How to Use the edit Command and to Configure the Preboot Menu for Remote Access

1. Access the preboot menu.

   For more information, refer to Accessing the Preboot Menu.

2. At the preboot prompt, enter the command:

   Preboot> edit

   The preboot menu enters edit mode. In edit mode, the preboot menu displays its selections one-by-one, offering you a chance to change each one.

   • To change a setting, type the new value, then press Enter.

   • To skip to the next setting, press Enter.

3. Press Enter to move through the settings until the bootdelay setting appears.
4. To change the bootdelay setting, type 3, 10, or 30, and press Enter.

   This specifies the number of seconds the SP boot process waits for your input.

   The preboot menu redisplays the bootdelay setting with the new value.

5. Press Enter.

   The next setting appears.

6. Press Enter to move through the settings until the check_physical_presence setting appears.

   To change the check_physical_presencesetting, type no, and then press Enter.

   The preboot menu redisplays the check_physical_presence setting with the new value.

7. Press Enter.

   The preboot menu ask you to confirm your changes:

   Enter ”y[es]’ to commit changes: [no]

8. Enter y to exit the edit session and save your changes.

   If you want to exit without saving your changes, enter n.

   The following display shows an edit session where the bootdelay and check_physical_presence settings are changed. See the table that follows for a description of edit command settings:

   Preboot> edit
   
   Press Enter by itself to reach the next question.
     Press control-C to discard changes and quit.
   
    Values for baudrate are {[ 9600 ]| 19200 | 38400 | 57600 | 115200 }.
     Set baudrate?                [9600]
    Values for serial_is_host are {[ 0 ]| 1 }.
     Set serial_is_host?          [0]
    Values for bootdelay are { -1 | 3 | 10 | 30 }.
     Set bootdelay?               [30] 10
     Set bootdelay?               [10]
    Values for bootretry are { -1 | 30 | 300 | 3000 }.
     Set bootretry?               [<not set>]
    Values for preferred are {[ 0 ]| 1 }.
     Set preferred?               [<not set>]
    Values for preserve_conf are {[ yes ]| no }.
     Set preserve_conf?           [yes]
    Values for preserve_users are {[ yes ]| no }.
     Set preserve_users?          [no]
    Values for preserve_password are {[ yes ]| no }.
     Set preserve_password?       [yes]
    Values for check_physical_presence are {[ yes ]| no }.
     Set check_physical_presence? [no] no
     Set check_physical_presence? [no]
    Enter ’y[es]’ to commit changes: [no] y
   Summary: Changed 2 settings.
   Preboot>

   
   

   Setting Description baudrate Sets the baud rate of the serial port. Selections include 9600,19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200. serial_is_host If this is set to 0, the serial port connects to the ILOM. If this is set to 1, the serial port connects to the host. For more details, see Restoring ILOM Access to the Serial Console. bootdelay The number of seconds the bootstrap process waits for the user to enter xyzzy before booting the SP. bootretry The number of seconds the preboot menu waits for user input before timing out and starting the SP. Set to -1 to disable the timeout. preferred Unused. preserve_conf Setting this to no duplicates the function of the unconfig ilom_conf command, which resets many ILOM configuration settings, but preserves SP network, baudrate, and check_physical_presence the next time the SP is booted. preserve_users Setting this to no duplicates the function of the unconfig users command, which resets user information to the default value next time the SP is booted. preserve_password Setting this to no duplicates the function of the unconfig password command, which resets the root password to the default next time the SP is booted. check_physical_presence If this is set to Yes, you must press and hold the Locate button to interrupt the SP boot process. If it is set to No, the boot process prompts you to interrupt it. See Using the edit Command and Configuring the Preboot Menu For Remote Access for details.