Dell PowerEdge 7250 User Manual

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Terminal Mode Commands

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Table C-5. Boot Option Parameters

Parameter

Number

Parameter Data (non-volatile unless otherwise noted)

Set In Progress
(volatile)

0

Data 1 - This parameter is used to indicate when any of the

following parameters are being updated, and when the updates are

completed. The bit is primarily provided to alert software that

some other software or utility is in the process of making changes

to the data. The change shall take effect when the write occurs.
[7:2] -Reserved.
[1:0] -00b = Set complete. If a system reset or transition to

powered down state occurs while "set in progress" is active, the

BMC goes to the "set complete" state. If rollback is implemented,

going directly to "set complete" without first doing a "commit

write" causes any pending write data to be discarded.
01b = Set in progress. This flag indicates that some utility or other

software is presently doing writes to parameter data. It is a

notification flag only, it is not a resource lock. The BMC does not

provide any interlock mechanism that would prevent other

software from writing parameter data while.
10b = Reserved.
11b = Reserved.

Service partition

selector
(semi-volatile)[

1

Data 1
[7:0] - Service partition selector. This value is used to select which

service partition BIOS should boot using. This document does not

specify which value corresponds to a particular service partition.
00h = Unspecified.

Service partition

scan
(semi-volatile)[

2

Data 1
[7:2] - Reserved.
[1] -1b = Request BIOS to scan for specified service partition.

BIOS clears this bit after the requested scan has been performed.
[0] -1b = Service Partition discovered. The BIOS sets this bit to

indicate it has discovered the specified service partition. The BIOS

must clear this bit on all system resets and power ups, except when

a scan is requested.

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