Extensible Firmware Interface - HP Integrity BL860c User's & Service Manual

Example 1 nvrambkp -h
Hewlett-Packard (R) IPF Non-Volatile Configuration Back-up Utility
Version 01.03.01
Copyright (C) Hewlett-Packard. All rights reserved.
Usage:
Purpose:
The application provides the capability to archive & restore
critical system settings.
Options:
-h - Display the help text
-b - Enable paging text [Only works with -h]
-r - Restore all the Non-Volatile settings from the <restore database>
The -r option is not allowed with -a option
-a - Archive all the Non-Volatile settings to the <archive database>
The -a option is not allowed with -r option
-o - Restore the EFI Boot Manager options only
The -o option is only allowed with -r option
-n - Non-interactive mode; User will not be prompted
-v - Validate that the database can be used on the system
-i - Information about the database
-l - Log file
Help:
nvrambkp -h
Archive:
nvrambkp [-n] [-a <archive database>] [-l <log file>]
Restore All:
nvrambkp [-n] [-r <restore database>] [-l <log file>]
Restore Boot-Options Only:
nvrambkp -o [-n] [-r <restore database>] [-l <log file>]
Restore Database Validate:
nvrambkp -v [-r <restore database>] [-l <log file>]
Restore Database Information:
nvrambkp -i [-r <restore database>] [-l <log file>]

Extensible Firmware Interface

The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) is an OS and platform-independent boot and preboot
interface. EFI resides between the OS and platform firmware, allowing the OS to boot without
having details about the underlying hardware and firmware. EFI supports boot devices, uses a flat
memory model, and hides platform and firmware details from the OS.
NOTE: EFI and Pre-OS System Environment (POSSE) are similar. EFI is an Intel specification,
whereas POSSE is the HP implementation that aids HP support.
EFI consolidates boot utilities similar to those found in PA-RISC based servers, such as the Boot
Console Handler (BCH), and platform firmware into a single platform firmware. EFI allows the
selection of any EFI OS loader from any boot medium that is supported by EFI boot services. An
EFI OS loader supports multiple options on the user interface.
EFI supports booting from media that contain an EFI OS loader or an EFI-defined server partition.
An EFI-defined system partition is required by EFI to boot from a block device.
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