biosconfig Command Syntax
The biosconfig command uses the following syntax:
biosconfig [-v] option [filename.xml]
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.
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-get_version
| Get version of this tool.
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-get_boot_order
| Get the boot devices list.
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-set_boot_order
| Set the boot devices list.
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-set_boot_override
| Set the first boot device for the next boot.
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-get_bios_settings
| Get setup configuration from BIOS.
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-set_bios_settings
| Get setup configuration to BIOS ROM.
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-get_CMOS_dump
| Get 256 bytes CMOS of set up data from BIOS.
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-set_CMOS_dump
| Set 256 bytes of CMOS set up data to BIOS.
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-v
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Verbose mode. On some operations, this might provide additional information regarding operational status. Verbose mode is only valid if an XML input or output filename is provided.
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The following table lists examples of how the –get and –set command options affect input and output.
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# biosconfig –get_version
| Outputs to screen.
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# biosconfig –get_version
filename.xml
| Outputs to filename.xml.
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# biosconfig –get_version >
filename.xml
| Outputs to filename.xml.
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# biosconfig –get_version | some-command
| Pipes the output to another command.
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# biosconfig –set_bios_settings
| Takes input from standard in.
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# biosconfig –set_bios_settings
filename.xml
| Takes input from filename.xml.
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# biosconfig -set_bios_settings <
filename.xml
| Takes input from filename.xml.
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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.