Users Guide

On Dell’s 12th 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 Dell’s 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.
Fans
Click the Fans object to manage your system fans. Server Administrator monitors the status of each system fan by measuring fan RPMs.
Fan probes report RPMs to the Server Administrator Instrumentation Service.
When you select Fans from the device tree, details appear in the data area in the right-side pane of the Server Administrator home page.
The Fans object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties and Alert
Management.
Properties
Subtab: Fan Probes
Under the Properties tab, you can:
• View the current readings for your system's fan probes and configure minimum and maximum values for fan probe warning threshold.
NOTE:
Some fan probe fields differ according to the type of firmware your system has, such as BMC or ESM. Some
threshold values are not editable on BMC-based systems.
• Select fan control options.
Alert Management
Subtabs: Alert Actions | SNMP Traps
Under the Alert Management tab, you can:
• View current alert actions settings and set the alert actions that you want to be performed in the event that a fan returns a warning or
failure value.
• Set the alert threshold levels for fans.
Firmware
Click the Firmware object to manage your system firmware. Firmware consists of programs or data that have been written to ROM.
Firmware can boot and operate a device. Each controller contains firmware that helps provide the controller's functionality. The Firmware
object action window can have the following tab, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties.
Properties
Subtab: Information
Under the Properties tab, you can view the system's firmware information.
Hardware performance
Click the Hardware Performance object to view the status and cause for the system’s performance degradation. The Hardware
Performance object action window can have the following tab, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties.
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Server Administrator services