Users Guide

BIOS setup settings on systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems
The following table displays the name=value pairs that you can use with omconfig chassis biossetup or omconfig mainsystem
biossetup command on systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems.
Table 43. BIOS Setup Settings on systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems
name=value pair 1 attribute= name=value pair 2 setting= Description
attribute=acpwrrecovery setting=off | last| on
• off: System is turned off.
• last: System returns to the previous
state.
• on: System is turned on.
delay=random | immediate | timedelay
<value>
• random: System is turned on with
random delay.
• immediate: System returns to
previous state immediately.
• timedelay < value >: System is turned
on based on the user specified time
delay.
attribute=bezel setting=enabled | disabled
• enabled: Enables the bezel removal
intrusion check during system boot.
• disabled: Disables the bezel removal
intrusion check during system boot.
attribute=bootsequence setting=diskettefirst | hdonly | devicelist |
cdromfirst | opticaldrive
Instructs the BIOS which device is used to
boot the system, and the order in which
the boot routine checks each device.
NOTE: On Linux systems, user or
user groups upgraded to
administrator or administrator
groups cannot configure this BIOS
setup setting.
attribute=bootmode setting=uefi | bios
• uefi: Enables the system to boot to
operating systems that support
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
(UEFI).
• bios: Enables the system to boot to
operating systems that do not support
UEFI.
attribute=bootorder sequence=aliasname1, aliasname2,.....
aliasnameN
Configures the boot sequence according
to the set aliasnames. To view the set alias
names, run the command omreport
chassis biossetup
attribute=bootorder
NOTE: On Linux systems, user or
user groups upgraded to
administrator or administrator
groups cannot configure this BIOS
setup setting.
attribute=hddorder sequence=aliasname1, aliasname2,.....
aliasnameN
Configures the BIOS setup hard disk
sequence according to the set aliasnames.
Changes takes effect after rebooting the
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