IBM xSeries 380, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 380
Using BIOS Setup
This section describes the BIOS Setup Utility. Use this utility to change the server
configuration defaults. You can run the utility with or without an operating system
present on the server. Setup stores most of the configuration values in battery-backed
CMOS. The rest of the values are stored in flash memory. The values take effect when
you boot the server. POST uses these values to configure the hardware. If the values
endfor Provides a delimiter for loop constructs (scripts only)
endif Provides a delimiter for IF THEN constructs (scripts only)
err [level] Sets or displays the error level
for v ar in <set> Provides loop constructs (scripts only)
guid [-b] [sname] Dumps known guid ids
help [-b] [internal_command] Displays help information
if [not] condition then Provides conditional constructs (scripts only)
load driver_name Loads a driver
ls [-b] [dir] [dir] ... Obtains directory listings
map [-bdvr] [sname[:]]
[handle] Maps sname to device path
mem [address] [size]
[;MMIO] Dumps Memory or Memory Mapped IO
memmap [-b] Dumps memory map
mkdir dir [dir] Creates a new directory
mm address [Width] [;Type]
[n] Memory Modify: type=Mem, MMIO, IO, PCI, [n] for
noninteractive mode when inside a .nsh file
mode [col row] Sets or gets the current text mode
mount BlkDevice [sname[:]] Mounts a file system on a block device
PalProc arg1 [arg2] [arg3]
[arg4] Makes a PAL call
pause Prompts to quit or continue (scripts only)
pci [bus_dev ] [func] Displays PCI device information
reset [reset_string] Performs a cold reset
rm file/dir [file/dir] Removes files or directories
set [-bdv ] [sname] [value] Sets or gets env ironment variables
stall microseconds Delays for the specified number of microseconds
time [hh:mm:ss] Gets or sets the time
type [-a] [-u] [-b] file Displays the contents of a file
ver Displays version information
vol fs [volume_label] Sets or displays a volume label
Table 3. EFI Shell Commands.
Command Description