BIOS Setup
Use this window to assign values to BIOS Setup fields.
User Privileges
Selection | View | Manage |
BIOS Setup | Administrator, Elevated Administrator (Linux only) | Administrator, Elevated Administrator (Linux only) |
Reboot System Button
When you use BIOS Setup, you make changes that cannot take effect until you reboot your system. After you have made a change to a BIOS setting, a Reboot System button appears. If you click this button, you receive more confirmation messages that you want to reboot your system. Rebooting your system gives effect to the BIOS setting changes you have just made.
BIOS Settings
When you power on your system, the system performs checks before it loads the operating system. BIOS settings allow you to control which devices must be located during a system boot, and which devices are enabled or disabled. Disabling devices that you do not plan to use can save time during the boot process.
General
Set the state of each BIOS setup object by clicking on it.
Attribute | Setting | Description |
Trusted Platform Module NOTE: You cannot configure
the Trusted Platform Module using Server Administrator. NOTE: Due to the limitations
of the VMware ESXi operating system, this option will not be available
with this release of Server Administrator. | Off | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is disabled. |
On with Pre-boot Measurements | During a system boot, the pre-boot measurements for TPM are checked. | |
On without Pre-boot Measurements | During a system boot, only certain pre-boot measurements for TPM are checked. | |
Trusted Cryptographic Module NOTE: You cannot configure
the TCM options using Server Administrator. NOTE: Due to the limitations
of the VMware ESXi operating system, this option will not be available
with this release of Server Administrator. | Off | The presence of the Trusted Cryptographic Module (TCM) is not reported to the operating system. |
On | The presence of the TCM is reported to the OS. | |
OS Watchdog Timer NOTE: OS
Watchdog Timer options cannot be configured by Server
Administrator. | Disabled | Instructs the BIOS to disable the operating system watchdog timer during system boot. |
Enabled | Instructs the BIOS to enable the operating system watchdog timer during system boot. | |
CPU Execute Disable | Enabled | When enabled, the Intel CPUs that support the eXecute Disable (XD) feature will report the support to the operating system. |
Disabled | When disabled, Intel CPUs that support the eXecute Disable (XD) feature will not report the support to the operating system. | |
Processor CMP NOTE: The Processor CMP options
will display based on the number of cores available in the processor
on your system. | <n> NOTE: <n> is the number
of cores of the processor. | Enables <n> number of cores of the processor. |
Embedded Video Controller | Disabled | Disables embedded video controller as the primary video device. |
Enabled | Enables embedded video controller as the primary video device. | |
Boot Mode | UEFI | Enables booting to Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) capable operating systems. |
BIOS | Ensures compatibility with operating systems that do not support UEFI. | |
CPU C State Control | Disabled | Disables the processor to operate in all available Power C States. |
Enabled | Enables the processor to operate in all available Power C States. | |
Demand Based Power Management | Disabled | Disables configuration of the Demand Based Power Management feature. This is the default setting. |
Enabled | Enables configuration of the Demand Based Power Management feature. | |
Boot Sequence NOTE: If you are an
Elevated Administrator (Linux only) (Linux only), you can only view
the first device that is enabled for the boot order sequence. | Move Up | Click the Enabled check box to enable the device for the boot order sequence. Select the required device by clicking on it. Clicking will highlight the device. Use the Move up button to move the selected device for the boot order sequence you require. |
Move Down | Click the Enabled check box to enable the device for the boot order sequence. Select the required device by clicking on it. Clicking will highlight the device. Use the Move down button to move the selected device for the boot order sequence you require. | |
Hard-Disk Drive Sequence | Move Up | Select the required device by clicking on it. Clicking will highlight the device. Use the Move up button to move the selected hard disk drive device. Define the order in which you want the hard disk device to boot using this option. |
Move Down | Select the required device by clicking on it. Clicking will highlight the device. Use the Move down button to move the selected hard disk drive device. Define the order in which you want the hard disk device to boot using this option. | |
e-SATA Ports | Off | Configures the e-SATA port to off. |
Auto | Configures the e-SATA port to auto. | |
Processor C1-E | Disabled | Instructs the BIOS to disable the processor C1-E State. |
