Oracle Server CLI Tools Overview
CLI Tools Command Syntax and Conventions
Device Terminology Used by biosconfig
biosconfig for Oracle Solaris OS
Viewing biosconfig Command Options and Version Information
How to View biosconfig Command Options
How to View biosconfig Version Information
Configuring the Device Boot Order
Methods for Changing the Boot List
How to Set the First Boot Device for the Next Boot
How to Make a Persistent Change to Boot Order
How to Change Boot Order Based on the PCI Bus, Device, or Function
How to Capture the BIOS CMOS Golden Image
How to Apply the BIOS CMOS Golden Image
Configuring Individual CMOS Settings
Static and Dynamic CMOS Settings
How to Configure a Dynamic Setting
The following procedure describes how to set static CMOS settings. The XML samples shown are subsets of the output XML file.
biosconfig -get_bios_settings filename.xml
<BIOSCONFIG> <SETUP_CONFIG> <Boot> <Boot_Settings_Configuration> <Quick_Boot> <HELP_STRING>Allows BIOS to skip certain.... </HELP_STRING> <DEFAULT_OPTION>Enabled</DEFAULT_OPTION> <SELECTED_OPTION>Enabled</SELECTED_OPTION> <OPTION-0>Disabled</OPTION-0> <OPTION-1>ENabled</OPTION-1> </Quick_Boot> <Onboard_IB_gPXE_boot_first_> <HELP_STRING>Set Onboard Infiniband gPXE .... </HELP_STRING> <DEFAULT_OPTION>Disabled</DEFAULT_OPTION> <SELECTED_OPTION>Disabled</DEFAULT_OPTION> <OPTION-0>Disabled</OPTION-0> <OPTION-1>Enabled</OPTION-2> </Onboard_IB_gPXE_boot_first_> </Boot_Settings_Configuration> </Boot> </SETUP_CONFIG> </BIOSCONFIG>
or
<BIOSCONFIG> <SETUP_CONFIG> <Chipset> <South_Bridge_Configuration> <Restore_on_AC_Power_Loss> <HELP_STRING></HELP_STRING> <DEFAULT_OPTION>Power On</DEFAULT_OPTION> <SELECTED_OPTION>Power On</SELECTED_OPTION> <OPTION-0>Power Off</OPTION-0> <OPTION-1>Power On</OPTION-1> <OPTION-2>Last State</OPTION-2> </Restore_on_AC_Power_Loss> </South_Bridge_Configuration> </Chipset> </SETUP_CONFIG> </BIOSCONFIG>
The options listed below the <SELECTED_OPTION> tags display the available values.
For example, the options for the Quick Boot setting are Disabled and Enabled
biosconfig -set_bios_settings filename.xml
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