The following options are available in the EFI Boot Manager menu:
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Boot from a File—Automatically adds EFI applications as boot options or enables you to
boot from a specific file. When you select this option, the system searches for an EFI directory.
If the EFI directory is found, then it looks in each of the subdirectories below EFI. In each of
those subdirectories, it looks for the first file that is an executable EFI application. Each of
the EFI applications that meet this criterion can be automatically added as a boot option. In
addition, legacy boot options for A: and C: are also added if those devices are present.
You can also launch a specific application without adding it as a boot option. In this case,
the EFI Boot Manager searches the root directories and the
\EFI\TOOLS
directories of all
of the EFI system partitions present in the system for the specified EFI application.
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Add a Boot Option—Adds a boot option to the EFI Boot Manager. Specify the boot option
by providing the name of the EFI application. Along with the name, you can also provide
either ASCII or UNICODE arguments the file uses. Given the EFI application name and any
options, the EFI Boot Manager searches for the executable file in the same directories as
described in the Boot from a File option. When the file is found, it is executed.
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Delete Boot Options—Deletes a specific boot option or all boot options.
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Change Boot Order—Controls the relative order in which the EFI Boot Manager attempts
to execute boot options. For help on the control key sequences you need for this option, see
the help menu.
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Manage BootNext Setting—Selects a boot option to use only once (the next boot operation).
•
Set Automatic Boot Timeout—Defines the value in seconds before the system automatically
boots without user intervention. Set this value to zero to disable the timeout feature.
•
Exit—Returns control to the EFI Boot Manager menu. This displays the active boot devices,
including a possible integrated shell (if the implementation is so constructed).
For more information, see
“Using the Boot Option Maintenance Menu” (page 341)
EFI Commands
lists EFI commands for the server.
Table 90 EFI Commands
Definition
BCH Command Parameters (PA-RISC)
BCH Command
Equivalent
(PA-RISC)
EFI Shell
Command
These commands are found in all other menus
Boot from specified path
[PRI | HAA | ALT | <path>]
Boot
info boot
Display help for specified
command or menu
[<menu> | <command>]
HElp
help <command>
Reset the server (to allow
reconfiguration of complex
RESET
reset
Return to the main menu
MAin
exit (at EFI Shell)
MAin
Display or modify a path
[PRI | HAA | ALT | CON | KEY | <path>]
PAth
EFI Boot Manager
“change boot order”
Search for boot devices
[ALL]
SEArch
bcfg
Search for boot devices
[DIsplay│IPL] [<path>]
SEArch
bcfg
Display or change scrolling
capability
[ON | OFF]
ScRoll
many commands
offer a [-b]
parameter to cause
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