Enabled | Instructs the BIOS to enable the processor C1-E State. | |
Numlock | On | Allows the keypad to be used as number keys at boot time. |
Off | Allows the keypad to be used as arrow keys at boot time. | |
Diskette | Off | Disables the diskette drive during system boot. |
Auto | Auto-enables the diskette drive during system boot. | |
Write Protect | Does not allow writes during system boot. Makes the diskette drive read-only during system boot. | |
Dual NIC | An optional feature in some systems, the Dual NIC card adds two additional network ports to the server blade modules. For embedded NICs (network interface cards) that have this feature, both NICs are either enabled or disabled. The NICs cannot be enabled or disabled independently of each other. If the NICs are enabled, PXE or iSCSI can be enabled or disabled independently for each NIC. | |
Configuration of Dual NIC | Disabled (OS) | This field disables the OS interface of the embedded
NIC 1 and NIC 2 controller. NOTE: If set to Disabled
(OS), the embedded NIC could still be available for shared network
access by the embedded management controller. Configure this function
by using the NIC management utilities provided with your system. |
Enabled | This field enables the OS interface of the embedded NIC 1 and NIC 2 controller. | |
Configuration of First NIC | Enabled with PXE | Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC PXE during system boot. |
Enabled with iSCSI | Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC iSCSI during system boot. This option appears only if iSCSI is present in your system. | |
Configuration of Second NIC | Enabled with PXE | Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC PXE during system boot. |
Enabled with iSCSI | Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC iSCSI during system boot. This option appears only if iSCSI is present in your system. | |
NIC (number) | Disabled | Instructs the BIOS to disable the NIC during system boot. |
uEnabled | Instructs the BIOS to enable NIC (number) without PXE or iSCSI during system boot. | |
Enabled with PXE | Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC (number) PXE during system boot. | |
Enabled with iSCSI | Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC (number) iSCSI during system boot. This option appears only if iSCSI is present in your system. | |
Mouse | On | Instructs the BIOS to enable the mouse during system boot. |
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the mouse during system boot. | |
Speaker | On | Instructs the BIOS to enable the speaker during system boot. |
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the speaker during system boot. | |
USB | Enabled | Instructs the BIOS to enable the Universal Serial Bus (USB) during system boot. |
Disabled | Disables the USB during system boot. | |
Enabled with BIOS support | Enables the USB during system boot with BIOS support. | |
Internal USB Port (number) NOTE: Server Administrator
may not display the USB sequence number if there is only one USB port
on the system. NOTE: On some systems, the
configuration of the internal USB port has been disabled because of
the current setting of the User Accessible USB Ports option. To configure the internal USB port, the User
Accessible USB Ports option must be set to All Ports On. | Disabled | Disables configuration of the Internal USB port. This is the default setting. |
Enabled | Enables configuration of the Internal USB port. | |
IDE | Auto | Instructs the BIOS to enable the integrated device electronics (IDE) drive during system boot. |
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the IDE drive during system boot. | |
ROMB Channel A | RAID | Indicates whether the redundant array of independent disks (RAID) on Motherboard (ROMB) on channel A is set to type RAID. |
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable ROMB on channel A during system boot. | |
SCSI | Indicates whether the ROMB on channel A is set to type Small Computer System Interface (SCSI.) | |
ROMB Channel B | RAID | Indicates whether the ROMB on channel B is set to type RAID. |
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable ROMB on channel B during system boot. | |
SCSI | Indicates whether the ROMB on channel B is set to type SCSI. | |
Primary SCSI | On | Instructs the BIOS to enable the primary SCSI device during system boot. |
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the primary SCSI device during system boot. | |
Secondary SCSI | On | Instructs the BIOS to enable the secondary SCSI device during system boot. |
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the secondary SCSI device during system boot. | |
Boot Sequence NOTE: Irrespective of the
browser language, the Boot Sequence options will display in English
only. NOTE: Due to the limitations of the VMware ESXi operating system, this
option will not be available with this release of Server Administrator.
