Click the BIOS object to manage key features of your system's BIOS. Your system’s BIOS contains programs stored on a flash memory chipset that control communications between the microprocessor and peripheral devices, such as the keyboard and the video adapter, and other miscellaneous functions, such as system messages. The
BIOS object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges:
Properties and
Setup
Properties
Subtab: Information
Under the
Properties tab, you can view BIOS information.
Setup
Subtab: BIOS
NOTE: The BIOS Setup tab for your system only displays the BIOS features that are supported on your system.
Under the Setup tab, you can set the state for each BIOS setup object.
You can modify the state of many BIOS setups features including but not limited to the Serial Port, Hard Disk Drive Sequence, User Accessible USB Ports, CPU Virtualization technology, CPU Hyper-Threading, AC Power Recovery Mode, Embedded SATA Controller, System Profile, Console Redirection, and Console Redirection fail-safe Baud Rate. You can also configure internal USB device, optical drive controller settings, automatic system recovery (ASR) Watchdog Timer, embedded hypervisor, and additional LAN network ports on motherboard information. You can also view the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Trusted Cryptographic Module (TCM) settings.
Depending on your specific system configuration, additional setup items may be displayed. However, some BIOS setup options may be shown on the BIOS Setup screen that are not accessible in Server Administrator.
On the YX2X generation PowerEdge and later systems, the configurable BIOS features are grouped as specific categories. The categories include Debug Menu, System Information, Memory Settings, Processor Settings, SATA Settings, Boot Settings, Boot Option Settings, One-Time Boot, Network Settings, Integrated Devices, Slot Disablement, Serial Communication, System Profile Settings, System Security, and Miscellaneous Settings. For example, on the
System BIOS Settings page, when you click the
Memory Settings
link, the features pertaining to the system memory appear. You can view or modify the settings by navigating to the respective categories.
NOTE: One-Time Boot category is not supported on the 13th generation of PowerEdge systems.
The configurable BIOS features are grouped as specific categories. The categories include Debug Menu, System Information, Memory Settings, Processor Settings, SATA Settings, Boot Settings, Boot Option Settings, Network Settings, Integrated Devices, Slot Disablement, Serial Communication, System Profile Settings, System Security, and Miscellaneous Settings. For example, on the
System BIOS Settings page, when you click the
Memory Settings
link, the features pertaining to the system memory appear. You can view or modify the settings by navigating to the respective categories.
You can set a BIOS Setup password, on the
System Security page. If you have set the setup password, enter the password to enable and modify the BIOS settings. Else, the BIOS settings appear in a read-only mode. Restart the system after setting the password.
When pending values from the previous session exist or the inband configuration is disabled from an out-of-band interface, Server Administrator does not allow BIOS Setup configuration.
NOTE: The NIC configuration information within the Server Administrator BIOS setup may be inaccurate for embedded NICs. Using the BIOS setup screen to enable or disable NICs might produce unexpected results. It is recommended that you perform all configurations for embedded NICs through the actual System Setup screen that is available by pressing <F2> while a system is booting.
Full Power Cycle- This new feature will allow the server administrators to power cycle the device using the OpenManage GUI or CLI. The
Full Power Cycle allows the administrator to perform a DC power cycle followed by an AC power cycle.
DC power cycle- Restarts the server but the auxiliary devices are not interrupted. AC power cycle- Restarts the auxiliary devices and connects the user to the server.
Full Power Cycle includes power cycle of the following devices:
Server
BMC/iDRAC
CPLD
Sensors
LCD
Field Replaceable Unit
Titan
Network Daughter Card
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