Navigate Bios Setup Utility Menus; Using Uefi Bios; Configuration Utilities For Add-In Cards; Configure And Manage Bios Using Oracle Ilom - Oracle Exadata X10M Service Manual

Navigate BIOS Setup Utility Menus

In the BIOS Setup Utility, press the left and right arrow keys to select the menu options.
1.
As you select a menu option, the top-level menu for that menu option appears.
To navigate options in a top-level menu, press the up and down arrow keys.
2.
Options that you can modify appear highlighted in the menu. User instructions for a
selected menu option appear on the upper right side of the screen.
Modify an option by pressing the + or - (plus or minus) keys, or by pressing Enter and
3.
selecting the option from the menu.
The navigation keys appear on the lower right side of the BIOS screen.
Press the Esc key to return from a sub-menu to the previous menu.
4.
Pressing Esc from a top-level menu is equivalent to selecting the Discard Changes and
Exit option in the Save menu.
Modify the parameters, as needed.
5.
Press the F10 key to save your changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
6.
Alternatively, you can select the Save menu, and select Save Changes and Exit to save
your changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

Using UEFI BIOS

The Oracle server has a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)-compatible BIOS,
which runs with all operating systems that are supported on the server. The BIOS firmware
controls the system from power-on until an operating system is booted and allows you to
configure, enable, disable, or manage system components.

Configuration Utilities for Add-In Cards

In UEFI BIOS, the configuration screens for the add-in cards appear as menu items in the
BIOS Advanced Menu as part of the standard BIOS Setup Utility screens. For example, if the
Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA, Internal card is installed in the server, the
configuration utility for the HBA appears as a menu selection.

Configure and Manage BIOS Using Oracle ILOM

Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) includes BIOS configuration and management
tools. You can perform the following BIOS configuration tasks using Oracle ILOM:
• View the BIOS configuration synchronization status and synchronize the configuration
parameters
Note:
After modifying any BIOS settings, the subsequent reboot might take longer
than a typical reboot where you did not change any settings. The delay occurs
because the changes to the BIOS settings are synchronized with Oracle ILOM.
Chapter 18
Using UEFI BIOS
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