Installation Manual

Configuring the Embedded User Partition
You can use the UEFI System Utilities, UEFI Shell, and RESTful Interface Tool to configure the
Embedded User Partition.
Configuring the Embedded User Partition (UEFI System Utilities)
Use the following procedure to enable or disable the Embedded User Partition by using the UEFI
System Utilities.
1. Optional: If you access the server remotely, start an iLO remote console session.
2. Restart or power on the server.
3. Press F9 in the server POST screen.
The UEFI System Utilities start.
4. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration→BIOS/Platform
Configuration (RBSU)→System Options→USB Options→Embedded User Partition
and press Enter.
5. Select one of the following options:
• Enabled
• Disabled (default)
6. To save your selection, press F10.
7. Restart the server.
8. After you enable the Embedded User Partition, format it by using the server operating system
software.
Once the partition is formatted, it can be accessed for read and write access from the server
operating system.
Configuring the Embedded User Partition (UEFI Shell)
Use the following procedure to configure the Embedded User Partition by using the UEFI Shell.
1. Boot to the UEFI Shell. For instructions, see the UEFI Shell user guide.
2. Use the following command to enable the Embedded User Partition:
sysconfig -s embeddeduserpartition=Enabled
3. Restart the server.
4. After you enable the Embedded User Partition, format it by using the server operating system
software.
Once the partition is formatted, it can be accessed for read and write access from the server
operating system.
Configuring the Embedded User Partition (RESTful Interface Tool)
1. Enable or disable the Embedded User Partition.
For information about configuring the Embedded User Partition with the RESTful Interface
Tool, see the RESTful Interface Tool documentation at the following website: http://
www.hpe.com/info/restfulinterface/docs.
2. After you enable the Embedded User Partition, format it by using the server operating system
software.
Once the partition is formatted, it can be accessed for read and write access from the server
operating system.
Configuring the Embedded User Partition 263