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Chapter 8 Troubleshooting the Server and ILOM Defaults 8-5
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Section 8.3.5 “Preboot Menu Command Summary” on page 8-13
8.3.1 Accessing the Preboot Menu
To access the Preboot Menu, you must reset the SP and interrupt the boot process.
You can interrupt the ILOM boot process by either:
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Using the Locate button on the local server.
For details about the requirements for this local access method, see Section 8.3.1.1
“Prerequisites for Accessing the Preboot Menu” on page 8-5 .
Or
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Typing
xyzzy
during a pause in the bootstrap process from a remote serial
terminal.
For details about the requirements for this remote serial access method, see
Section 8.3.1.1 “Prerequisites for Accessing the Preboot Menu” on page 8-5 .
Some Preboot Menu settings must be configured first, and until they are, you must
use the Locate button method to access the Preboot Menu.
8.3.1.1 Prerequisites for Accessing the Preboot Menu
Ensure that the applicable requirements are met prior to accessing the Preboot Menu
from either a local or remote connection.
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For local access to the Preboot Menu (using Locate button)
You must connect a terminal or console capable of running terminal emulation
software to the serial port on the server using a cable.
For more information about how to attach local devices to the server using a
dongle cable, see
Section 2.9 “Attaching Devices to the Server” on page 2-10 .
For instructions for accessing the Preboot Menu by using the Locate button, see
“Access the Preboot Menu” on page 8-6 .
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For remote serial access to the Preboot Menu (typing
xyzzy
during bootstrap)
Prior to accessing the Preboot Menu remotely, you must set the
bootdelay
and
check_physical_presence
settings in the Preboot Menu to enable remote
serial access. To configure these settings for the first time, you need to:
1. Access the Preboot Menu using the Locate button on the local server as described
in “Access the Preboot Menu” on page 8-6 .
2. Edit the settings in the Preboot Menu to enable remote access as described in “Edit
Preboot Menu for Remote Serial Access” on page 8-7 .