Specifications

B
IPMI Commands and Managed Sensors
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Switch Active Boot Flash command
ThiscommandsetsthecurrentBootFlashandcancauseacoldresettothex86Processor
Complexportionoftheboardiftheappropriatebitsinthecommanddataareset.The
commandcanalsosettheprimaryBootFlash,whichisselectedduringapower‐onresetof
theblade.Table 32isthecommanddescriptionoftheSwitchActiveBootFlashcommand.
Whenbit 7isset,theBootFlashselectedinBit0issetastheprimarybootflashandtheother
bootflashbecomesthesecondary.ThissettingispersistentlystoredbytheIPMCandthe
primarybootflashdesignationismaintainedoverboardpowercyclesandresets.
Get Active Boot Flash command
ThiscommandgetsthecurrentBootFlashandtheprimaryBootFlashfromtheH8IPMI
firmware.Table 33isthecommanddescriptionoftheGetActiveBootFlashcommand.
Table 32. Switch Active Boot Flash OEM command
Data Type Byte Data Field
Data Field 1 Bit 7 = Sets the primary boot flash
0b (Do not set)
1b (Set primary flash to Flash
selected by Bit 0)
Bit 6 = Selects whether or not a reset will occur
as a result of calling this command
0b (Causes reset),
1b (Does not cause reset)
Bits 5:1 = reserved
Bit 0 (Boot Flash) =
0b (Boot Flash 0),
1b (Boot Flash 1)
Response Field 1 Completion Code
Table 33. Get Active Boot Flash OEM command
Data Type Byte Data Field
Data Field 1 FRU ID
Response Field
1 Completion Code
2 Currently selected Boot Flash
3 Primary Boot Flash