Specifications
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BIOS settings for ONIE boot
Pre-requisites
The BIOS running on your system must meet the following requirements:
● Allows a change to the boot order so the system can boot from media (USB).
● Allows a baud-rate change. This feature is optional; you do not need it if your BIOS is running at 115200 baud rate. The
default baud rate for ONIE is 115200.
CAUTION:
● These procedures are for x86-based targets only, particularly targets using Rangeley or Centerton CPU-
based boards.
● Check the console (UART-0/1) used on the target. Connect the serial port at 115200 baud rate and check
that messages display on the console.
● The log messages included in this guide are subject to change.
NOTE: The following procedure is generic and does not list a particular target. Therefore, the ONIE images are specified
using the <platform>_<cpu> notation. For example, the ONIE media (usb) iso image is onie-recovery-x86_64-
dell_<platform>_<cpu>-r0.iso.
ONIE UEFI-based installation using USB
The following steps describe how to create a bootable unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) ONIE-based USB to install
ONIE using Embed mode:
To install ONIE UEFI on your system, use any existing ONIE-based system to make an ONIE UEFI-based bootable USB. To make
a bootable USB, use the ONIE ISO file.
1. Boot the ONIE target in ONIE Rescue mode.
Use ONIE Rescue mode to make the ONIE UEFI-bootable USB.
Use the up and down arrow keys to make a selection. Press Enter to select an operating software-selected OS or enter e
to edit the commands before booting. Enter c for a command line. The selected entry, displaying *, runs automatically in the
operating system.
GNU GRUB version 2.02~beta2+e4a1fe391
+---------------------------+
|ONIE: Install OS |
|*ONIE: Rescue |
|ONIE: Uninstall OS |
|ONIE: Update ONIE |
|ONIE: Embed ONIE |
|EDA-DIAG |
| |
| |
| |
+---------------------------+
2. Confirm that your system can reach the network.
3. Copy the ONIE ISO image to the solid-state drive (SSD) of the ONIE target.
ONIE:/ # wget --quiet http://xx.xx.x.xxx/tftpboot/users/<
name
>/onie-recovery-x86_64-
dell_<
platform
>_c2538-r0.iso
To copy the image, you can use SCP, TFTP, or WGET (ftp/http).
scp username@xx.xx.xxx.xxx:/tftpboot/onie-recovery-x86_64-dell_<
platform
>_c2538-r0.iso .
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ONIE installation instructions