You can install an operating system on Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card without any additional configuration. All installed Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Card controllers (two per card) are visible to an operating system installer program.
You can use the BIOS Setup Utility to see a list of installed Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Cards.
For instructions, refer to the server installation guide or Oracle ILOM documentation.
This causes the server to boot to BIOS on the next boot.
For more information, refer to Oracle X7 Series Servers Administration Guide at https://www.oracle.com/goto/x86admindiag/docs.
For example, to reset the server:
From the local server, press the On/Standby button on the front panel of the server for approximately 1 second to power off the server, and then press the On/Standby button again to power on the server.
From the Oracle ILOM web interface, select Host Management → Power Control, and in the Select Action list box, select Power On. Click Save, and then click OK.
From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type: reset /System.
The system boots to the BIOS Setup Utility.
A list of installed Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Cards appears.