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Using the Setup utility

Use these instructions to start the Setup utility on the upper or lower compute node.

You can access the Setup utility remotely through the CMM web interface. From the CMM web interface, select Launch Compute Node Console. For more information, see the "Flex System Chassis Management Module: User's Guide". All fields and options are described in the CMM web interface online help.

To start the Setup utility locally, complete the following steps:

  1. If the compute node is turned on, turn off the compute node (see Turning off a compute node).
    Attention
    • The KVM connectors on the upper and lower compute nodes are rotated 180-degrees from each other. Make sure that the connector on the console breakout cable is correctly oriented before connecting it.
    • Use only the console breakout cable that comes with the compute node. Attempting to connect other console breakout cable types might damage the console breakout cable and the compute node.
  2. If necessary, connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the console breakout cable and connect the console breakout cable to the compute node.
  3. Turn on the compute node (see Turning on a compute node).
  4. When the prompt Press <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1.
    • If you have set an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Setup utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited Setup utility menu is available.
    • If you have not set an administrator password, the full Setup utility menu is available to all users.
  5. The Setup utility is organized in a menu structure where you can view and change the settings. The keyboard characters used to navigate the Setup utility screen and change settings are shown at the bottom of the Setup utility screens.

The following menu items are on the Setup utility main menu. Depending on the version of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), some menu items might differ slightly from these descriptions.

  • System Information

    Select this choice to view information about the compute node. When you make changes through other choices in the Setup utility, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information. This choice is on the full Setup utility menu only.

    • System Summary

      Select this choice to view configuration information, including the ID, speed, and cache size of the microprocessors, machine type and model of the compute node, the serial number, the system Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), and the amount of installed memory.

    • Product Data

      Select this choice to view the system-board identifier, the revision level or issue date of the firmware, the integrated management module II and diagnostics code, and the version and date.

    This choice is on the full UEFI Setup utility menu only.

  • System Settings

    Select this choice to view or change the compute node component settings.

    • Adapters and UEFI Drivers

      Select this choice to view information about the adapters and UEFI device drivers in the compute node.

      Note
      Before you configure a UEFI-compatible device, update the firmware for your compute node. See Updating firmware and device drivers for information about how to update the firmware for your compute node.
      To configure a UEFI-compatible expansion adapter, complete the following steps:
      1. Select Please refresh this page first and press Enter.
      2. Select the device driver that you want to configure, and press Enter.
      3. When you have finished changing settings, press Esc to exit from the program; select Save to save the settings that you have changed.

    • Processors

      Select this choice to view or change the microprocessor settings.

    • Memory

      Select this choice to view or change the memory settings.

      If a memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the compute node automatically disables the failing pair of memory connectors and continues operating with reduced memory. After the problem is corrected, you must manually enable the memory connectors. Select System Memory Details and use the arrow keys to highlight the pair of memory connectors that you want to enable; then, set the connectors to Enable.

      Select Memory Mode and use the arrow keys to highlight the memory mode that you want:

      • Independent

      • Mirroring

      • Sparing

    • Devices and I/O Ports

      Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. You can configure the remote console redirection and enable or disable integrated Ethernet controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system cannot detect it (disabling a device is equivalent to disconnecting the device).

      You can also choose to enable or disable adapter option ROM support. Disabling support can potentially improve the time it takes the compute node to start.

    • Power

      Select this choice to view or change the power scheme settings.

      Note
      • The choice to enable or disable the S3 standby state (minimal power, suspend to RAM) for the compute node will only be visible after this capability has been enabled for the compute node using the set Power.S3Enable enable command as part of a batch file called by the Advanced Setup Utility (ASU) (see the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) for Lenovo x86 servers website). S3 standby capability is disabled for the compute node using the set Power.S3Enable disable command as part of a batch file called by the ASU. See the Advanced Settings Utility User's Guide for additional information about ASU commands and batch files.
      • To use the S3 standby state with compute nodes that have a Linux operating system installed, a file named suspend.config must be placed in the directory /etc/pm/config.d/ with the following content: S2RAM_OPTS="--force --vbe_save --vbe_post --vbe_mode".

    • Operating Modes

      Select this choice to determine operational settings, such as operating mode (acoustic, efficiency, or performance) and memory speed.

    • Legacy Support

      Select this choice to view or set legacy support.

      Note
      • In the legacy mode, the system has limited ROM space for installed options. Legacy PXE boot supports up to four network interface card (NIC) ports. If more than four NIC ports are occupied, legacy PXE boot will not be attempted on the fifth NIC port and following ports. There are two ways to enable legacy PXE boot on the desired NIC ports:
        1. Prioritize the desired NIC connectors by changing the ROM execution Order.
          • The path to ROM execution Order: Main menu>System Settings>Devices and I/O Ports>Set Option ROM Execution Order>ROM execution Order
        2. Disable the NIC connector's legacy option ROM that you do not use from the Enable/Disable Adapter Option ROM Support menu to prioritize the desired NIC port to be functional 4 ports.
          • The path to Enable/Disable Adapter Option ROM Support: Main menu>System Settings>Devices and I/O Ports>Enable/Disable Adapter Option ROM support

      • Force Legacy Video on Boot

        Select this choice to enable or disable force INT video support, if the operating system does not support UEFI video output standards. The default is Enable.

      • Rehook INT

        Select this choice to enable or disable devices from taking control of the boot process. The default is Disable.

      • Legacy Thunk Support

        Select this choice to enable or disable UEFI to interact with PCI mass storage devices that are not UEFI compliant. The default is Enable.

      • Infinite Boot Retry

        Select this choice to enable or disable UEFI to infinitely retry the legacy boot order.

