Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters
This section provides an overview of BIOS configuration management, UEFI BIOS, and the
BIOS Setup Utility:
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“Manage the BIOS Configuration” on page 223
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“Accessing the BIOS Setup Utility” on page 224
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“Using UEFI BIOS” on page 228
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“Common BIOS Setup Utility Tasks” on page 229
Related Information
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“BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options” on page 253
Manage the BIOS Configuration
The BIOS configuration parameters on an Oracle x86 server are manageable from the BIOS
Setup Utility and Oracle ILOM. For information about using these tools to manage the BIOS
configuration, refer to:
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Oracle ILOM – “Maintaining x86 BIOS Configuration Parameters” in the Oracle ILOM
Administrator's Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 4.0 in the
Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 4.0 Documentation Library at http://www.
oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs.
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BIOS Setup Utility – “Common BIOS Setup Utility Tasks” on page 229
If the PCIe riser fault message in Oracle ILOM is not cleared under Open Problems, you
must manually clear the fault in Oracle ILOM. For instructions for manually clearing a PCIe
riser fault, see the procedure "Clear Faults for Undetected Replaced or Repaired Hardware
Components" in the Oracle ILOM User's Guide for System Monitoring and Diagnostics
Firmware Release 4.0 in the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 4.0 Documentation
Library at http://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs.
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