There are two menu timeout periods that you can adjust to impact the bootup
time for X465, and X695 series switches:
BIOS autoboot timeout
Boot menu timeout
Changing the BIOS Autoboot Timeout
To change the BIOS autoboot timeout period:
Connect to the switch console.
Reboot the switch.
When the first BIOS boot messages (“Version”, “BIOS Date” etc.) appear,
press the DEL key several times. This stops the
bootup process and displays the BIOS menus.
Use the left/right arrow keys
to select the Boot tab.
Change the Setup Prompt Timeout as desired. To reduce
the bootup time as much as possible, change the value to
1. This is the smallest possible value.
Press F4, and then
ENTER to save the changes.
Changing the Boot Menu Timeout
To change the boot menu timeout, use the command configure switch boot-menudelay [default | seconds].
To view the current setting for boot menu timeout, use the command show switch boot-menu.
