Select Legacy Bios Or Uefi Bios Boot Mode - Sun Oracle Sun Server X4-2 Service Manual

From the local server, press the Power button on the front panel of the server to
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power off the server, and then press the Power button again to power on the
server.
From the Oracle ILOM web interface, click Host Management > Power
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Control and select Reset from the Select Action list.
From the Oracle ILOM CLI on the server SP, type reset /System
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The server resets.
2. When prompted, press the F2 key to access the BIOS Setup Utility.
3. To ensure that the factory defaults are set, do the following:
a. Press the F9 key to automatically load the optimal factory default settings.
A message appears prompting you to continue this operation by selecting OK
or to cancel the operation by selecting Cancel.
b. In the message, highlight OK, and then press Enter.
The BIOS Setup Utility screen appears with the cursor highlighting the first
value on the screen.
4. Press F10 to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
Alternatively, you can save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility by
navigating to the Save & Exit Menu and selecting Save Changes and Reset.
Related Information
"Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus" on page 164
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"BIOS Setup Utility Menus" on page 162
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"BIOS Key Mappings" on page 163
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▼ Select Legacy BIOS or UEFI BIOS Boot Mode

The BIOS firmware supports both Legacy BIOS Boot Mode and UEFI BIOS Boot
Mode. The default setting is Legacy BIOS Boot Mode. Because some operating
systems (OS) support both Legacy BIOS and UEFI BIOS, and some operating systems
support only Legacy BIOS, you have the following options:
If the OS being installed supports only Legacy BIOS, you must ensure that the
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BIOS is set to Legacy BIOS Boot Mode before you do the OS installation.
If the OS being installed supports both Legacy BIOS and UEFI BIOS, you can set
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the BIOS to either Legacy BIOS Boot Mode or UEFI BIOS Boot Mode before you do
the OS installation.
The following operating systems do not support UEFI BIOS:
Oracle Solaris 10
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Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 173