Users Guide

BIOS Settings
You can view multiple attributes, which are being used for a specific server under the BIOS Settings. You can modify different parameters
of each attribute from this BIOS configuration setting. Once you select one attribute, it shows different parameters which are related to
that specific attribute. You can modify multiple parameters of an attribute and apply changes before modifying a different attribute. When
a user expands a configuration group, attributes are displayed in an alphabetical order.
NOTE: Attribute level help content are dynamically generated.
Apply
Apply button remains greyed-out until any of the attributes are modified. Once you made changes to an attribute and click Apply, it
allows you to modify the attribute with required changes. In case, the request fails to set the BIOS attribute, it throws an error with
corresponding HTTP Response Status code mapped to SMIL API error or Job Creation error. A message is generated and displayed at
that point. For more information, see
Event and Error Message Reference Guide for 14th Generation Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers
available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Discard changes
The Discard Changes button is greyed-out until any of the attributes are modified . If you click Discard Changes button , all the recent
changes are discarded and restored with the previous or initial values.
Apply and Reboot
When a user modifies value of an attribute or boot sequence, user is presented with two choices to apply the configuration; Apply and
Reboot or Apply on Next Reboot. In either of the apply options, user is redirected to the job queue page to monitor the progress of that
specific job.
A user can view auditing information related to BIOS configuration in the LC logs.
If you click Apply and Reboot, it restarts the server immediately to configure all the required changes. In case, the request fails to set the
BIOS attributes, it throws an error with corresponding HTTP Response Status code mapped to SMIL API error or Job Creation error. An
EEMI message is generated and displayed at that point.
Apply At Next Reboot
When a user modifies value of an attribute or boot sequence, user is presented with two choices to apply the configuration; Apply and
Reboot or Apply on Next Reboot. In either of the apply options, user is redirected to the job queue page to monitor the progress of that
specific job.
A user can view auditing information related to BIOS configuration in the LC logs.
If you click Apply At Next Reboot , it configures all the required changes on the next restart of the server. You will not experience any
immediate modifications based on the recent configuration changes until the next reboot session is taking place successfully. In case, the
request fails to set the BIOS attributes, it throws an error with corresponding HTTP Response Status code mapped to SMIL API error or
Job Creation error. An EEMI message is generated and displayed at that point.
Delete All Pending Values
Delete All pending Values button is enabled only when there are pending values based on the recent configuration changes. In case,
user decides not to apply the configuration changes, user can click Delete All Pending Values button to terminate all the modifications.
In case, the request fails to remove the BIOS attributes, it throws an error with corresponding HTTP Response Status code mapped to
SMIL API error or Job Creation error. An EEMI message is generated and displayed at that point.
Pending Value
Configuration of a BIOS attribute via iDRAC is not applied immediately to BIOS. It requires a server reboot for the changes to take place.
When you modify a BIOS attribute then Pending Value gets updated. If an attribute already has a pending value (and that has been
configured) it is displayed on the GUI.
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