Extended ThinkSystem V4 BIOS pattern attributes

The following attributes provide information about an extended-BIOS settings for ThinkSystem V4 server category pattern.

These attributes can be included in the request body for the POST /patterns method and the response body for the GET /patterns/{id}/includeSettings method.

The settings that are available are dynamic and vary from server to server and adapter to adapter. The following table lists examples of some possible settings.

For more information about extended ThinkSystem V4 BIOS patterns, see Defining extended SR635/SR655 BIOS settings.

Attributes				Type	Description
template_type				String	Type of category pattern. This value is always ExtendedV4BIOS
template				Array	Information about the system-information category pattern
	type			String	Type of category pattern. This value is always ExtendedV4BIOS
	name			String	Category-pattern name
	description			String	Category-pattern description
	uri			String	URI Identifier for the exported pattern
	userDefined			String	Identifies whether the category pattern is user define or learned. This can be one of the following values. true. The pattern is defined by the user. false. The pattern is predefined by Lenovo.
	Attributes			Array	Information about BIOS attributes that are specific to the manufacturer or provider
	RegistryEntries			Object	Information about BIOS attributes and metadata
		Attributes		Array of objects
			AttributeName	String
			DefaultValue	Integer
			DisplayName	String
			HelpText	String
			LowerBound	Integer
			ReadOnly	Boolean
			ScalarIncrement	Integer
			Type	String
			UpperBound	Integer
		Dependencies		Array	List of dependencies of attributes on this component
		Menus		Array	List of attributes menus and their hierarchy

Example

{
   "template_type": "ExtendedV4BIOS",
   "template": {
      "type": "ExtendedV4BIOS",
      "name": "Learned-ExtendedV4BIOS-1",
      "description": "Pattern created from server: 192.0.0.4\nLearned on: Jun 30, 2024, 11:02:03 A",
      "uri": "/ibm/director/rest/profiles/services/template/48",
      "userDefined": true,
      "Attributes": {
         "Q00004 Setup Prompt Timeout": 1
      },
      "RegistryEntries": {
         "Attributes": [{
            "ReadOnly": false,
            "DefaultValue": 1,
            "Type": "Integer",
            "LowerBound": 0,
            "UpperBound": 65535,
            "ScalarIncrement": 1,
            "DisplayName": "Setup Prompt Timeout",
            "HelpText": "Number of seconds to wait for setup activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means indefinite waiting.",
            "AttributeName": "Q00004 Setup Prompt Timeout"
         }],
         "Dependencies": [],
         "Menus": []
      }
   }
}

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Extended ThinkSystem V4 BIOS pattern attributes

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