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6.8 Configuring the Boot ROM with sfboot
• Sfboot: Command Usage on page 297
• Sfboot: Command Line Options on page 297
• Sfboot: Examples on page 303
Sfboot is a command line utility for configuring Solarflare adapter Boot ROM
options, including PXE and UEFI booting. Using sfboot is an alternative to using Ctrl
+ B to access the Boot Rom agent during server startup.
See Solarflare Boot Manager on page 374 for more information on the Boot Rom
agent.
Sfboot: Command Usage
The general usage for sfboot is as follows (as root):
sfboot [ ‐‐ adapter=sfxge<n>] [options] [parameters]
Note that without
‐‐ adapter
, the
sfboot
command applies to all adapters that are
present in the target host.
The format for the parameters are:
<parameter>=<value>
Sfboot: Command Line Options
Table 70 lists the options for
sfboot
, Table 71 lists the available global parameters,
and Table 72 lists the available per ‐ adapter parameters.
Table 70: Sfboot Options
Option Description
‐ h
,
‐‐ help
Displays command line syntax and provides a description of each
sfboot option.
‐ V
,
‐‐ version
Shows detailed version information and exits.
‐ v
,
‐‐ verbose
Shows extended output information for the command entered.
‐ s
,
‐‐ silent
Suppresses all output, including warnings and errors; no user
interaction. You should query the completion code to determine the
outcome of commands when operating silently.
‐‐ log <filename> Logs output to the specified file in the current folder or an existing
folder. Specify
‐‐ silent
to suppress simultaneous output to screen,
if required.
‐‐ computer <computer_name>
Performs the operation on a specified remote computer.
Administrator rights on the remote computer is required.