After seeing this question regarding the serverperfmode nvram boot-arg, I thought I would check my server to see its status:
$ nvram boot-args
nvram: Error getting variable - 'boot-args': (iokit/common) data was not found
Is this a normal response (i.e., if no boot-args have been set), or is something out of whack with my server. Apple's support page doesn't mention the error.
My server is a Mac Pro running 10.11.6, off of a internal SSD. And, Server.app is installed/configured.
Output of nvram -p
shows the following variables:
efi-boot-device
bluetoothInternalControllerInfo
fmm-computer-name
efi-apple-recovery
SystemAudioVolumeDB
bluetoothActiveControllerInfo
SystemAudioVolume
eft-boot-device-data
BootCampProcessorPstates
Best Answer
This is indeed the normal response if the variable has not been set. Example commands and output along your line of inquiry:
Whereas:
This is the same state for this variable you get after deleting the whole variable or after clearing all variables with an NVRAM reset.
And if
nvram -p
does show nothing but what you posted then such a procedure was quite recent.To test for 'normality':