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The following table describes the values for the DCIM_BIOSString of this group. The column headers
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represent the properties of the DCIM_BIOSString class. Each of the cells represent the values of the
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properties.
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Table 28 – DCIM_BIOSString System Information
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AttributeName
Attribute
Description
IsReadOnly
Display
Order
MinLength
MaxLength
SystemModelName
System Model Name
TRUE
1701
SystemBiosVersion
System BIOS
Version
TRUE
1702
SystemServiceTag
System Service Tag
TRUE
1703
SystemManufacturer
System Manufacturer
TRUE
1704
SysMfrContactInfo
System Manufacturer
Contact Information
TRUE
1705
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7.2 Boot Management
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Each of DCIM_BootConfigSetting instances shall represent a boot list, and each boot list can be enabled
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to be used in the next boot using the algorithm in “Boot State Enablement” column. The following boot
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lists shall be implemented:
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Table 29 – Boot Lists
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Boot
Lists
DCIM_BootConfig
Setting.InstanceID
Boot State Enablement
Description
IPL/BIOS
IPL
SetAttribute() or SetAttributes()
method with AttributeName
“BootMode” and AttributeValue
“Bios”
IPL, that is defined in the BIOS Boot
Specification, lists the traditional
BIOS boot sources.
BCV
BCV
SetAttribute() or SetAttributes() method
with AttributeName “BootMode” and
AttributeValue “Bios”
BCV, that is defined in the BIOS Boot
Specification, usually lists the storage
controllers for booting from a particular
hard drive.
NOTE: BCV is nested within the IPL.
Selecting “Hard drive C” in IPL, selects
the BCV list for booting.
NOTE: The BCV list corresponds to an
IPL boot device represented with
DCIM_BootSourceSetting.InstanceID
property value “IPL:HardDisk”.
UEFI
UEFI
SetAttribute() or SetAttributes()
method with AttributeName
“BootMode” and AttributeValue
“Uefi”
List of UEFI devices for boot.
vFlash
Partition
vFlash
ChangeBootOrderByInstanceID()
on DCIM_BootConfigSetting with
InstanceID “OneTime” and source[]
containing a single vFlash
DCIM_BootSourSetting InstanceID
vFlash partitions to boot from.
One
OneTime
ChangeBootOrderByInstanceID()
One time boot list contains a single