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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.
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Configuration Utilities for Add-In Cards
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Configure and Manage BIOS Using Oracle ILOM
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UEFI Secure Boot
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:
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View the BIOS configuration synchronization status and synchronize the
configuration parameters
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Reset the factory defaults for the service processor (SP) and Oracle ILOM BIOS
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Back up or restore the BIOS configuration
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Enable UEFI diagnostics to run at system boot
Oracle ILOM Documentation
UEFI Secure Boot
The Oracle server UEFI BIOS supports UEFI Secure Boot. UEFI Secure Boot defines
how platform firmware can authenticate a digitally signed UEFI image, such as an
operating system loader or a UEFI driver.
When enabled, UEFI Secure Boot provides a policy-based invocation of various UEFI
executable images, using cryptographic signatures to identify the software publishers.
UEFI Secure Boot also requires all third-party UEFI drivers and operating system boot
loaders to be signed by Microsoft or with Key Exchange Key (KEK) by using BIOS
setup.
UEFI Secure Boot is enabled by default.
Chapter 8
Using UEFI BIOS
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