Configuration procedures

Lenovo recommends the following UEFI settings for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX series appliances.

The following procedure will configure the systems to the recommended levels:

1. Set UEFI to default settings:

           OneCli config loaddefault UEFI
   

2. Set the following values:

           OneCli config set BootModes.SystemBootMode "Legacy Mode" 
           OneCli config set SystemRecovery.F1StartControl "Text Setup" 
           OneCli config set OperatingModes.ChooseOperatingMode "Maximum Performance"
   

Note

1. The use of OneCLI above is for illustration purposes only. Configuring through F1 Setup at boot time works as well. Refer to the system documentation or OneCLI documentation for more information. Power on/reboot is necessary for the UEFI changes to take effect.

2. Refer to the following web page for the full list of ThinkAgile HX UEFI settings:

   https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT507780

3. For VMWare clusters, it is possible that EVC (Enhanced vMotion Compatibility) could be affected bysome UEFI settings. It might be necessary to change some settings, like MONITORMWAIT, from the recommended values below, to allow EVC to function asdesired.

   For more information on VMWare's EVC, refer to this article:

   https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003212

• Configuration boot order
  Use corresponding OneCLI to configure the boot order as follows:
• Configure M.2 Mirroring
  The M.2 adapter must be configured with a RAID 1 mirrored virtual drive to allow the Hypervisor to be installed for booting.
• Update the appliance/integrated system name
  When the VPD string is updated, the corresponding appliance/integrated system name will also be updated. The appliance/integrated system name should be updated after the system board is replaced.