Users Guide

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1 Check for the boot order type (Legacy or UEFI) by using the following command:
• WMIC Command: wmic /namespace:\\root\dcim\sysman path dcim_BootConfigSetting get
ElementName/format:list.
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PowerShell Command: gwmi -namespace root\dcim\sysman -class dcim_BootConfigSetting -Property
ElementName.
2 Check for the current boot order type (Legacy or UEFI) by using the following command:
• WMIC Command: wmic /namespace:\\root\dcim\sysman path dcim_ElementSettingData.IsCurrent=1
get SettingData /format:list .
• PowerShell Command: gwmi -namespace root\dcim\sysman -class dcim_elementSettingData -Filter
"IsCurrent=1" -Property SettingData.
3 Changing boot-order by using the following command:
• WMIC Command: wmic /namespace:\\root\dcim\sysman path dcim_bootconfigsetting call
ChangeBootOrder /?:full .
• PowerShell Command: (gwmi -namespace root\dcim\sysman -class
dcim_bootconfigsetting).getmethodparameters("ChangeBootOrder") .
NOTE: dcim_BootConfigSetting instance must represent the boot conguration that you want to change – either
type 1 (Legacy) or type 2 (UEFI).
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The arguments are:
– Authorization Token — This is the Administrator or boot password.
– Source — This is the boot order list taken from dcim_OrderedComponent.PartComponent property. The new boot
order is determined by the order of boot devices in the source array.
4 Changing Boot order for type 1 boot-list using PowerShell:
a Get Current Boot-order for type 1 boot-list by running the following command: $boLegacy = gwmi -namespace root
\dcim\sysman -class dcim_orderedcomponent | where {$_.partcomponent -match
'BootListType-1'} | select -expand partcomponent.
b Dene a PowerShell variable to specify boot-order to set $newboLegacy. Assign the new boot-order to it. For example,
Current boot-order type is retained.
c $newboLegacy = $boLegacy
d Get dcim_bootconfigsetting instance corresponding to type 1 boot-list by running the following command:
$bcsLegacy = Gwmi -Namespace root\dcim\sysman -ClassName dcim_bootconfigsetting | where
{$_.ElementName -eq 'Next Boot Configuration Setting : Boot List Type 1'}.
e Invoke the method by running the following command: $ bcsLegacy.changebootorder($newboLegacy,
$AuthorizationToken). $AuthorizationToken variable is used to pass the BIOS password.
5 Changing Boot order for type 2 boot-list using PowerShell:
a Get Current Boot-order for type 2 boot-list by running the following command: $boUefi = gwmi -namespace root
\dcim\sysman -class dcim_orderedcomponent | where {$_.partcomponent -match
'BootListType-2'} | select -expand partcomponent.
b Dene a PowerShell variable to specify boot-order to set $newboUefi. Assign the new boot-order to it. For example, current
boot-order type is retained.
c Get dcim_bootconfigsetting instance corresponding to type 2 boot-list by running the following command: $bcsUefi
= Gwmi -Namespace root\dcim\sysman -ClassName dcim_bootconfigsetting | where
{$_.ElementName -eq 'Next Boot Configuration Setting : Boot List Type 2'}.
d Invoke the method by running the following command: $ bcsUefi.changebootorder($newboUefi,
$AuthorizationToken)
. $AuthorizationToken variable is used to pass the BIOS password.
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