Dell PowerEdge M805 - Manual (Page 115)

Using the CLI 77
During the bootup sequence, if a user is connected using the serial interface, the system provides
an escape key sequence to interrupt the bootup process and bring up a boot utility menu. The
menu provides the users with the following:
• The boot key sequence is 2 and may be typed only during the initial bootup sequence. After
the system bootup is complete, then typing the escape sequence does not have any
consequence and does not put the user into the "boot utility menu".
• Randall supports a utility with which users can write FRU (EEPROM) data.
The following is the typical bootup sequence on the Randall switch box (with FASTPATH image):
Reloading all switches.
Boot code......
SDRAM 256
Boot Menu Version: Nov 10 2006
Select an option. If no selection in 10 seconds then
operational code will start.
1 - Start operational code.
2 - Start Boot Menu.
Select (1, 2):2
Boot Menu Version: 24 Sep 2006
Options available
1 - Start operational code
2 - Change baud rate
3 - Retrieve event log using XMODEM
4 - Load new operational code using XMODEM
5 - Display operational code vital product data
6 - Run flash diagnostics