PowerEdge: BIOS setting changes not reflected in iDRAC

Summary: The BIOS setting changes may not appear in iDRAC if configured using the F11 Boot Manager on Dell PowerEdge 16G and 17G platforms.

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Symptoms

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) UI may not reflect Dell PowerEdge BIOS setting changes.
This issue occurs when the BIOS settings are modified using the F11 Boot Manager option.

  1. Boot system.
  2. Press the F11 key at the POST screen and enter the Boot Manager Main Menu.
  3. Enter Launch System Setup.
  4. Make setting changes, for example, Time Zone.
  5. Save and exit BIOS Setup, and continue booting the system without rebooting.
  6. Log in to iDRAC UI and check that the relevant setting items may not reflect the latest change. Despite the iDRAC page items, those setting changes have taken effect.

This issue does not occur if the BIOS System Setup is directly accessed by pressing F2 during POST.
The condition does not affect BIOS settings that require a system reboot after saving and exiting the BIOS Setup.

Cause

BIOS Remote Configuration Interface (RCI) table

Resolution

FIX:
A BIOS update is scheduled to be released in March 2025. 

Workaround:
Restarting or rebooting the system ensures that the iDRAC properly displays the updated BIOS settings.

Affected Products

PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge C6620, PowerEdge HS5610, PowerEdge HS5620, PowerEdge MX760c, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R470, PowerEdge R570, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R670, PowerEdge R760 , PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R770, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge XR5610, PowerEdge XR7620, PowerEdge XR8000r, PowerEdge XR8610t, PowerEdge XR8620t ...

Products

PowerEdge R6715, PowerEdge R6725, PowerEdge R770AP, PowerEdge R7715, PowerEdge R7725, PowerEdge R7725xd, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge XE7740, PowerEdge XE7745, PowerEdge XE8640, PowerEdge XE9640, PowerEdge XE9680 , PowerEdge XE9680L, PowerEdge XE9685L, PowerEdge XE9780 ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000238951
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2025
Version:  3
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