Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator

Miscellaneous Settings

Use this window to control some miscellaneous system settings. The Setup password must be entered to enable BIOS configuration. The BIOS settings are limited to read-only state if the setup password is not entered.

NOTE: This help page may include information about features and values does not support your system. Server Administrator only displays the features and values that are supported on your system.

User Privileges

Table 1. User Privileges
SelectionView Manage
Miscellaneous Settings Administrator, Elevated Administrator (Linux only)Administrator, Elevated Administrator (Linux only)
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.

Asset Tag

Displays the Asset Tag and allows the Asset Tag to be modified. The Asset Tag is a string assigned to a system, usually by an administrator, for security or tracking purposes. The Asset Tag can be up to 63 characters long and can contain only printable US-ASCII characters.

Keyboard NumLock

Determines whether the system boots with Num Lock enabled or disabled. The Keyboard NumLock does not apply to 84-key keyboards.

On The rightmost keys on the keyboard function are like on the numeric calculator.
Off The rightmost keys on the keyboard function as cursor-control keys.

Report Keyboard Errors

Sets whether keyboard-related error messages are reported at system startup.

F1/F2 Prompt On Error

Enables (default) or disables the F1/F2 prompt on error.

CAUTION: After setting this field to Disabled, the system will not pause if an error occurs during POST. Any critical errors are displayed and logged to the System Event Log.

Load Legacy Video Option ROM

This field determines whether the system BIOS will load the legacy video (INT 10h) option ROM from the video controller or not. If Enabled is selected the operating system does not support UEFI video output standards. This field is for UEFI boot mode, and has no effect when the boot mode is set to BIOS. Also this field cannot set to Enabled if UEFI Secure Boot enabled.

Dell Wyse P25/P45 BIOS Access

This field enables or disables the remote user from accessing the BIOS setup using the Dell Wyse P25/P45 portal. If the P25/P45 BIOS access is turned off, it cannot be turned on remotely using the P25/P45. Turning this feature off will also prevent the keyboard and mouse access to perform Diagnostics, Boot options, and other Pre-OS functionality.

Enables (default) or disables the Dell Wyse P25/P45 BIOS Access.

Power Cycle Request

Specifies how the system reacts when system transitions to S5 state. When set to None, the transition to S5 is normal. When set to Full Power Cycle, the system will temporarily be forced into a lower power state, similar to disconnecting and reconnecting the power cable.

  • None - Normal transition to S5 state.
  • Full Power Cycle- Enables full power cycle.

In-System Characterization

In-System Characterization (ISC) tries to optimize the ratio of power and performance of a system. It runs for about 30 seconds during POST, then reboots the system. Once the ratio is calculated, ISC does not run again unless there is some change to the system that requires a new ratio. If you change some power-related BIOS settings (for example, Number of Cores per processor), or you add or remove certain hardware (for example, memory, CPUs, power supplies, or PCI devices), ISC calculates a new ratio on the following boot.