This appendix contains a command summary for the BIOS console.
BIOS Console Commands | |||
Keyword | Parameter | Value | Remarks |
set | Various | Various | Sets NVRAM parameter. |
show | Various | Shows NVRAM parameter. | |
load | Path | Starts 7318 download. | |
biosload | Path | Reprograms BIOS NVRAM image. | |
save | Path | Saves NVRAM changes. | |
admin | Password | Sets password level. | |
stats | Shows LAN interface statistics. | ||
reboot | Resets and restarts the 7318. | ||
default | Sets BIOS NVRAM to predefined state. | ||
diag | Various | Performs diagnostics. | |
ping | Address | Sends diagnostic packet echo. |
The following set commands affect NVRAM.
Set Commands | |||||
Key | Item | Value | Default | Bounds | Remarks |
set | loadimage | String | null | 64 chars | Must be AIX path name. |
config | String | xxxxxxxxxxxx.cfg | 64 chars | Must be AIX file name. | |
inet | Address | 0.0.0.0 | xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format. | ||
password | String | null | Set password. | ||
interface | Decimal | auto | 0-4 | 0 = Auto LAN select. 1 = 10Base-T. 2 = AUI. 3 = Reserved. 4 = Disable loading. | |
protocol | Decimal | auto | 0-2 | 0 = Auto protocol. 1 = IPX protocol. 2 = UDP protocol. | |
netmask | Address | 0.0.0.0 | xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format. | ||
gateway | Address | 0.0.0.0 | xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format. | ||
name- server | Address | 0.0.0.0 | xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format. | ||
domain | String | ||||
frametype | String | auto | auto ethernet_ii ethernet_802.3 (P10) ethernet_SNAP (S20) | ||
host1 | Address | auto | nnnnnnnn:dddddddddddd or xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format. | ||
host2 | Address | auto | nnnnnnnn:dddddddddddd or xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx format. | ||
name | String | CNSEthernet# | 16 chars | Set server name. | |
log | BOOLEAN | disable | 0-1 | Disable/enable verbose log. | |
console | 0-15 | disable | 0-15 = Ports. | ||
upload | BOOLEAN | enable | 0-1 | Upload control. | |
show | self | Shows self-test result. | |||
version | Shows BIOS version. | ||||
pmem | Shows physical memory. |
The following set commands affect the diag command.
Set Commands | ||||||
Key | Item | Value | Default | Bounds | Remarks | |
set | iterations | Decimal | 1 | 10000 | ||
device | String | cns | cns, comxx, lptx, lan | |||
pair | String | None | cns, comxx, lptx, lan | |||
size | Decimal | 512 | 2-910 | |||
pattern | String | LN | ||||
rate | String | 9600 |