B Efi Utilities; Introduction To Efi; Efi Boot Manager; Efi Shell - HP Integrity rx1620 Software Manual

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B EFI Utilities

This appendix provides an overview of the EFI Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and the

EFI-Based Setup Utility (EBSU). The EFI provides access to the server at a pre-operating system

, which enables you to flash the firmware, partition the hard disk, install diagnostic tools, configure

storage controllers, and run other EFI utilities.

The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is an interface between the operating system, the firmware,

and the hardware. EFI serves the same purpose on Itanium-based computers as BIOS does on

x86-based computers. EFI provides a standard environment for running preboot applications

and for booting the OS.

HP Integrity servers use EFI to initialize the platform firmware and load the OS. After the system

is initialized, EFI provides two interfaces with which you can interact:

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First displayed when you power on the server, the EFI Boot Manager provides a menu-based

interface with options for booting the OS, loading EFI applications, configuring the server, and

other preboot operations. You use arrow keys to traverse menus.

Figure B-1 EFI Boot Manager

EFI Shell

Available as a selection from the EFI Boot Manager, the EFI Shell provides a command-line

interface from which you can get information about the system, install an OS, boot the OS, execute

batch scripts, launch EFI applications, load EFI drivers, and manage files and system variables.