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Viewing or Modifying the Current Boot Mode
46 Oracle X6 Series Servers Administration Guide • April 2016
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No legacy option ROM address constraints.
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Support for operating system boot partitions greater than 2 terabytes (2 TB). For more
information about limitations for supported operating systems, refer to your server product
notes.
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PCIe device configuration utilities are integrated with the BIOS Setup Utility.
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Bootable operating system images are displayed in the boot list as labeled entities. For
example, it displays Windows boot manager labels instead of raw device labels.
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Efficient power and system management.
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Robust reliability and fault management.
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UEFI drivers.
However, you should choose Legacy BIOS Boot Mode in the following situations:
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The operating system you intend to install does not support booting in UEFI Boot Mode.
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The boot devices on the server contain legacy option ROMs that must be loaded.
To view or modify the boot mode, see “Viewing or Modifying the Current Boot
Mode” on page 46 .
Viewing or Modifying the Current Boot Mode
You can view the current boot mode in the BIOS Setup Utility or in Oracle ILOM. However,
you can only modify the boot mode from the BIOS Setup Utility.
To view or modify the boot mode, see the following procedures:
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“View the Current Boot Mode (Oracle ILOM)” on page 46
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“Select UEFI Boot Mode or Legacy BIOS Boot Mode (BIOS)” on page 47
View the Current Boot Mode (Oracle ILOM)
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To view the current boot mode in the Oracle ILOM web interface, perform the
following steps:
a. Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface.
For instructions, see “Accessing Oracle ILOM” on page 21 .
b. In the navigation pane, click System Management > BIOS.