User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- NovaScale 4020 User's Guide
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 System Description
- 2 Board Set Description
- 3 Configuration Software and Utilities
- Utilities / Drivers on Resource CD
- Power-on Sequence and Power-on Self-Test (POST)
- Extensible Firmware Interface Boot Manager
- The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell
- BIOS Setup
- LSI Logic* SCSI Utility
- System Maintenance Utility
- EFI Platform Diagnostic Tests
- EFI Service Partition
- Console Redirection
- Terminal Mode
- Shutting Down the Server
- Servicing the System (basic knowledge)
- A Warning and Cautions
- B Working Inside the System
- C Hot-swapping System Components
- D Servicing the Electronics Bay
- Safety Warnings
Configuration Software and Utilities 31
Option Description
Add a Boot Option Adds a boot option to the EFI Boot Manager. You specify the option by
providing the name of the EFI application. You can provide either ASCII
or UNICODE arguments that the file might use.
Given the EFI application name and any options, the EFI Boot Manager
searches for the executable file in the same partitions and directories as
described in Boot from a File. When the file is found, it is
executed.
To add a boot option:
• At the menu, use the arrow key to select Add Boot.
• Press <Enter> to select the option.
• Type in the name of the EFI application and press <Enter>.
• Select Save to NVRAM.
• Select Exit to return to the Boot Manager.
Delete Boot Options This feature allows you to delete a specific boot option or all boot
options. To delete boot options:
• At the menu, use the arrow key to select Delete Boot
Option.
• Press <Enter> to select the option.
• Use the arrow keys to select the boot option to delete.
• Press <Enter> to select the option.
• Press <Y> to confirm your selection.
• Select Save to NVRAM.
• Select Exit to return to the Boot Manager.
Change Boot Order This feature allows you to control the relative order in which the EFI
Boot Manager attempts boot options. For help on the control key
sequences you need for this option, refer to the help menu. To change
the boot order:
• At the menu, use the arrow key to select Change Boot
Order.
• Use the arrow keys to select the Option to move.
• Press <u> to move up in the boot order.
• Press <d> to move down in the boot order.
• Select Save to NVRAM.
• Select Exit to return to the Boot Manager.
Manage BootNext Setting This feature allows you to select a boot option to use one time (the next
boot operation).
To manage boot next setting:
• At the menu, select Manage Boot Next Setting with
the arrow key.
• Select the Option to boot next with the arrow key.
• Press <b> to make this option the next boot option.
• Press <r> to reset.
• Select Save to NVRAM.
• Select Exit to return to the Boot Manager.