HP ProLiant BL685c G5 Server Blade - Manual (Page 47)

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Command line
argument Description
/h[elp] or /? This argument displays command line Help information.
/f[orce] This argument enables you to override or downgrade an existing component
installation. This argument produces the same results as /f:software.
/f[orce]:bundle This argument enables you to override or downgrade the existing installation
of components in the selected bundle.
/f[orce]:rom This argument enables you to override or downgrade the existing installation
of the selected firmware components. (Applies to firmware only.)
/f[orce]:software This argument enables you to override or downgrade the existing installation
of the selected software components.
/f[orce]:all This argument enables you to override or downgrade the existing installation
of the selected software components, firmware components, and bundles.
/g or /downgrade This argument enables you to downgrade to an earlier version of firmware for
multi-target devices such as hard drives and array controllers. (Applies to
firmware only.)
/e or /rewrite This argument enables you to rewrite the same version of firmware only for
multi-target devices such as hard drives and array controllers. (Applies to
firmware only.)
/m[utual] If the device you want to flash is in a shared storage environment, then this
argument informs the firmware flash engine to flash the firmware. If the device
to be flashed is in a shared storage environment, and the /m option is not
passed, then the component installation fails. (Applies to firmware only.)
/r[eboot] If the following conditions are met, then this argument causes the server (or
host server in a remote installation) to reboot:
• The /reboot option is selected or given as a command line argument.
• All components selected for installation are successfully installed.
• At least one of the installed components requires a reboot to complete its
installation.
/reboot_message
"reboot message"
This argument displays the specified reboot message on remote consoles
connected to the server you want to reboot. You must use this argument with
the /reboot option, or the argument is ignored.
/reboot_delay
timeout_in_seconds
This argument delays the reboot of the server for the length of time specified
by the timeout_in_seconds variable. You must use this argument with the
/reboot option, or the argument is ignored. Acceptable values are
between 15 and 3600. The default timeout value is 15 seconds for
Microsoft® Windows® and 60 seconds for Linux. In Linux, the Reboot Delay
time is converted from seconds to minutes. For Linux, any value under a full
minute, 59 seconds or less, rounds to the next minute.
/reboot_always If the following conditions are met, then this argument forces the server to
reboot:
• The /reboot_always option is selected or given as a command line
argument.
• All components selected for installation are successfully installed.