Dell PowerEdge 7250 User Manual

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Terminal Mode Commands

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Boot initiator

mailbox
(semi-volatile)

7

This parameter is used as a "mailbox" for holding information that

directs the operation of the operating system loader or service

partition software.

NOTE:

Since this information is retained by the BMC and may be

readable by other software entities, care should be taken to avoid

using it to carry "secret" data.
Data1: Set Selector = Block selector.
Selects which 16-byte info block to access. 0-based.
Data 2: (17) Block data.
The first three bytes of block #0 are required to be an IANA

Enterprise ID Number (least significant byte first) for the company

or organization that has specified the loader.
Up to 16-bytes per block of information regarding boot initiator,

based on protocol and medium.
The BMC supports five blocks of storage for this command.

Previous values are overwritten. The BMC does not automatically

clear any remaining data bytes if fewer than 16 bytes are written to

a given block.

All other

parameters

All Others

Reserved.

Table C-5. Boot Option Parameters

(continued)

Parameter

Number

Parameter Data (non-volatile unless otherwise noted)

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