Users Guide
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such as system messages. The BIOS object action window can have
the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges:
Properties and Setup.
Properties
Subtab: Information
Under the Properties tab, you can view BIOS information.
Setup
Subtab: BIOS
Under the Setup tab, you can set the state for each BIOS setup object.
You can modify the state of many BIOS setup features including but not
limited to the Serial Port, Hard Disk Drive Sequence, User Accessible USB
Ports, CPU Virtualization Technology, CPU HyperThreading, AC Power
Recovery Mode, Embedded SATA Controller, System Profile, Console
Redirection, and Console Redirection Failsafe 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 F2
BIOS Setup screen that are not accessible in Server Administrator.
For yx2x systems, the configurable BIOS features are grouped as specific
categories. The categories include System Information, Memory Settings,
System Profile Settings, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot
Settings, Network Interface Controller cards, One-Time Boot, and Slot
Disablement. 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 BIOS Setup - System Security
page. You must enter the password to enable and modify the BIOS settings.
Else, the BIOS settings appear in a read-only mode. You must restart the
system after setting the password.
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