biosconfig Command Syntax - Oracle® Server CLI Tools for Oracle Solaris 11.2 User's Guide

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`biosconfig` Command Syntax

The biosconfig command uses the following command syntax:

biosconfig [-v] option [filename]

When a command fails, it returns one of the failure codes listed in biosconfig Error Codes.

The following table lists the available biosconfig options and their descriptions.

Option	Description
`-get_version`	Get version of this tool.
`-get_boot_order`	Get the boot devices list.
`-set_boot_order`	Set the boot devices list.
`-set_boot_override`	Set the first boot device for the next boot.
`-get_bios_settings`	Get setup configuration from BIOS.
`-set_bios_settings`	Get setup configuration to BIOS ROM.
`-get_CMOS_dump`	Get 256 bytes CMOS of set up data from BIOS.
`-set_CMOS_dump`	Set 256 bytes of CMOS set up data to BIOS.
`-v`	Verbose mode. Only supported with the `filename` option.

The following table lists examples of how the –get and –set command options affect input and output.

Command	Description
`# biosconfig –get_version`	Outputs to screen.
`# biosconfig –get_version filename.xml`	Outputs to `filename.xml`.
`# biosconfig –get_version > filename.xml`	Outputs to `filename.xml`.
`# biosconfig –get_version \| some-command`	Pipes the output to another command.
`# biosconfig –set_bios_settings`	Takes input from standard in.
`# biosconfig –set_bios_settings filename.xml`	Takes input from `filename.xml`.
`# biosconfig -set_bios_settings < filename.xml`	Takes input from `filename.xml`.

Note - In the output examples in this chapter, all white space outside the XML elements, such as indentation, is optional. For example, see the output in Make a Persistent Change to Boot Order.