Using the loaddefault command in the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) to load default values for settings.

Use the loaddefault command to load default values for one or more settings.

Limitations

Note the following limitations related to the loaddefault command.

Not all settings in the definition or configuration file have assigned default values.
The loaddefault command sets the default settings for only the settings that have defined default values in the configuration file.
On BIOS-based servers, the loaddefault command should not be viewed or used as a general restore factory defaults command.
On IMM-based servers, when the loaddefault command is run remotely (using the --host connectivity option) the authentication and password class settings are not applied.
On IMM-based servers that are running the ASU 3.00, the loaddefault command is not functionally equivalent to the Restore Defaults function that is defined in the IMM web interface. You have to use the IMM web interface or the server Setup utility settings to restore the IMM settings to the factory defaults.
On IMM-based servers that are running the ASU 3.01 or later (and have the required IMM firmware that is described in Using the Advanced Settings Utility to configure settings in IMM-based servers), the loaddefault command is now functionally equivalent to the Restore Defaults function that is defined in the IMM web interface. Settings from other groups are still not the equivalent of the Restore Factory Defaults function that is available through the server Setup utility (the F1 option).

Note: For the ASU 3.01, some instances are deleted when you run the loaddefault command. To determine which instances are deleted, use the showdefault command. Instances that have a default value of remove are deleted.

The following example shows the showdefault command being used on a setting that has a default action of remove, and the loaddefault command then being used on the setting.

Command line:

asu showdefault IMM.LoginId.7

Output:

IMM.LoginId.7=<remove>

Command line:

 asu loaddefault IMM.LoginId.7

Output:

Could not find setting IMM.LoginId.7

Syntax

The syntax of the loaddefault command is

asu loaddefault [setting | class] [-v] [-nx] [connect_options]

where

setting is the name of an ASU setting and class is the name of an ASU class of settings.

Notes

If the optional -v parameter is specified, the output is verbose.
If the optional -nx parameter is specified, the ASU performs the operation for node x, where x is the selected node in a multi-node system. Node x is represented by a number from 1 through 8. If the -nx parameter is not specified, the operation is performed on the primary node (node 1).
The connect options are defined for IMM-based servers only. The --host ip_address, --user user_id, and --password password connect options are all required if you connect remotely to the IMM. The default user and password will not support an out-of-band connection now. The --mtsn, --net, --user, and --password options can be used to connect to IMM-based servers if the server running ASU and the target IMM-based servers are in one LAN. The --user user_id and --password password connect options are not required if you are using the local KCS interface.

Output

The output of the loaddefault command is displayed if a setting is changed to the default value. If a setting is already set to the default value, no output is displayed. If a setting is not already set to the default value, the value is changed, and the output is shown as the output of the set command.

Note: Starting with the ASU 3.01, there are exceptions on IMM-based servers. Performing the loaddefault command on a group of settings (for example, IMM, UEFI, SYSTEM_PROD_DATA, BOOT_ORDER, and all) can trigger a reset to factory defaults. If the group is being reset to factory defaults, the setting names and their new values are not displayed. Instead, the ASU displays the message Issuing reset of IMM.

Without the -v parameter:

<setting 1>=<default value 1>
<setting 2>=<default value 2>




<setting n>=<default value n>

With the -v parameter:

<setting 1>: <setting 1 description> = <default value 1>
<setting 2>: <setting 2 description> = <default value 2>




<setting n>: <setting n description> = <default value n>

The loaddefault command and corresponding output are shown in the following examples.

Command line:

asu loaddefault uEFI.Com1BaudRate

Output:

uEFI.Com1BaudRate=115200

Command line:

asu loaddefault CMOS_CRTRequired

Output:

CMOS_CRTRequired=Enabled

Command line:

asu loaddefault CMOS_KbdRequired -v

Output:

CMOS_KbdRequired: Keyboardless Operation = Enabled

Command line:

asu loaddefault bios

Output:

CMOS_DisketteA=1.44 MB 3.5"
CMOS_CRTRequired= Enabled
CMOS_WakeOnLAN=Enabled

Command line (IMM-based servers with ASU 3.01 or later):

asu loaddefault IMM

Output:

Issuing reset of IMM
The IMM has started the reset. Waiting for the reset to complete.
Connected to IMM at IP address 169.254.95.118
Reset completed successfully

Command line (IMM-based servers with ASU 3.01 or later):

asu loaddefault all

Output:

Connected to IMM at IP address 9.5.107.158
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName=
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdIdentifier=
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoSerialNum=
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoUUID=
SYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysEncloseAssetTag=
uEFI.TurboModeEnable=Disable
uEFI.OperatingMode=Custom Mode
.
.
.
Issuing reset of IMM
The IMM has started the reset. Waiting for the reset to complete.
Connected to IMM at IP address 169.254.95.118
Reset completed successfully