Setting Up Bios Configuration Parameters; Accessing The Bios Setup Utility; Bios Setup Utility Menus; Bios Key Mappings - Oracle Exadata X10M Service Manual

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Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters

This section provides an overview of BIOS configuration management, UEFI BIOS, and the
BIOS Setup Utility.
BIOS configuration parameters on an Oracle x86 server are manageable from the BIOS
Setup Utility and Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM). Refer to
Documentation.

Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility allows you to view product information, and to configure, enable, and
disable, or manage system components.

BIOS Setup Utility Menus

The following table provides descriptions for the top-level BIOS Setup Utility menus.
Menu
Main
Advanced
IO
Security
Boot
Save & Exit

BIOS Key Mappings

When viewing the BIOS output from a terminal using the serial console redirection feature,
some terminals do not support function keys. BIOS supports the mapping of function keys to
Control key sequences when serial redirection is enabled. The following table provides a
description of the function key to Control key sequence mappings.
Function Key
F1
F2
F8
Description
View general BIOS information, including version, build date and time, memory, and
system date and time.
Configure APCB, trusted computing, PSP firmware, AMD CBS, serial port console
redirection, PCI subsystem, NVMe, network stack, CPU, and disk freeze lock.
Configure internal I/O devices, add-in cards, and PCIe connectors.
Configure secure boot.
Configure the retry boot list, network boot retry, persistent boot support, and boot option
priorities.
Save changes and exit, discard changes and exit, discard changes, or restore the
default BIOS settings.
Control Key Sequence
Ctrl+Q
Ctrl+E
Ctrl+P
Oracle ILOM
BIOS Setup Function
Activate the Setup Utility Help menu.
Enter BIOS Setup Utility while the
system is performing power-on self-test
(POST).
Activate the BIOS Boot Menu.
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