Sun Microsystems CP3250 manual Configuring and Using Bios Firmware

C H A P T E R 5

Configuring and Using BIOS

Firmware

This chapter describes how to use the BIOS (Basic Input Output System) to configure the blade server.

This chapter contains the following procedures and information:

■Section 5.1, “About BIOS Settings” on page 5-2

■Section 5.2, “Changing the Configuration of a BIOS Menu Item” on page 5-3

■Section 5.3, “Setting the Boot Device Using BIOS Setup Screens” on page 5-4

■Section 5.4, “Setting Supervisor and User Passwords” on page 5-5

■Section 5.5, “Resetting the System Time and System Date” on page 5-6

■Section 5.6, “Updating the BIOS” on page 5-6

■Section 5.7, “Secondary BIOS Image” on page 5-7

■Section 5.8, “Perform a Live Firmware Upgrade” on page 5-8

■Section 5.9, “Power-On Self-Test” on page 5-8

■Section 5.10, “Changing POST Options” on page 5-9

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