- Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
- Introduction
- AMP Event Messages
- ASR Event Messages
- BAR Event Messages
- BAT Event Messages
- BIOS Event Messages
- BOOT Event Messages
- CBL Event Messages
- CMC Event Messages
- CPU Event Messages
- CPUA Event Messages
- CTL Event Messages
- DH Event Messages
- DIAG Event Messages
- DIS Event Messages
- DKM Event Messages
- ECM Event Messages
- ENC Event Messages
- EPP Event Messages
- FAN Event Messages
- FC Event Messages
- FCD Event Messages
- FLDC Event Messages
- FSD Event Messages
- HWC Event Messages
- IOID Event Messages
- IOV Event Messages
- IPA Event Messages
- ISM Event Messages
- JCP Event Messages
- LC Event Messages
- LIC Event Messages
- LNK Event Messages
- LOG Event Messages
- MEM Event Messages
- NIC Event Messages
- OSD Event Messages
- OSE Event Messages
- PCI Event Messages
- PDR Event Messages
- PFM Event Messages
- POW Event Messages
- PR Event Messages
- PST Event Messages
- PSU Event Messages
- PSUA Event Messages
- PWR Event Messages
- RAC Event Messages
- RDU Event Messages
- RED Event Messages
- RFL Event Messages
- RFLA Event Messages
- RFM Event Messages
- RRDU Event Messages
- RSI Event Messages
- SEC Event Messages
- SEL Event Messages
- SSD Event Messages
- STOR Event Messages
- SUP Event Messages
- SWC Event Messages
- SWU Event Messages
- SYS Event Messages
- TMP Event Messages
- TMPS Event Messages
- TST Event Messages
- UEFI Event Messages
- USR Event Messages
- VDR Event Messages
- VF Event Messages
- VFL Event Messages
- VFLA Event Messages
- VLT Event Messages
- VME Event Messages
- VRM Event Messages
Event and Error Message Reference Guide for 13th Generation Dell PowerEdge ServersVersion 1.2
BIOS Event Messages
BIOS002
- Message
- Resource allocation failure.
- Detailed Description
- Unable to allocate required memory to perform the requested operation; see the inserted comment.
- Recommended Response Action
- Power cycle system and reapply firmware packages for Lifecycle Controller and iDRAC.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 1 (Critical)
BIOS003
- Message
- Missing required parameter. Refer to the inserted comment.
- Detailed Description
- An invalid number of arguments was passed to the method.
- Recommended Response Action
- Enter all the required command parameters. Check documentation and try again.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
BIOS004
- Message
- Invalid parameter value for arg1
- Arguments
- arg1 = attribute name
- Detailed Description
- The value for the specified parameter is invalid.
- Recommended Response Action
- Verify that parameter values passed to the method are entered as they appear in the enumeration and parameter data type matches the documentation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
BIOS005
- Message
- Mismatch in AttributeName and AttributeValue count
- Detailed Description
- The number of AttributeName and AttributeValue parameters do not match.
- Recommended Response Action
- Enter the same number of parameters for AttributeName and AttributeValue. Refer to documentation for method input parameter details.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
BIOS006
- Message
- Configuration job already created, cannot set attribute on specified target until existing job is completed or is cancelled
- Detailed Description
- A configuration job is already created on the specified target. No further command is allowed until the existing job succeeds or the job is cancelled.
- Recommended Response Action
- Wait for the job to complete. To continue with more set operations on the specified target, cancel the job and proceed.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS007
- Message
- Configuration job already created, cannot create another configuration job on specified target until existing job is completed or is cancelled
- Detailed Description
- A configuration job is already created on the specified target. No further command is allowed until the existing job succeeds or the job is cancelled.
- Recommended Response Action
- Wait for the job to complete. To continue with more set operations on the specified target, cancel the job and proceed.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS008
- Message
- No pending data present to create a Configuration job
- Detailed Description
- No changes are available between the previous configuration and the current configuration. To create a configuration job, at least one attribute should be changed.
