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility" on page 178
"Using UEFI" on page 183
"Using BIOS for Resource Allocation" on page 186
"Common BIOS Setup Utility Tasks" on page 187
"Common BIOS Setup Utility Tasks" on page 187
Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters
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