Verify The Uefi Optimal Defaults - Oracle Server X5-2 Installation Manual

Verify the UEFI Optimal Defaults

Verify the UEFI Optimal Defaults
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installed, then UEFI is probably configured to its optimal default settings and you do not have
to perform this procedure.
In the BIOS Setup Utility, you can set optimal defaults, as well as view and edit UEFI settings
as needed. By setting optimal defaults, you ensure that the server is operating efficiently with
a known-good configuration. You can review the optimal defaults in the Oracle Server X5-2
Service Manual.
Any changes you make in the BIOS Setup Utility (using the F2 key ) are permanent until the
next time you change them.
In addition to using the F2 key to view or edit the system's BIOS settings, you can use F8
during the BIOS start-up to specify a temporary boot device. If you use F8 to set a temporary
boot device, this change is only in effect for the current system boot. The permanent boot
device specified using F2 will be in effect after booting from the temporary boot device.
Ensure that the following requirements are met:
Before You Begin
The server is equipped with a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD).
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The HDD or SSD is properly installed in the server. For instructions, refer to
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Storage Drives (CRU)" in Oracle Server X5-2 Service
A console connection is established to the server. For details, see
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Display Option" on page
1. Reset or power on the server.
For example, do one of the following:
From the local server, press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel
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of the server to turn the server off, then press the Power button again to power on the server.
From the Oracle ILOM web interface, click Host Management → Power Control, select
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Reset from the Select Action list box, then click Save.
From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type:
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The server begins the boot process and the BIOS screen appears.
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If the server is newly installed and this is the first time that an operating system is being
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Manual.
reset /System
"Servicing
"Selecting the Console