      • BBS Boot

        Select this choice to enable or disable legacy boot in accordance with the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS).

      • Non-Planar PXE

        Select this choice to enable or disable non-system-board PXE for legacy mode.

    • System Security

      Select this choice to view or change the security options for Trusted Platform Module (TPM).

    • Integrated Management Module

      Select this choice to view or change the settings for the integrated management module II (IMM2).

      • Commands on USB Interface

        Select this choice to specify whether the Ethernet over USB interface is enabled or disabled.
        Note
        This option is primarily for older operating systems that have problems with USB communications device class (CDC) Ethernet interfaces. Disabling this option will cause the following issues:
        • Online update packages will not work.
        • Updates that use Bootable Media Creator (BoMC) will not work because BoMC uses the LAN over USB interface.
        • You must install the IPMI device driver to use the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) to change the IMM2 or UEFI configuration.
        • You cannot set the IMM2 OS loader watchdog.

      • Network Configuration

        Select this choice to view the system-management network interface port, IMM2 MAC address, current IMM2 IP address, and host name; define the static IMM2 IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address; specify whether to use the static IP address or have DHCP assign the IMM2 IP address; save the network changes; and reset the IMM2.

      • Reset IMM to Defaults

        Select this choice to restore the IMM2 to the manufacturing default settings. The IMM2 controller restarts after you restore the settings.

      • Reset IMM

        Select this choice to restart the IMM2 controller.

    • Recovery

      Select this choice to view or change the system recovery parameters.

      • POST Attempts

        Select this choice to define the number of times to attempt POST before invoking the recovery procedures. For more information, see Nx boot failure.

      • System Recovery

        Select this choice to configure the recovery settings.

        • POST Watchdog Timer

          Select this choice to view or enable the POST watchdog timer.

        • POST Watchdog Timer Value

          Select this choice to view or set the POST loader watchdog timer value.

        • Reboot System on NMI

          Select this choice to enable or disable restarting the system whenever a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) occurs. The default is Disable.

        • Halt On Severe Error

          Select this choice to enable or disable the system starting the operating system whenever a severe error is detected during POST. A setting of Enable prevents the system from starting the operating system when a severe POST error occurs, instead starting the POST Event Viewer. The default is Disable.

      • Backup Bank Management

        Select this choice to configure the backup bank management settings.

    • Storage

      Select this choice to view or change the storage device settings (enable and configure RAID).

    • Network

      Select this choice to view or change the network device options, such as iSCSI.

    • Driver Health

      Select this choice to view the health status of the controllers as reported by the device drivers. You can select to perform a repair action on a device driver.

  • Date and Time

    Select this choice to set the date and time for the compute node. The date is set in month/day/year format. The time is set in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second).

    This choice is on the full UEFI Setup utility menu only.

  • Start Options

    Select this choice to view or change the startup sequence. The startup sequence specifies the order in which the compute node checks devices to find a boot record. The compute node starts from the first boot record that it finds. If the compute node has Wake on LAN hardware and software and the operating system supports Wake on LAN functions, you can specify a startup sequence for the Wake on LAN functions. For example, you can define a startup sequence that checks for a disc in the CD or DVD drive, then checks the hard disk drive, and then checks a network adapter.

    This choice is on the full UEFI Setup utility menu only.

  • Boot Manager

    Select this choice to view, add, delete, or change the device boot priority, boot from a file, select a one-time boot, or reset the boot order to the default setting.

    Select Boot Modes to view or change the boot settings. You can set the boot mode and choose UEFI operating-system support only, legacy operating-system support only, or UEFI and legacy operating-system support.
    Note
    If you select the legacy-only boot mode (which makes boot time much faster), you will not be able to activate any Features on Demand (FoD) keys.

  • System Event Logs

    Select this choice to access the System Event Manager, where you can view the POST event log and the system-event log.

    The POST event log contains the three most recent error codes and messages that were generated during POST.

    The system-event log contains POST and system management interrupt (SMI) events and all events that are generated by the baseboard management controller that is embedded in the integrated management module II.

    Important: If the system-error LED on the front of the compute node is lit but there are no other error indications, clear the system-event log. Also, after you complete a repair or correct an error, clear the system-event log to turn off the system-error LED on the front of the compute node.

    • POST Event Viewer

      Select this choice to enter the POST event viewer to view the UEFI diagnostic codes.

    • System Event Log

      Select this choice to view the system-event log.

    • Clear System Event Log

      Select this choice to clear the system-event log.

  • User Security

    Select this choice to set, change, or clear passwords.

    You can set, change, and delete a power-on password and an administrator password through this selection.
    • If you set a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to complete the system startup and to have access to the Configuration/Setup utility menu.
    • If you set an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to have access to the full Configuration/Setup utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password when one is set, a limited Setup utility menu is available.

    You can use any combination of up to from 6 to 20 characters (A - Z, a - z, and 0 - 9) for passwords. Keep a record of your password in a secure place.

    If you forget the power-on password, you can regain access to the compute node by using the power-on password override switch (see System-board switches).

    Attention
    If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is no way to change, override, or remove it. You must replace the system board.
    You can also regain access to the compute node by removing the CMOS battery and then reinstalling it (see Removing a CMOS battery and Installing a CMOS battery).
    Important
    Removing the CMOS battery clears the settings in CMOS memory.

  • Save Settings

    Select this choice to save the changes that you have made in the settings.

  • Restore Settings

    Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and restore the previous settings.

  • Load Default Settings

    Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and restore the manufacturing default settings.

  • Exit Setup

    Select this choice to exit from the Setup utility. If you have not saved the changes that you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them.