Users Guide

Setup
Subtab: BIOS
NOTE: The BIOS Setup tab for your system only displays the BIOS features that are supported on your system.
Under the Setup tab, you can set the state for each BIOS setup object.
You can modify the state of many BIOS setups features including but not limited to the Serial Port, Hard Disk Drive Sequence,
User Accessible USB Ports, CPU Virtualization technology, CPU Hyper-Threading, AC Power Recovery Mode, Embedded SATA
Controller, System Profile, Console Redirection, and Console Redirection fail-safe Baud Rate. You can also configure internal
USB device, optical drive controller settings, automatic system recovery (ASR) Watchdog Timer, embedded hypervisor, and
additional LAN network ports on motherboard information. You can also view the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Trusted
Cryptographic Module (TCM) settings.
Depending on your specific system configuration, additional setup items may be displayed. However, some BIOS setup options
may be shown on the BIOS Setup screen that are not accessible in Server Administrator.
On the YX2X generation PowerEdge and later systems, the configurable BIOS features are grouped as specific categories. The
categories include Debug Menu, System Information, Memory Settings, Processor Settings, SATA Settings, Boot Settings, Boot
Option Settings, One-Time Boot, Network Settings, Integrated Devices, Slot Disablement, Serial Communication, System Profile
Settings, System Security, and Miscellaneous Settings. For example, on the System BIOS Settings page, when you click the
Memory Settings link, the features pertaining to the system memory appear. You can view or modify the settings by navigating
to the respective categories.
NOTE: One-Time Boot category is not supported on the 13th generation of PowerEdge systems.
The configurable BIOS features are grouped as specific categories. The categories include Debug Menu, System Information,
Memory Settings, Processor Settings, SATA Settings, Boot Settings, Boot Option Settings, Network Settings, Integrated
Devices, Slot Disablement, Serial Communication, System Profile Settings, System Security, and Miscellaneous Settings. For
example, on the System BIOS Settings page, when you click the Memory Settings link, the features pertaining to the system
memory appear. You can view or modify the settings by navigating to the respective categories.
You can set a BIOS Setup password, on the System Security page. If you have set the setup password, enter the password to
enable and modify the BIOS settings. Else, the BIOS settings appear in a read-only mode. Restart the system after setting the
password.
When pending values from the previous session exist or the inband configuration is disabled from an out-of-band interface,
Server Administrator does not allow BIOS Setup configuration.
NOTE:
The NIC configuration information within the Server Administrator BIOS setup may be inaccurate for embedded
NICs. Using the BIOS setup screen to enable or disable NICs might produce unexpected results. It is recommended that you
perform all configurations for embedded NICs through the actual System Setup screen that is available by pressing <F2>
while a system is booting.
Full Power Cycle- This new feature will allow the server administrators to power cycle the device using the OpenManage GUI
or CLI. The Full Power Cycle allows the administrator to perform a DC power cycle followed by an AC power cycle.
DC power cycle- Restarts the server but the auxiliary devices are not interrupted.
AC power cycle- Restarts the auxiliary devices and connects the user to the server.
Full Power Cycle includes power cycle of the following devices:
● Server
● BMC/iDRAC
● CPLD
● Sensors
● LCD
● Field Replaceable Unit
● Titan
● Network Daughter Card
Setting Virtual AC Power Cycle
To set Virtual AC Power Cycle:
1. In the Server Administrator window, expand System > Main System Chassis.
2. Click BIOS.
The BIOS Properties window is displayed.
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