Users Guide

System Setup

Advanced Hardware Configuration

Lifecycle Controller Advanced Hardware Configuration wizards allow you to configure BIOS, iDRAC, and certain devices

such as NIC, and RAID controllers through Human Interface Infrastructure (HII). HII is a UEFI-standard method for

viewing and setting a device's configuration. You can utilize a single utility to configure multiple devices that may have

different pre-boot configuration utilities. The utilities also provide localized versions of devices such as the BIOS setup.

Depending on the system configuration, other device types may also appear under

Advanced Hardware Configuration

they support the HII configuration standard.

The Advanced Hardware Configuration wizard allows you to configure the following:

• System BIOS Settings

• Intel Pro/1000 PT Server Adapter

• Intel Pro/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter

• Intel Gigabit VT Quad Port Server Adapter

• Intel 10 Gigabit AF DA Dual Port Server Adapter

• Intel 10 Gigabit AT Port Server Adapter

• Intel 10 Gigabit XF SR Port Server Adapter

• Broadcom (Dual Port) 10G KX4

• Broadcom (Quad Port) GBE

• Intel (Quad Port) GBE

• Intel (Dual Port) 10G KX4

• Broadcom (Dual Port) 10G SFP+

• Broadcom (Quad Port) 10/100/1000 BASET

• Intel (Quad Port) 10/100/1000 BASET

• Intel (Dual Port) 10/100/1000 BASET

• Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet

• Broadcom 5709C NetXtreme II GigE

• Broadcom 57710 NetXtreme II 10GigE

• Intel Ethernet X520 10 GBE Dual Port KX4-KR Mezz

• Broadcom 57712 (Dual Port) 10GigE

NOTE: You can configure only one NIC at a time.

Integrated Broadcom NICs are controlled both by the BIOS and by settings stored on the device itself. As a result, the

Boot Protocol field in the HII of integrated NICs has no effect; this setting is instead controlled by the BIOS on the

Integrated Devices screen. To set integrated NICs to an iSCSI or PXE boot mode, select System BIOS Settings, and then

select Integrated Devices. In the list for each embedded NIC, select the appropriate value— Enabled for no boot

capability, Enabled with PXE to use the NIC for PXE boot, or Enabled with iSCSI to use the NIC to boot from an iSCSI

target.