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System Settings

This chapter details System Settings options.

Select System Settings and press Enter. Then, the following system setting options are displayed.
Note

  • SAS/SATA drives or NVMe drives connected to a storage controller will be displayed in the storage controller submenu: System settings > Storage > Storage controller xxxx.

  • NVMe drives connected to the system without raid controller (sometimes using a retimer) will be displayed in one of the following pages:

    • System settings > Foreign Devices

    • System settings > Storage

Table 1. System setting details
ItemOperationDescription
<FI> Start Control

  • Auto

  • Tool Suite

  • Text Setup

Selectable option.

Controls the tools that are started using the F1 key or equivalent IPMI command.

  • [Tool Suite] starts a graphical suite of tools which support System Information, UEFI setup, Platform Update, Raid Setup, OS installation and Diagnostics functions.

  • [Text Setup] starts a text mode UEFI setup utility.

  • [Auto] starts text mode UEFI setup if Serial Over Lan (SOL) or "Console Redirection" are enabled or SOL is configured to [Auto] and an active session is detected. Otherwise, [Auto] starts the graphical [Tool Suite].

Device and I/O ports 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to view onboard devices and I/O port options.

Driver Health 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to view the health of the controllers in the system as reported by their corresponding drivers.
Foreign Devices 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to view the list of foreign devices.
Legacy BIOS 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to configure system UEFI firmware execution environment preferences for supporting legacy OS and legacy Option ROM.
Memory 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to view or modify options to change the memory settings.
Network 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to configure network devices and network related settings.

Operating Modes 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to select the operating mode based on your preference.

Note
Power savings and performance are also highly dependent on hardware configuration and the software running on the system.
Power 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to configure power scheme options.

Processors 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to view or modify options to change the processor settings.

Recovery and RAS 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to configure recovery policies and advanced reliability, availability, and serviceability settings.

Security 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to configure system security settings.

Storage 

Sub menu.

Press [Enter] to configure storage adapter options. Some systems may use planar devices and can be configured under Devices and I/O Ports.