boot

Syntax

boot[-d[-sfo]|[-a num]|-r]

[-n num | -all | -pxe | -iscsi | -fcoe | -url | -http]

Description

Boots or displays UEFI boot options.

Options

-d

Displays UEFI boot options in order.

-n

Boots a specific UEFI boot option.

-a

Enables a specific UEFI boot option.

-i

Disables a specific UEFI boot option.

num

Specifies an option number to boot. This is a four-digit hex value for each option.

-all

Boots all UEFI boot options in order.

-pxe

Boots all UEFI PXE boot options in order.

-iscsi

Boots all UEFI PXE boot options in order.

-fcoe

Boots all UEFI FCoE boot options in order.

-url

Boots all UEFI URL boot options in order.

-http

Boots all UEFI HTTP boot options in order.

-r

Refreshes UEFI boot options.

-sfo

Displays information in standard formatted output.

Usage

This command cannot display or boot Legacy BIOS boot options. You can use it to configure a seamless transition from one UEFI boot target to another (such as a downloaded OS image) without the need for a reboot.

Examples

To display all UEFI boot options in order:

Shell> boot -d

To refresh boot options in the Boot Order List, enabling newly-added or removed devices to take effect:

Shell> boot -r

To refresh boot options and then display all UEFI boot options in order:

Shell> boot -r –d

To boot UEFI boot options in order:

Shell> boot -all     

To boot UEFI PXE boot options in order:

Shell> boot -pxe

To boot the UEFI boot option with option number 0004:

Shell> boot -n 0004

To boot UEFI HTTP boot options in order:

Shell> boot -http