Updating a UEFI/BIOS configuration /HP

– currently available for the LTSR version only –

To update any UEFI/BIOS settings, configure the UEFI/BIOS of a reference system and then transfer it to the target devices of the same type.To only change the UEFI/BIOS password, you do not need a reference system and can start with step 6.

Note:

The following procedure applies to the HP devices t730 and t630.

1. For the configured device (reference client), open the context menu and click Commands > User-defined command.
2. Enter the following command: /usr/AMI-HP630/LnxBCU.sh /Get:/setup/public/biossettings.txt
3. Select Run with system rights.

4. Click Execute.

   • The UEFI/BIOS settings are saved to the text file biossettings.txt in the local directory /setup/public of your HP device.
5. Copy the biossettings.txt file to a USB stick or use the Diagnostics feature to save it on the stick.

6. Create the file biossettings.zip.If the UEFI/BIOS of your devices is secured by password or if you want to change the UEFI/BIOS password, you will need encrypted password binaries, see below.

   The biossettings.zip must contain the following files:

   Update UEFI/BIOS settings on devices without UEFI/BIOS password	biossettings.txt
   Update UEFI/BIOS settings on devices with UEFI/BIOS password	biossettings.txt and curpassword.bin
   Update UEFI/BIOS settings and UEFI/BIOS password	biossettings.txt, curpassword.bin and newpassword.bin
   Update UEFI/BIOS password only (You can skip the previous steps for this.)	curpassword.bin and newpassword.bin

7. Make sure that the relevant manufacturer-specific directory exists within the UC_BIOS container on the web server.For further information, see Providing new BIOS firmware.
8. Copy the biossettings.zip file from the USB stick to the relevant sub-directory on the web server.
9. For your target devices, perform a user-defined command (with system rights) to update the UEFI/BIOS configuration.To do so, use the following command: biosconfig.sh https://<server>/<path>/biossettings.zip

For further information, see Providing new BIOS firmware.

The UEFI/BIOS of your devices is updated with the UEFI/BIOS settings of the reference device.To check whether the command has run through without errors on all devices, use the Scout Console option View > Command history.

Creating password binaries

The passwords must be encrypted with the HPQPswd.exe tool supplied by HP for their UEFI/BIOS firmware.

1. Run HPQPswd.exe and then, in the password fields, enter the current password.
2. Save the encrypted binary file under the name curpassword.bin
3. Run HPQPswd.exe a second time and then, in the password fields, enter the new password.
4. Save the encrypted binary file under the name newpassword.bin