Users Guide
Validating A Multi-Platform File Or Saved File
To validate the options of a multi-platform or saved file:
On the Create Configuration screen, click Validate.
– If the option and the configured value are supported on the host system, then a green check mark is
displayed in the Status column.
– If the option is supported and if the configured value is not supported on the host system, then a red X mark
is displayed in the Status column.
– All unsupported options are greyed out and the Status column remains blank.
– All the supported options on the host system are highlighted and the Status column remains blank with the
Value to Set field as Not Specified .
Validating A Host System File
To validate the options of a host system file:
On the Create Configuration screen, click Validate.
– All the options that are applicable on the host system are highlighted and a green check mark is displayed
in the Status column.
– All unsupported options are greyed out and the Status column remains blank.
NOTE: You can configure the supported options on the host system even after you validate.
Exporting The BIOS Configuration
You can export a customized configuration to apply the same settings on a target client system. You can export both
supported and unsupported options. You can export certain options (asset and propowntag) without specifying any
values.
To export an option:
Select the Apply Settings check box of that option and then export in any of the following formats:
– Self-Contained Executable — Click Export Configuration.exe on the Create Configuration screen to export
the configuration settings as a SCE (.exe file).
– Report — Click Export Report to export the configuration settings as read-only html file.
– Configuration file — Click Export Configuration to export the configuration settings as a .cctk or .ini file.
NOTE: To display and configure the options on GUI, double-click the .cctk file.
– Shell script — The shell script is generated at the location where SCE file is exported and contains the
same configuration as that of the SCE file. The shell script is used to configure a Linux system.
Exporting The Configuration Without Setting Values
To export asset and propowntag without specifying changes to values:
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