NOTE: If you
are an Elevated Administrator (Linux only) (Linux only), you can only
view the first device that is enabled for the boot order sequence. | Device List | Instructs the BIOS which device is used to boot the system. The bootable devices will vary depending upon the platform. Few options being SATA Optical Drive, Hard drive, and, IDE CD drive. Begin the boot sequence with the device list. This option is disabled (greyed out) on the 11th generation PowerEdge systems. NOTE: Setting the boot sequence
to Device List results in the following boot sequence: diskette, IDE
CD drive, hard drive, option ROMs (if the devices are available.) |
Parallel Port | Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the device. |
LPT1 | Instructs the BIOS to find the device on LPT1. | |
LPT2 | Instructs the BIOS to find the device on LPT2. | |
LPT3 | Instructs the BIOS to find the device on LPT3. | |
Parallel Mode | AT | Enables parallel port mode AT. |
PS/2 | Enables parallel port mode PS/2. | |
Speaker | On | Instructs the BIOS to enable the speaker during system boot. |
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the speaker during system boot. | |
Processor Core Based Turbo Mode | Enabled | Instructs the BIOS to enable the Processor Core Based Turbo mode during system boot. |
Disabled | Instructs the BIOS to disable the Processor Core Based Turbo mode during system boot. | |
AC Power Recovery Mode | Configuration of AC Power Recovery Mode | |
Off | The system will remain switched off after power is restored. | |
Last | The system will turn on if the system was on when the power was lost. The system will remain off, if the system was off when power was lost. | |
On | The system will turn on after power is restored. | |
Recovery Time | ||
Immediate | The system will turn on immediately. | |
Random | The system will turn on with random delay if the last state is on. | |
Time delay | The system will turn on with user specified time delay if the last state is on. This value can be configured in seconds. | |
Embedded SATA Controller | Off | Disables the SATA controller. |
ATA | Sets the onboard SATA controller to ATA mode. | |
RAID | Sets the onboard SATA controller to RAID mode. | |
QDMA | Sets the onboard SATA controller to QDMA mode. | |
SATA Port (number) | Off | Disables the SATA port. |
Auto | Automatically enables the SATA port. | |
IDE Primary Drive (number) | Off | Disables the IDE primary drive. |
Auto | Automatically enables the IDE primary drive. | |
Node Interleaving | Disabled | Instructs the BIOS to disable Node Interleaving during system boot. |
Enabled | Instructs the BIOS to enable Node Interleaving during system boot. NOTE: When node interleaving
is enabled, NUMA (Non uniform memory architecture) is disabled and
when node interleaving is disabled NUMA is enabled. | |
Console Redirection NOTE: Serial ports
are not present on all systems. | Off | Turns off BIOS console redirection. |
Serial Port 1 | Redirects the BIOS screen over serial port 1. Keyboard and text output are redirected over serial port 1. The current settings of Serial Port 1 determine the ultimate target for the redirected output. | |
Serial Port 2 | Redirects the BIOS screen over serial port 2. | |
User Accessible USB Ports NOTE: While configuring this
option, ensure that the DRAC is still functioning correctly, because
the DRAC utilizes other USB ports that should not be turned off. | All Ports On | Enables all user accessible Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. |
Only Back Ports On | Disables the front user accessible USB ports. | |
All Ports Off | Disables both front and back user accessible USB ports. | |
CPU Virtualization Technology NOTE: Changing the
option to Enabled or Disabled will result in a system power down of approximately 3-5 seconds
during the next reboot. | Disabled | Disables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology. |
Enabled | Enables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology. | |
CPU HyperThreading (Logical Processor) | Enabled | Each processor core supports up to two logical processors. When set to this option (which is the default option), the BIOS reports all logical processors. |
Disabled | The BIOS reports only one logical processor per core. | |
HT Assist | Enabled | Enables the Probe Filter chipset option. |
Disabled | Disables the Probe Filter chipset option. | |
Embedded Hypervisor | Disabled | Disables configuration of the embedded hypervisor. This is the default setting. |
Enabled | Enables configuration of the embedded hypervisor. | |
