Network Location for Shell Auto-Start Script
Use this option to set the network URL location of the UEFI Shell startup script.
• You can specify a URL in HTTP or FTP format using either an IPv4 server address or host name.
• The script file at the location must end with a
.nsh
file extension.
• When
UEFI Shell Script Auto-Start
is enabled, and the
Shell Auto-Start Script Location
is set to
Network Location
, the Shell attempts to load and execute the startup script from the network location
pointed to by the specified URL.
NOTE:
IPv6 server addresses are not supported.
Setting the network location for the Shell auto-start script
Prerequisites
•
Embedded UEFI Shell
is enabled.
•
Shell Auto-Start Script Location
is set to
Network Location
or
Auto
.
•
Discover Shell Auto-Start Script using DHCP
is disabled.
• When specifying and HTTPS URL, the TLS certificate of the HTTPS server is configured using
Server
Security
>
TLS (HTTPS) Options
.
Procedure
1.
From the
System Utilities
screen, select
System Configuration
>
BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU)
>
Embedded UEFI Shell
>
Network Location for Shell Script-Auto Start
.
2.
Enter the network location of the
.nsh
file. Valid values are:
• An HTTP/HTTPS URL for either an IPv4 or IPv6 server address or host name.
• An FTP URL for either an IPv4 or IPv6 server address or host name.
Examples
:
◦
http://192.168.0.1/file/file.nsh
◦
http://example.com/file/file.nsh
◦
https://example.com/file/file.nsh
◦
http://[1234::1000]/file.nsh
3.
Save your setting.
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Configuring the Embedded UEFI Shell
