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System Settings

On this menu, you can view and configure system settings.

Table 1. System Settings
ItemOptionDescription
<F1> Start Control
  • Auto (Default)

  • Tool Suite

  • Text Setup

Select the tool to be started using the F1 key or equivalent IPMI command.

  • [Tool Suite]: starts a graphical tool suite which supports the following functions: system information summary, UEFI setup, platform update, RAID setup, OS installation and diagnostics.

  • [Text Setup]: starts the UEFI Setup Utility in text mode.

  • [Auto]: starts the UEFI Setup Utility in text mode if Serial Over LAN (SOL) or Console Redirection is enabled or SOL is configured to [Auto] and an active session is detected. Otherwise, [Auto] starts a graphical tool suite.

Workload Profile
  • General Computing – Power Efficiency (Default)

  • General Computing – Peak Frequency

  • General Computing – Max Performance

  • High Performance Computing

  • Custom

Select the profile based on your preference.

The selected workload profile will automatically change low-level settings per the profile selected and will not allow them to be changed individually. To set low-level settings individually, select the [Custom] option.

The "Power Efficiency" profiles are comprised of settings comparable to Intel's Optimized Power Mode (OPM).

Devices and I/O PortsN/A

View and configure onboard devices and I/O port options.

Driver HealthN/A

View the health status of the drivers.

Foreign DevicesN/A

View the foreign devices if installed.

MemoryN/A

View and configure the memory settings.

NetworkN/A

View and configure network devices and network related settings.

PowerN/A

Configure power plan options.

ProcessorsN/A

View and configure the processor settings.

Recovery and RASN/A

Configure recovery policies and advanced reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) settings.

SecurityN/A

Configure system security settings.

StorageN/A

Manage storage adapter options. Some systems may use planar devices and can be configured under the Devices and I/O Ports menu.