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EraseOAKey

Erases the BIOS OA (Ownership Authentication) key on the managed system.

Syntax

In-Band

sum -c EraseOAKey [--reboot]

Remote In-Band

sum -I Remote_INB --oi <OS IP address> --ou <OS username> [--op <OS password> | --os_key <OS private key> --os_key_pw <OS private key password>] -c EraseOAKey [--reboot] [--remote_sum <remote sum path>]

Options

  • --reboot: Reboot system after erasing OA key
  • --remote_sum <remote sum path>: Path to remote SUM executable

Examples

In-Band

[SUM_HOME]# ./sum -c EraseOAKey --reboot

Remote In-Band

[SUM_HOME]# ./sum -I Remote_INB --oi 192.168.34.56 --ou root --op 111111 -c EraseOAKey --reboot --remote_sum /root/sum

Notes

  • OA keys are erased only after system reboot or power up
  • In-band usage only
  • Part of BIOS management functions