Deployment Guide

System BIOS
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1.8 System BIOS—Integrated Devices
The Integrated Devices enables you to view and configure the settings of all Integrated Devices in the system.
Note: The default option setting is indicating in boldface. Dell EMC reserves the rights to change the default
properties.
Menu Item
Options
Description
User
Accessible
USB Ports
• All Ports On
• Only Back Ports On
• All Ports Off
• All Ports Off (Dynamic)
Configures the User Accessible USB Ports. Selecting
Only Back Ports On disables the front USB ports.
Selecting All Ports Off disables all front and back USB
ports.
The USB keyboard and mouse device will still function
in certain USB ports during the boot process, based on
the selection. After the boot process is complete, the
USB ports will be enabled or disabled as per the setting
of the field.
Selecting All Ports Off (Dynamic) disables all the front
and back ports during POST, while allowing the front
ports to be enabled or disabled dynamically by an
authorized user without resetting the system.
On the iDRAC GUI, click System Settings → Hardware
Settings → Front Ports.
Note: Selecting Only Back Ports On and All Ports Off
will disable the USB management port and restrict
access to the iDRAC USB management port features.
Enable Front
Ports Only
• Enabled
• Disabled
This field enables/disables the front USB ports during
the OS runtime when User Accessible USB Ports is set
as All Ports Off (Dynamic).
Internal USB
Port
• Enabled
• Disabled
Allows you to enable or disable the internal USB port.
iDRAC Direct
USB Port
• On
• Off
The iDRAC Direct USB port is managed by iDRAC
exclusively with no host visibility. When set to Off,
iDRAC will not detect any USB devices installed in this
managed port.
Integrated
RAID
Controller
• Enabled
• Disabled
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated RAID
controller.
Integrated
Network Card
1(2)
• Enabled
• Disabled
Allows you to enable or disable the integrated network
card (NDC). This option is available only to systems
that support NDC.
Note: If set to Disabled, the NIC interface may still be
available for shared network access by iDRAC.
Embedded
NIC1, NIC2,
NIC3 and
NIC4
• Enabled
• Disabled (OS)
Enables or disables the OS interface of the embedded
NIC1, NIC2, NIC3 and NIC4 controller.
NOTE: If set to Disabled (OS), the embedded NICs may
still be available for shared network access by the
embedded management controller. This function must