Ensure that system security settings are configured as intended.
To modify the Security settings, follow these steps:
- Continue from the System Setup screen used to configure the Processors settings or reboot the server if necessary and enter the UEFI menu screen by pressing the F1 key when prompted at the bottom of the screen.
- Navigate to .
- Secure Boot Status and Secure Boot Setting should be Enabled. If the setting needs to be changed, use the arrow keys to select the Secure Boot Setting field and then press Enter. Use the arrow keys to select Enabled and then press Enter. A status message will be displayed, stating that Secure Boot Setting is changed successfully. Press Enter to dismiss the success message. The resulting system setting screen should show that Secure Boot has been enabled. Note that if the setting has been changed, there will be a note added to the bottom of the screen indicating that a reboot is required for the new setting to be effective, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. System Settings screen showing Secure Boot will be enabled after rebooting this SR650 V4 server
- Press the Esc key to return to the Security screen and then use the arrow keys to navigate to and press the Enter key. The TPM Device setting should be Enabled. If the setting needs to be changed, use the arrow keys to select the TPM Device field and then press Enter. Use the arrow keys to select Enabled and then press Enter.
Figure 2. System Settings screen showing Secure Boot will be enabled after rebooting this SR650 V4 server
- Once the Security settings have been verified, press the Esc key repeatedly until prompted to save your settings. Press the Y key to save system settings, exit the system settings, and reboot the system.
This completes the process to configure UEFI settings on ThinkAgile MX nodes that use Lenovo V4 servers. Make sure to follow these steps for all nodes that will participate in the Azure Local instance.
For ThinkAgile MX solutions, certain XCC settings are required to support the SBE update process. For details on these settings, see the MX650 V4 or later (XCC3) Settings topic.