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Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 9 User’s Guide H330, H730, and H830

Controller management actions

The following table describes the actions you can perform on the Ctrl Mgmt screen:

Table 1. Controller management optionsController management options
Option Description
Enable Controller BIOS

Select the option to enable the controller BIOS. If the boot device is on the RAID controller, the BIOS must be enabled.

Disable the BIOS to use other boot devices.

In a multiple controller environment, you can enable the BIOS on multiple controllers. However, if you want to boot from a specific controller, then enable the BIOS on that controller and disable it on the other controllers. The system can then boot from the BIOS-enabled controller.

Select Bootable Device

Select the option to specify a virtual disk as the boot disk on the controller.

The option is displayed if you have built virtual disks.

Enable Auto Import Attempts to import every online foreign configuration during boot without having the need to access the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>).
Factory Default Select the option to restore the default settings for the options in the Settings box.
Personality Mode Select this option to switch to the HBA mode. The default mode is RAID-mode.

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