Deployment Guide

System BIOS
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Setup password. This option is read-only if the
password jumper (PWRD_EN) is not installed in the
server.
A password must have up to a maximum of 32
characters.
Password Status
• Unlocked
• Locked
Locks the system password. To prevent the system
password from being modified, set this option to
locked and enable Setup password. This field also
prevents the system password from being disabled
by the user while the system is booting.
Bootmanager Password
• Always
• Never
Bootmanager password option is available only
when Setup Password is enabled.
If set to Always (Default value), setup password
must be entered for accessing Boot Manager.
If set to Never, setup password need not be entered
for accessing Boot Manager, One-shot UEFI Boot
Menu.
TPM Security (with TPM
1.2 installed)
• Off
• On with Pre-boot
Measurements
• On without Pre-boot
Measurements
Enables you to control the reporting of the Trusted
Platform Module (TPM).
• When set to Off, the presence of the TPM is not
reported to the OSs.
• When set to On with Pre-boot Measurements,
BIOS will store Trusted Computing Group (TCG)
compliant measurements to the TPM during
POST. The measurements include important
platform configurations measurement which
fulfills NIST SP800-155 BIOS Integrity
Measurement specification.
When set to On without Pre-boot Measurements,
BIOS will bypass pre-boot measurements. The TPM
chip is still visible to the OS in this case.
TPM Security (with TPM
2.0 installed)
• Off
• On
Enables you to control the reporting of the Trusted
Platform Module (TPM).
When set to Off, the presence of the TPM is not
reported to the OS.
When set to On, BIOS will store Trusted Computing
Group (TCG) compliant measurements to the TPM
during POST. The measurements include important
platform configurations measurement which fulfills
NIST SP800-155 BIOS Integrity Measurement
specification.
TPM Information
N/A
Indicates the type of TPM. This field displays
Unknown if TPM Security is set to Off.
TPM Firmware
N/A
Indicates the TPM firmware version.
TPM Status (TPM 1.2 only)
N/A
Indicates the current status of the TPM.
TPM Command (TPM 1.2
only)
• None
• Activate
• Deactivate
• Clear
This field allows you to control the Trusted
Platform Module (TPM).
• When set to None, no command is sent to the
TPM.