Reference Guide

Platform Level Data Modeling
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2 Platform Level Data Modeling
On Dell’s commercial client systems, most of the configurable items available on the BIOS Setup (F2) screen
are based on the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
PLDM for BIOS Control and Configuration
Specification. You can find more information on this using the below link.
https://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/standards/documents/DSP0247_1.0.0.pdf
Each configurable entity according to the PLDM specification is called as an attribute and there are multiple
types of attributes, each described in the following sections.
2.1 Enumeration attribute
Represents a BIOS attribute that can have a value from a set of possible or predefined values.
Example: NumLock (Enabled, Disabled)
Number Lock attribute which can take values Enabled or Disabled.
2.2 Integer attribute
Represents a BIOS integer. Each BIOS integer has a lower bound and an upper bound on the values that it
can take.
Example: AutoOnHr
Auto On Hour value which can range from 0 to 23.
2.3 String attribute
Represents a string that the BIOS uses. Each BIOS string is characterized by the minimum length of the
string, the maximum length of the string, and the type of the string.
Example: SvcTag
Service Tag of the system.