Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server 2008 SP2, v6.5
Table B-1 EFI Shell Commands and Descriptions (continued)
DescriptionCommand
Memory Commands
Commands for listing and managing memory, EFI variables, and NVRAM details.
Set default NVRAM values.
default
Dump memory or memory-mapped I/O.
dmem
Display EFI variables.
dmpstore
Display the memory map.
memmap
Display and modify MEM/IO/PCI.
mm
View and clear nPartition or cell memory page de-allocation table (PDT).
pdt
Shell Navigation and Other Commands
Commands for basic EFI Shell navigation and customization.
Set and get alias settings.
alias
Clear the standard output with an optional background color.
cls
Exit EFI Shell environment.
exit
Display current monotonic counter value.
getmtc
Display help.
help or ?
Display the mode of the console output device.
mode
Set and get environment variable.
set
Turn on and off extended character features.
xchar
Shell Script Commands / Programming Constructs
EFI shell script commands.
Echo message to stdout or toggle script echo.
echo
Script-only: Use with IF THEN.
else
Script-only: Delimiter for FOR loop construct.
endfor
Script-only: Loop construct.
for
Script-only: Jump to label location in script.
goto
Script-only: IF THEN construct.
if
Take user input and place in EFI variable.
input
Script-only: Prompt to quit or continue.
pause
Stall the processor for some microseconds.
stall
EFI-Based Setup Utility
The EFI-Based Setup Utility (EBSU) provides an easy-to-use interface to flash the firmware,
partition the hard disk, install diagnostic tools, configure storage controllers, and run other EFI
utilities. EBSU provides the following functions:
• Express Setup — Guides you through Windows installation and setup. Express Setup guides
you through the following setup tasks:
— Updating firmware
— Creating disk partitions
74 EFI Utilities