Oracle X6 series User Manual

Back Up the Current BIOS Firmware Configuration (Oracle ILOM)
102 Oracle X6 Series Servers Administration Guide • April 2016
Back Up the Current BIOS Firmware Configuration
(Oracle ILOM)
Before you begin, ensure that you have Reset and Host Control (r) and Admin (a) role
privileges in Oracle ILOM.
1.
To back up the current BIOS configuration in the Oracle ILOM web interface,
perform the following steps:
a.
Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface.
For instructions, see “Accessing Oracle ILOM” on page 21.
b.
In the navigation pane, click System Management > BIOS.
c.
In the Backup section of the page, select a Transfer Method from the drop-
down list.
d.
Specify the destination of the exported configuration.
e.
Click Start Backup.
2.
To back up the current BIOS configuration in the Oracle ILOM command-line
interface (CLI), perform the following steps:
a.
Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI.
For instructions, see “Accessing Oracle ILOM” on page 21.
b.
Use the following command:
set /System/BIOS/Config/dump_uri=transfer_method://username:password@host/filepath
Where:
■
transfer_method is one of the following protocols: tftp, ftp, sftp, scp, http, or
https
■
username and password are your credentials on the remote system where the backup
file will be saved.
■
host is the IP address or hostname of the system where the backup file will be saved.
■
filepath is the relative path to the backup file.
Note - If you transfer the backup file using TFTP, you do not need to provide a username or
password.

Oracle X6 series Specifications

General

Cores per Processor	Up to 22 cores
Processor	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v4 series
Networking	10GbE
Form Factor	Rackmount
Expansion Slots	PCIe slots available
Power Supply	Redundant power supplies
Storage	supports SAS, SATA, and NVMe drives