SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit Deployment Guide for HP Integrity Servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

Table 5-8 Commands (continued)
DescriptionCommands
Boot manager display label (defaults to “Linux”).
-L | --label label
Partition number that containing boot loader (defaults to 1)
-p | --part part
Be quiet.
-q | --quiet
Do not write to NVRAM, writes to filename.
--test filename
Pass extra args as UCS-2 (default is ASCII).
-u | --unicode | --UCS-2
Set the ACPI UID (used with -i).-U | --acpi_uid XXXX
Print additional information.
-v | --verbose
Write unique sig to MBR if needed.
-w | --write-signature
Table 5-9 Command line input
ResultCommand line input
Show the current configuration.
efibootmgr
Create a default boot entry with the following values:
• NAME: Linux
• DEVICE: /dev/sda
• PARTITION: 1
• BOOT LOADER: /elilo.efi
• LOAD OPTION: none
efibootmgr -c
Create a boot entry with following values:
• NAME: New Boot
• DEVICE: /dev/cciss/c0d0
• PARTITION: 4
• BOOT LOADER: /ia64/setupldr.efi
• LOAD OPTION: WINDOWS
efibootmgr -c -L "New Boot" -l
/ia64/setupldr.efi -d /dev/cciss/c0d0 -p
4 WINDOWS
Generate a boot entry but do not save it in NVRAM. The
boot entry values are:
• NAME: Boot
• DEVICE: /dev/sda
• PARTITION: 1
• BOOT LOADER: /setupldr.efi
• LOAD OPTION: none
efibootmgr -c -L "Boot" -l /setupldr.efi
--test bootentry.bin
Create a boot entry with the following values:
• NAME: Linux
• DEVICE: /dev/sda
• PARTITION: 1
• BOOT LOADER: /setupldr.efi
• LOAD OPTION: data into the parameter.txt file
efibootmgr -c -l /setupldr.efi -@
parameter.txt
Delete the second boot entry (BOOT0002).
efibootmgr -B -b 0002
Set the fifth boot entry (BOOT0005) to BOOT NEXT.
efibootmgr -n 0005
Define the new BOOT ORDER value.
efibootmgr -o 0002,0005,0001
Set time-out to 5 seconds.
efibootmgr -t 5
Delete the BOOT NEXT, BOOT ORDER and TIMEOUT
values.
efibootmgr -O -N -T
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