2. Access the EFI System Partition (fsX: where Xis the file system number) for the device
from which you want to boot Linux.
For example, enter fs2: to access the EFI System Partition for the bootable file system
number 2. The EFI Shell prompt changes to reflect the file system currently accessed.
The full path for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux loader is \EFI\redhat\elilo.efi and it
should be on the device you are accessing.
The full path for the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server loader is \efi\SuSE\elilo.efi and
it should be on the device you are accessing.
3. At the EFI Shell environment, use the bcfg command to manage the boot options list.
The bcfg command includes the following options for managing the boot options list:
• bcfg boot dump: Displays all items in the boot options list for the server.
• bcfg boot rm #: Removes the item number specified by #from the boot options list.
• bcfg boot mv #a #b: Moves the item number specified by #ato the position specified
by #b in the boot options list.
• bcfg boot add # file.efi "Description": Adds a new boot option to the position in
the boot options list specified by #. The new boot option references file.efi and is listed
with the title specified by Description.
For example, bcfg boot add 1 \EFI\redhat\elilo.efi "Red Hat
Enterprise Linux" adds a Red Hat Enterprise Linux item as the first entry in the
boot options list.
Likewise, bcfg boot add 1 \efi\SuSE\elilo.efi "SLES 10" adds a SuSE
Linux item as the first entry in the boot options list.
For details, see the help bcfg command.
4. Exit the console and iLO 2 MP interfaces if you are finished using them.
Enter Ctrl-B to exit the system console and return to the iLO 2 MP Main Menu. To exit the
iLO 2 MP, enter x at the Main Menu.
Booting the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System
You can boot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system on HP Integrity servers using either
of these methods:
• Choose a Red Hat Enterprise Linux entry from the EFI Boot Manager menu.
To load the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system at the EFI Boot Manager menu,
choose its entry from the list of boot options.
Choosing a Linux entry from the boot options list boots the operating system using
ELILO.EFI loader and the elilo.conf file.
• Initiate the ELILO.EFI Linux loader from the EFI Shell.
For details, see “” (page 103).
On a Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot device EFI System Partition, the full paths to the loader
and configuration files are as follows: \EFI\redhat\elilo.efi and
\EFI\redhat\elilo.conf
After choosing the file system for the boot device (for example, fs0:) initiate the Linux
loader from the EFI Shell prompt by entering the full path for the ELILO.EFI loader.
By default the ELILO.EFI loader boots Linux using the kernel image and parameters specified
by the default entry in the elilo.conf file on the EFI System Partition for the boot device.
To interact with the ELILO.EFI loader, interrupt the boot process (for example, enter a space)
at the ELILO boot prompt. To exit the ELILO.EFI loader, use the exit command.
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