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// * installing/installing_bare_metal/bare-metal-postinstallation-configuration.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE
[id="bmo-getting-the-hostfirmwaresettings-resource_{context}"]
= Getting the HostFirmwareSettings resource

[role="_abstract"]
The `HostFirmwareSettings` resource contains the vendor-specific BIOS properties of a physical host. You must get the `HostFirmwareSettings` resource for a physical host to review its BIOS properties.

.Procedure

. Get the detailed list of `HostFirmwareSettings` resources by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get hfs -n openshift-machine-api -o yaml
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[NOTE]
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You can use `hostfirmwaresettings` as the long form of `hfs` with the `oc get` command.
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. Get the list of `HostFirmwareSettings` resources by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get hfs -n openshift-machine-api
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. Get the `HostFirmwareSettings` resource for a particular host by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get hfs <host_name> -n openshift-machine-api -o yaml
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Where `<host_name>` is the name of the host.
