Setup utility menu

Use the Setup utility main menu to view and configure blade server configuration data and settings.

The following menu items are on the Setup utility main menu. Depending on the version of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), some menu items might differ slightly from these descriptions.

• System Information

  Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes through other choices in the Setup utility, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information. This choice is on the full Setup utility menu only.

  • System Summary

    Select this choice to view configuration information, including the ID, speed, and cache size of the microprocessors, machine type and model of the server, the serial number, the system UUID, and the amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other options in the Setup utility, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary.

  • Product Data

    Select this choice to view the system-board identifier, the revision level or issue date of the firmware, the integrated management module and diagnostics code, and the version and date.

  This choice is on the full UEFI Setup Utility menu only.

• System Settings

  Select this choice to view or change the server component settings.

  • Adapters and UEFI Drivers

    Select this choice to view information about the UEFI 2.0 (and prior) adapters and UEFI drivers installed in the blade server.

    Note

    Before you configure a UEFI-compatible device, you should update the firmware for your blade server. See Updating firmware and device drivers for information about how to update the firmware for your blade server.
    To configure a UEFI-compatible expansion adapter, complete the following steps:

    1. Select Please refresh this page first and press Enter.
    2. Select the device driver that you want to configure and press Enter.
    3. When you have finished changing settings, press Esc to exit from the program; select Save to save the settings that you have changed.

  • Processors

    Select this choice to view or change the processor settings.

  • Memory

    Select this choice to view or change the memory settings.

  • Devices and I/O Ports

    Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. You can configure the remote console redirection, and enable or disable integrated Ethernet controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system cannot detect it (disabling a device is equivalent to disconnecting the device).

    You can also choose to enable or disable adapter option ROM support. Disabling support can potentially improve the time it takes the blade server to start.

    Note

    When you disable Ethernet 1 controller in the Setup utility, both the Ethernet 1 and Ethernet 2 controllers are disabled. However, if you disable Ethernet 2 controller in the Setup utility, only the Ethernet 2 controller is disabled.

  • Power

    Select this choice to view or change Active Energy Manager (AEM) power capping to control power consumption and processor performance states.

  • Operating Modes

    Select this choice to determine operational settings, such as operating mode (acoustic, efficiency, or performance) and memory speed.

  • Legacy Support

    Select this choice to view or set legacy support.

    • Force Legacy Video on Boot

      Select this choice to enable or disable force INT video support, if the operating system does not support UEFI video output standards. The default is Enable.

    • Rehook INT 19h

      Select this choice to enable or disable devices from taking control of the boot process. The default is Disable.

    • Legacy Thunk Support

      Select this choice to enable or disable UEFI to interact with PCI mass storage devices that are non-UEFI compliant. The default is Enable.

    • Infinite Boot Retry

      Select this choice to enable or disable UEFI to infinitely retry the legacy boot order. The default is Disable.

    • BBS Boot

      Select this choice to enable or disable legacy boot in BBS manner. The default is Enable.

    • Non-Planar PXE

      Select this choice to enable or disable non-planar PXE for legacy mode. The default is Enable.

  • System Security

    Select this choice to view or change the security options for Trusted Platform Module (TPM).

  • Integrated Management Module

    Select this choice to view or change the settings for the integrated management module II (IMM2).

    • Commands on USB Interface Preference

      Select this choice to specify whether the Ethernet over USB interface is enabled or disabled.

      Note

      This option is primarily for older operating systems that have problems with USB communications device class (CDC) Ethernet interfaces. Disabling this option will cause the following issues:

      • Online update packages will not work.
      • Updates that use Bootable Media Creator (BoMC) will not work because BoMC uses the LAN over USB interface.
      • You must install the IPMI device driver to use ASU to change the IMM2 or UEFI configuration.
      • You cannot set the IMM2 OS Loader watchdog.

    • Network Configuration

      Select this choice to view the system management network interface port, the IMM2 MAC address, the current IMM2 IP address, and host name.

    • Restore IMM to Defaults

      Select this choice to restore the IMM2 to the default settings. The IMM2 controller restarts after you restore the settings.

    • Restart IMM

      Select this choice to restart the IMM2 controller.

  • Recovery

    Select this choice to view or change the system recovery parameters.

    • POST Attempts

      Select this choice to view or change the number of attempts to POST.

      • POST Attempts Limit

        Select this choice to view or change the Nx boot failure parameters.

    • System Recovery

      Select this choice to view or change system recovery settings.

      • POST Watchdog Timer

        Select this choice to view or enable the POST watchdog timer.

      • POST Watchdog Timer Value

        Select this choice to view or set the POST loader watchdog timer value in minutes.

      • Reboot System on NMI

        Select this choice to enable or disable restarting the system whenever a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) occurs. Enable is the default.

      • Halt on Severe Error

        Select this choice to enable or disable the system from booting into OS, displaying the POST event viewer whenever a severe error was detected. Disable is the default.

  • Storage

    Select this choice to view or change the storage device settings.

  • Network

    Select this choice to view or change the network device options, such as iSCSI.

  • Drive Health

    Select this choice to view the status of the controllers installed in the blade server.

• Date and Time

  Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second).

  This choice is on the full UEFI Setup Utility menu only.

• Start Options

  Select this choice to view or change the start options, including the startup sequence, keyboard NumLock state, PXE boot option, and PCI device boot priority. Changes in the startup options take effect when you start the server.

  The startup sequence specifies the order in which the server checks devices to find a boot record. The server starts from the first boot record that it finds. If the server has Wake on LAN hardware and software and the operating system supports Wake on LAN functions, you can specify a startup sequence for the Wake on LAN functions. For example, you can define a startup sequence that checks for a disc in the CD-RW/DVD drive, then checks the hard disk drive, and then checks a network adapter.

  This choice is on the full UEFI Setup Utility menu only.

• Boot Manager

  Select this choice to view, add, delete, or change the device boot priority, boot from a file, select a one-time boot, or reset the boot order to the default setting.

• System Event Logs

  Select this choice to access the System Event Manager, where you can view the POST event log and the system-event log.

  The POST event log contains the three most recent error codes and messages that were generated during POST.

  The system-event log contains POST and system management interrupt (SMI) events and all events that are generated by the baseboard management controller that is embedded in the integrated management module.

  Important: If the system-error LED on the front of the blade server is lit but there are no other error indications, clear the system-event log. Also, after you complete a repair or correct an error, clear the system-event log to turn off the system-error LED on the front of the blade server.

  • POST Event Viewer

    Select this choice to enter the POST event viewer to view the UEFI diagnostic codes.

  • System Event Log

    Select this choice to view the system-event log.

  • Clear System Event Log

    Select this choice to clear the system-event log.

• User Security

  Select this choice to set, change, or clear passwords. See Using passwords for more information.

• Save Settings

  Select this choice to save the changes that you have made in the settings.

• Restore Settings

  Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and restore the previous settings.

• Load Default Settings

  Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and restore the factory settings.

• Exit Setup

  Select this choice to exit from the Setup utility. If you have not saved the changes that you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them.