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Software and Configuration Utility
6.1 BIOS
The BIOS is basic software code loaded to the computer hardware system. The BIOS is
running at the abstraction layer between the computer hardware system and the OS. It is used
to configure hardware to prepare for running the OS.
the system.
Figure 6-1
BIOS position in the system
The BIOS performs power-on self-test (POST), detects input/output devices, identifies boot
devices, and initializes memory. The BIOS also provides ACPI and hot swap. The BIOS is
stored in the serial peripheral interface (SPI) flash memory.
The RH2288 V3 server offers a Huawei's proprietary, patented BIOS that uses the Intel
Grantley platform and is developed based on the Insyde code base. The BIOS is customizable
and scalable, and provides a variety of in-band and out-of-band configuration functions.
For details about the BIOS, see the
Huawei Server Grantley Platform BIOS Parameter
.
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