Oracle ILOM restore_status Parameter Shows Partial Status (7167938)

When an Oracle ILOM UEFI BIOS configuration is loaded, the configuration file might contain typographical errors or inactive parameters (parameters that are no longer valid for the current version of the BIOS). This can result in the failure of one or more parameters to load.

When this occurs, the Oracle ILOM /System/BIOS/Config/restore_status parameter, which provides the user with the status of the last attempted configuration load, reports the configuration load as a partial restore. The value of /System/BIOS/Config/restore_status parameter will not change until a subsequent load of an Oracle ILOM UEFI BIOS configuration occurs.

Workaround:

1. Using a text editor, create a file with the following contents:

   <BIOS>

   </BIOS>

2. Save the file with an .xml extension.
3. To load the configuration, enter the following command:

   -> load -source URI_location/file_name.xml /System/BIOS/Config

   where URI_location is the path and file_name.xml is the file created in a previous step.

4. If the host power is on, enter the following command to reset the host:

   -> reset /System