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Oracle Hardware CLI Tools Overview
Installing Components Using the Oracle Hardware Management Pack Installer
Installing Hardware Management Pack Components Using Installer
CLI Tools Command Syntax and Conventions
CLI Tools Device-Naming Convention
Configuring the Device Boot Order
How to Configure the BIOS CMOS Using a Golden CMOS Image
Configuring Individual CMOS Settings
How to Retrieve Static CMOS Settings
How to Configure a Dynamic Setting
How to Configure NET0_Option_ROM
How to View Chipset-Related Settings
How to Configure System Powered Off
How to Turn Off Quick Boot and Power Off Options
Commands That Produce Unrelated, Innocuous, Extra Output
fwupdate Command-Line Interface
remove spare Subcommand and Options
Sun IPMI System Management Driver 2.1
The BIOS configuration information is stored in the CMOS memory, battery back-up, in the host's chipset. Through the BIOS setup interface at BIOS POST, you can configure many of the CMOS settings. biosconfig is an alternative interface to modify these settings with a program on the host OS. biosconfig configures the BIOS CMOS settings using two methods:
Copying and using a golden (known reliable) image
Controlling each setting individually
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