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Hardware Configuration Tasks
Dell™ Management Console provides a set of hardware configuration tasks
that you can use to quickly configure server hardware settings. These tasks
enable you to configure common BIOS and common Baseboard Management
controller (BMC) settings on Dell PowerEdge™ systems.
About Hardware Configuration Tasks
The hardware configuration tasks offer the same functionality as the
System BIOS task. If you change any settings on the Advanced pane of
Hardware Configuration Tasks, you must re-enter the Admin password to
run the task successfully.
For more information on Advanced settings and hardware configuration
parameters, see the Dell Management Console Online Help.
You can configure the following settings using the hardware
configuration tasks:
• BIOS Configuration Task — Execute this task to configure the Front Panel
LCD settings, memory redundancy settings, keyboard numlock settings,
Network Interface Controller (NIC) settings and system security settings.
• BMC Configuration — This task has five sub-tasks:
• BMC Alert Settings Task — Perform this task to configure platform
event alert policies and alert destinations.
• BMC Configuration Task — Perform this task to configure common
BMC parameters, such as LAN channel access, serial configuration
parameters, and terminal node settings.
• BMC Filter Settings Task — Perform this task to configure Platform
Event Filter (PEF) settings. For a given PEF event, such as
temperature probe failure, you can configure appropriate actions,
such as server power off or reboot.
• BMC LAN Configuration Task — Perform this task to configure LAN
and Serial Over LAN (SOL) parameters on Dell PowerEdge systems.
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