HP Integrity rx2660 Server User Service Guide

The following options are available in the EFI Boot Manager menu:
• Boot from File: Allows you to launch a specific application without adding it as a boot option.
When you select this option, a menu displays devices to choose your boot file from. Selecting
a disk device then displays subdirectories and executable applications on that device. Search
the subdirectories to find the correct file to boot from. If you choose a LAN device to boot
from, you can boot the file from a remote server. The remote server must be set up ahead of
time to recognize bootp requests from your server.
You can also launch a specific application without adding it as a boot option. In this case,
the EFI Boot Manager searches the root directories and the \EFI\TOOLS directories of all of
the EFI system partitions present in the system for the specified EFI application.
• Add Boot Entry: Adds a boot entry to the EFI Boot Manager. This works similarly to Boot from
File, but adds the file to the boot menu as a new entry instead of just booting the file once.
You must specify a name for the boot entry to be added, and you can add ASCII or UNICODE
arguments to the application being launched.
• Remove Boot Entry: Deletes a specific boot option.
• Change Boot Order: Controls the relative order in which the EFI Boot Manager attempts to
issue boot options. For help on the control key sequences you need for this option, see the
help menu.
• Manage BootNext Setting: Selects a boot option to use only once (the next boot operation).
• Set Automatic Boot Timeout: Defines the value in seconds before the system automatically
boots without user intervention. Set this value to zero to disable the timeout feature.
• Exit: Returns control to the EFI Boot Manager menu. This displays the active boot devices,
including a possible integrated shell (if the implementation is so constructed).
For more information, see “Using the Boot Option Maintenance Menu” (page 240).
EFI Commands
Table 71 lists EFI commands for HP Integrity servers. The equivalent BCH commands found in
PA-RISC based servers are also listed.
Table 71 EFI Commands
DefinitionBCH Command Parameters (PA-RISC)BCH Command
Equivalent
(PA-RISC)
EFI Shell Command
These commands are found in all other menus.
Boot from specified path[PRI|HAA|ALT|<path>]Bootinfo boot
Display help for specified
command or menu
[<menu>|<command>]HElphelp <command>
Reset the server (to allow
reconfiguration of complex
RESETreset
Return to the main menuMAinexit (at EFI Shell)
MAin
Display or modify a path[PRI|HAA|ALT|CON|KEY|<path>]PAthEFI Boot Manager
“change boot order”
Search for boot devices[ALL]SEArchbcfg
Search for boot devices[DIsplay|IPL] [<path>]SEArchbcfg
Display or change scrolling
capability
[ON|OFF]ScRollmany commands
offer a [-b] parameter
to cause 25 line
breaks
EFI Commands 213