- Recommended Response Action
- Change the configuration of one or more attributes and then create a configuration job.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS009
- Message
- Lifecycle Controller is currently in use.
- Detailed Description
- Lifecycle Controller cannot gain access to internal storage because of use by another application or operation.
- Recommended Response Action
- Wait for the current Lifecycle Controller operation to complete. Verify that the system is 1) Not currently in Lifecycle Controller Unified Server Configurator utility 2) Waiting for user intervention at F1/F2 POST error 3) Not in any of the device or controller Option ROMs and retry the operation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS010
- Message
- Lifecycle Controller is not enabled, cannot create Configuration job.
- Detailed Description
- For 11G systems: System Services must be enabled to perform the requested operation. System Services has been disabled through the iDRAC configuration utility accessed by pressing CTRL+E on boot up or through a remote operation. For 12G systems: Lifecycle Controller must be enabled to perform the requested operation. Lifecycle Controller has been disabled by pressing F2 Setup, selecting iDRAC Configuration, and selecting Lifecycle Controller Settings on boot up or through a remote operation.
- Recommended Response Action
- For 11G systems: Use the iDRAC configuration utility to enable the System Services by pressing on the CTRL+E option on boot up at the targeted system. For 12G systems: Use F2 Setup, select iDRAC Configuration, and select Lifecycle Controller Settings, to enable the Lifecycle Controller on boot up of the targeted system.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS011
- Message
- Configuration job already created, pending data cannot be deleted
- Detailed Description
- Configuration job already created on the specified target. No further command is allowed until the existing job is completed.
- Recommended Response Action
- Cancel the configuration job or wait for the job to complete. Refer to documentation on job cancellation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS012
- Message
- No pending data to delete.
- Detailed Description
- No changes to BIOS attribute data are available between the previous configuration and the current configuration.
- Recommended Response Action
- No response action is required.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS013
- Message
- Invalid AttributeName arg1
- Arguments
- arg1 = attribute name
- Detailed Description
- An unknown AttributeName was specified in the operation.
- Recommended Response Action
- Enter the correct AttributeName available in the system. Refer to the enumeration response for desired attribute.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS014
- Message
- Invalid AttributeValue for AttributeName: arg1
- Arguments
- arg1 = attribute name
- Detailed Description
- AttributeValue may be invalid because of the following causes: 1) Length of new AttributeValue is not within required minimum length and maximum length 2) Value of new AttributeValue is not within required LowerBound and UpperBound 3) Value of new Attributevalue is not one of the possible values.
- Recommended Response Action
- Refer to the documentation on valid Attribute values.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS015
- Message
- AttributeValue cannot be changed to read only AttributeName arg1 .
- Arguments
- arg1 = attribute name
- Detailed Description
- A set attribute operation was attempted on a read only attribute.
- Recommended Response Action
- No response action is required.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS016
- Message
- AttributeValue cannot be changed for disabled AttributeName arg1 .
- Arguments
- arg1 = attribute name
- Detailed Description
- A set attribute operation was attempted on a disabled attribute.
- Recommended Response Action
- No response action is required.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
BIOS017
- Message
- Unable to delete vFlash pending one-time boot configuration
- Detailed Description
- Unable to delete vFlash pending one-time boot configuration.
- Recommended Response Action
- Remove AC power from system and after restoring AC power, retry the operation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 1 (Critical)
BIOS018
- Message
- Invalid BIOS Password.
- Detailed Description
- The BIOS password specified in the operation is not valid. A valid BIOS password must be made from the following: 0 to 32 characters in length, numbers 0 to 9, lowercase letters a to z, special characters <>|-,+./;[\].
- Recommended Response Action
- Retry the operation with a BIOS password that conforms with system BIOS password requirements.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
- No alerts are applicable for this message
BIOS021
- Message
- Cannot authenticate BIOS password.
- Detailed Description
- The old BIOS password specified in the change BIOS password operation was incorrect.
