8 Software and Configuration Utilities
8.1 BIOS
8.2 iBMC
8.3 Upgrading the System
8.4 FusionServer Tools uMate
8.5 FusionServer Tools Toolkit
8.1 BIOS
The BIOS is the most basic software loaded to a computer hardware system. It provides an
abstraction layer between the computer hardware and the OS. It is used to perform hardware
initialization during the boot process and provide runtime services for the OS and programs.
Figure 8-1 shows the BIOS position in the system.
The BIOS data is stored on the Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) flash memory. The BIOS
performs a power-on self-test (POST), initializes CPU and memory, checks the I/O and boot
device, and finally boots the OS. The BIOS also provides the advanced configuration and
power interface (ACPI) and hot swap.
The Huawei Purley-based server is developed based on Insyde code base and uses a
proprietary BIOS. It provides a variety of in-band and out-of-band configuration functions as
well as high scalability, and supports customization.
2288H V5 Server
User Guide
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