Setup Utility menu choices

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

The following choices are on the Setup Utility main menu for the UEFI. Depending on the version of the firmware, some menu choices 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 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 1.10 and UEFI 2.0 compliant adapters and drivers installed in the server.

  • 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 serial ports, configure remote console redirection, enable or disable PCI slots and video controller. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the device).

  • Power

    Select this choice to view or change power capping to control consumption, processors, and performance states.

  • Operating Modes

    Select this choice to view or change the operating profile (performance and power utilization).

  • Legacy Support

    Select this choice to view or set legacy support.

    Note

    In the legacy mode, your server spares limited ROM space for installed options. During legacy PXE boot, only four network interface cards (NICs) are supported and the extra NICs are disabled automatically. To enable the desired NIC connectors during legacy PXE boot, prioritize the desired NIC connectors by changing the Rom Execution Order or disable the undesired NIC connectors from the Enable/Disable Adapter Option ROM Support menu.

    • Force Legacy Video on Boot

      Select this choice to force INT video support, if the operating system does not support UEFI video output standards.

    • 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.

  • System Security

    Select this choice to view or configure Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support.

  • Integrated Management Module

    Select this choice to view or change the settings for the integrated management module.

    • Power Restore Policy

      Select this choice to set the mode of operation after the power lost.

    • Commands on USB Interface

      Select this choice to enable or disable the Ethernet over USB interface on IMM. The default is Enable.

    • Network Configuration

      Select this choice to view the system management network interface port, the IMM MAC address, the current IMM IP address, and host name; define the static IMM IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address, specify whether to use the static IP address or have DHCP assign the imm2.1 IP address, save the network changes, and reset the IMM.

    • Reset IMM to Defaults

      Select this choice to view or reset IMM to the default settings.

    • Reset IMM

      Select this choice to reset IMM.

  • 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.

      • 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 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.

  This choice is on the full 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 enter the System Event Manager, where you can view the POST event log and the system-event log. You can use the arrow keys to move between pages in the error log. This choice is on the full Setup Utility menu only.

  The POST event log contains the 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 (IMM).

  Important

  If the system-error LED on the front of the 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 server.

  • POST Event Viewer

    Select this choice to enter the POST event viewer to view the POST error messages.

  • 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.

  You can set, change, and delete a power-on password and an administrator password through this selection. If you set a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to complete the system startup and to have access to the Setup Utility menu.

  A password must contain 6 to 20 characters. You can use any combination of alphabetic and numeric characters for passwords. Keep a record of your passwords in a secure place.

  If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the server by using the power-on password switch. See Table 2 for more information.

  Attention

  If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is no way to change, override, or remove it. You must replace the system board.

• 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.