- Recommended Response Action
- Retry the operation with correct old BIOS password.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
- No alerts are applicable for this message
BIOS022
- Message
- Cannot set the BIOS password. Password is disabled due to a jumper setting on the motherboard.
- Detailed Description
- The BIOS password is disabled in the hardware using a jumper and can not be set. See the system owners manual for jumper location.
- Recommended Response Action
- Change the jumper setting on the system board to enable changing the BIOS password.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
- No alerts are applicable for this message
BIOS023
- Message
- Cannot perform the operation due to an unknown error in iDRAC.
- Detailed Description
- An unrecoverable error occurred in the operation while communicating with iDRAC.
- Recommended Response Action
- Retry the operation. If the issue continues, reset the iDRAC.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
- No alerts are applicable for this message
BIOS024
- Message
- The set operation did not complete successfully as the attribute is read-only.
- Detailed Description
- The operation cannot run as the attribute value cannot be modified.
- Recommended Response Action
- For more information on the attribute, see Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services documentation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
- No alerts are applicable for this message
BIOS025
- Message
- Unable set the BIOS password as the BIOS password status is locked.
- Detailed Description
- The status of the password is Locked in BIOS and must be set to Unlocked for the operation to succeed.
- Recommended Response Action
- Change BIOS password status in the BIOS setup from Locked to Unlocked and retry the operation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
- No alerts are applicable for this message
BIOS026
- Message
- Password status cannot be set to locked when a System Password change is pending.
- Detailed Description
- The status of the Password cannot be set to locked, because currently there is a System Password change is pending.
- Recommended Response Action
- Wait until the pending System Password change is applied or delete the pending System Password change and retry the operation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
- No alerts are applicable for this message
BIOS027
- Message
- Unable to change the BIOS password because the password is currently being configured using plain text. Unable to set the attribute arg1 .
- Arguments
- arg1 = attribute name
- Detailed Description
- The attribute identified in the message cannot be set, because the password is currently being reset by using plain text. The BIOS password cannot be simultaneously configured by using plain text and a hash.
- Recommended Response Action
- Wait until the current password configuration process is completed, and then retry the operation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
BIOS028
- Message
- Unable to change the BIOS password using plain text because the password is currently being configured using a hash.
- Detailed Description
- The BIOS password cannot be simultaneously configured by using plain text and a hash.
- Recommended Response Action
- Wait until the current password configuration process is completed and retry the operation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
- No alerts are applicable for this message
BIOS029
- Message
- Unable to change the BIOS password because an Export Server Profile operation is already running.
- Detailed Description
- The BIOS password cannot be configured because an Export Server Profile operation is already running.
- Recommended Response Action
- Wait until the current export operation is completed, and then retry the operation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
- No alerts are applicable for this message
BIOS030
- Message
- Unable to change the BIOS password because an Import Server Profile operation is already running.
- Detailed Description
- The BIOS password cannot be configured because an Import Server Profile operation is already running.
- Recommended Response Action
- Wait until the current import operation is completed, and then retry the operation.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 2 (Warning)
- No alerts are applicable for this message
BIOS101
- Message
- Unable to read or change any of the system BIOS configuration settings.
- Detailed Description
- The system configuration data that BIOS exposes to Server Administrator is malformed or not available and Server Administrator is unable to read or change any of the system BIOS configuration setttings.
- Recommended Response Action
- Power cycle the system and retry the operation. If the problem persists, reinstall the BIOS firmware Update Package.
- Category
- Configuration (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 1 (Critical)
BIOS102
- Message
- A system BIOS update is scheduled that requires a reboot.
- Detailed Description
- A BIOS update job is scheduled through the remote access controller, and the system must be rebooted to apply the update.
- Recommended Response Action
- Reboot the system to apply the BIOS update.
- Category
- Audit (BIOS = BIOS Management)
- Severity
- Severity 3 (Informational)
- OMSA Event ID
- 5002
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