Sun Microsystems V20Z, V40z manual Platform Set OS State Subcommand

Platform Set OS State Subcommand

Description: Provides the ability to reboot the platform into the default OS, BIOS setup or BIOS update, or to shut down the platform. Rebooting to BIOS setup allows you to configure the BIOS parameters while BIOS update allows you to reflash the BIOS image.

Format

Command format:

platform set os state reboot [{-W --nowait}] [{-b --bios}] [{-f--forced}] [-q --quiet]

platform set os state reboot-to-diags [{-f --forced}] [START STOP]

platform set os state shutdown[{-W --nowait}] [{-f --forced}] [-q --quiet]

platform set os state update-bios [-q --quiet] [{-W --nowait}] BIOS_IMAGE

TABLE F-14lists the arguments for this subcommand.

TABLE F-14Arguments for Subcommand platform set os state

Arguments	Description
[-W --nowait]	If specified, the subcommand returns immediately instead of waiting
	for the operation to complete.
{-f --forced}	Results in a hard power off.
[-b --bios]	Only applicable to the subcommand
	platform set os state reboot. Takes you to the BIOS Setup
	utility.
[-q --quiet]	Suppresses interative warning messages. No error messages are
	blocked.
update-bios	Command option for flash updating the BIOS image.
BIOS_IMAGE	Only applicable to the subcommand
	set os state update-bios. Indicates the name of the file
	containing the new BIOS image to use when updating the BIOS.

The subcommand platform set os state waits for the platform to boot; the subcommand platform set power state only waits for the power to come on.

The subcommand platform set os state reboot causes the platform to turn on and boot the OS if the platform is off, but reboots the OS if the platform is on.

144 Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers, Server Management Guide • May, 2004