Huawei RH2288H V3 - Software and Configuration Utility; Bios

6 Software and Conguration Utility
6.1 BIOS
6.2 iBMC
6.3 Upgrading the System
6.1 BIOS
The basic input output system (BIOS) is the most basic software loaded on a
computer hardware system. It provides an abstraction layer between the computer
hardware and the OS. It performs hardware initialization during the boot process
and provides runtime services for the OS and programs. Figure 6-1 shows the
BIOS position in a system.
Figure 6-1 BIOS position in the system
The BIOS performs power-on self-test (POST), detects input/output devices,
identies boot devices, and initializes memory. The BIOS also provides ACPI and
hot swap. The BIOS is stored in the serial peripheral interface (SPI) ash memory.
The RH2288H V3 server
oers a Huawei's proprietary, patented BIOS that uses the
Intel Grantley platform and is developed based on the Insyde code base. The BIOS
RH2288H V3 Server
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