Optical Drive Controller | Disabled | Disables the optical SATA CD-ROM drive. |
Enabled | Enables the optical SATA CD-ROM drive. | |
Serial Port 1 | Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the device. NOTE: This option is not
available when Console Redirection is enabled. |
Auto | Instructs the BIOS to automap the device to a COM port. | |
COM 1 | Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port 1. | |
COM 3 | Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port
3. NOTE: This option
is not available when Console Redirection is enabled. | |
BMC Serial | If enabled, BMC controls traffic between the operating system and the BMC. | |
BMC NIC | If enabled, this built-in serial port is connected to the BMC which transfers the data over the shared NIC. | |
RAC | If enabled, this built in serial port is connected
to the RAC. NOTE: This option is only available when RAC is present in the system. | |
BMC COM 1 | If enabled, makes BMC snoop the data stream going from the DB9 connector to COM 1. | |
Serial Port 2 | Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable the device. |
Auto | Instructs the BIOS to automap the device to a COM port. | |
COM 2 | Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port 2. | |
COM 4 | Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port 4. |
Serial Communications
Set the state of each BIOS setup object by clicking on it.
Serial Communications | On with Console Redirection | Instructs the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM
port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system
or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is enabled. NOTE: This option is applicable
only on non-modular systems. |
On without Console Redirection | Instructs the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is disabled. | |
On with Console Redirection via COM1 | Instructs the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is via COM port 1. | |
On with Console Redirection via COM2 | Instructs the BIOS to enable COM port 1 and COM port 2. These ports are made available for use by the operating system or applications. BIOS Console Redirection is via COM port 2. | |
Off | Instructs the BIOS to disable COM port 1 and COM port 2. | |
Serial Address Select | Click on the serial address select link to configure the serial port address. | |
Serial Device1=COM1 Serial Device2=COM2 | This option sets Serial Device 1 to COM1 and Serial
Device 2 to COM2. NOTE: This option is available only on the 11th generation PowerEdge
non-modular systems. | |
Serial Device1=COM2, Serial Device2=COM1 | This option sets Serial Device 1 to COM2 and Serial
Device 2 to COM1. NOTE: This option is available only on the 11th generation PowerEdge
non-modular systems. | |
COM1 | This option sets Serial Device to COM1. NOTE: This option is available
only on the 11th generation PowerEdge modular systems. | |
COM2 | This option sets Serial Device to COM2. NOTE: This option is available
only on the 11th generation PowerEdge modular systems. | |
Console Redirection After Boot | Enabled | Enables BIOS console redirection after system reboot. |
Disabled | Disables BIOS console redirection. | |
Console Redirection Failsafe BAUD Rate | 115200 | Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps.) |
57600 | Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps.) | |
19200 | Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps.) | |
9600 | Sets the failsafe baud rate, in bits per second (bps.) | |
External Serial Connector | COM1 | Instructs the BIOS to map the external serial connector
to COM port 1. NOTE: This option is available only prior to the 11th generation PowerEdge
systems. |
COM2 | Instructs the BIOS to map the external serial
connector to COM port 2. NOTE: This option is available
only prior to the 11th generation PowerEdge systems. | |
Serial Device 1 | Instructs the BIOS to map the external serial connector
to Serial Device 1. NOTE: This option is available only on the 11th generation PowerEdge
systems. | |
Serial Device 2 | Instructs the BIOS to map the external serial connector
to Serial Device 2. NOTE: This option is available only on the 11th generation PowerEdge
systems. | |
Remote Access Device | BIOS maps the external serial connector to the Remote Access Management interface. This is the default setting. Terminal escape sequences can toggle the external connector between the system (COM ports 1 and 2) and the Remote Access device. | |
Not Connected | The external connector is not mapped to any device. |