System Configuration User Guide

4.3.2 BIOS Boot Order (/bbo)
syscfg /bbo [device_number [device_number […] ] ]
device_number
The current ordinal number of the BIOS boot
device (1 is the first device, 2 is the second
device, and so on.). To change the order,
specify an order for the device numbers (for
example, if you specify “2 1 4 3” then the
second boot device will be the first boot
device after the command is executed.
Refer to the Product Guide for your Intel® Server Board for more information on BIOS
Setup options.
Display or set the BIOS boot order.
Examples:
syscfg /bbo
1: PS-SONY CD-ROM CDU5221
2: 1st floppy drive
3: PM-WDC WD400BB-23FRA0
4: EFI Boot Manager
syscfg /bbo 2 1 3 4
Starting from S55xx series of platforms, the “/bbo” switch will display elaborate information
of all boot devices present in the system under different groups or classifications.
Display the detailed boot device information.
Examples:
syscfg /bbo
Number of boot devices = 7
============================
Boot Device Priority
--------------------
:: Local Hard Disk Boot Devices (HDD) ::
========================================
1: KingstonDataTraveler 2.01.00
2: Secondary Master Hard Disk
3: JetFlashTranscend 8GB 8.07
:: CD/DVD Boot Devices (DVD) ::
===============================
1: Primary Master CD-ROM
:: Network Boot Devices (NW) ::
==============================
1: IBA GE Slot 0100 v1327
2: IBA GE Slot 0101 v1327
:: EFI Boot Devices (EFI) ::
============================
1: Internal EFI Shell
Changing the boot order of bootable devices types.
Example:
syscfg /bbo EFI NW DVD HDD
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