Trusted Platform Module
| NOTE: You cannot configure the
Trusted Platform Module using Server Administrator.
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| NOTE: Due to the limitations of the VMware ESXi operating system, this option is not available with this release of Server Administrator.
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Off
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is disabled.
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On with Pre-boot Measurements
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During a system boot, the pre-boot measurements for TPM are checked.
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On without Pre-boot Measurements
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During a system boot, only certain pre-boot measurements for TPM are checked.
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Trusted Cryptographic Module
| NOTE: You cannot configure the TCM options using Server Administrator.
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| NOTE: Due to the limitations of the VMware ESXi operating system, this option is not available with this release of Server Administrator.
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Off
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The presence of the Trusted Cryptographic Module (TCM) is not reported to the operating system.
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On
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The presence of the TCM is reported to the OS.
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OS Watchdog Timer
| NOTE: OS Watchdog Timer options cannot be configured by Server Administrator.
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Disabled
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the operating system watchdog timer during system boot.
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Enabled
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the operating system watchdog timer during system boot.
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CPU Execute Disable
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Enabled
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When enabled, the Intel CPUs that support the eXecute Disable (XD) feature reports the support to the operating system.
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Disabled
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When disabled, Intel CPUs that support the eXecute Disable (XD) feature does not report the support to the operating system.
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Processor CMP
| NOTE: The Processor CMP options display based on the number of cores available in the processor on your system.
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<n>
| NOTE: <n> is the number of cores of the processor.
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Enables <n> number of cores of the processor.
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Embedded Video Controller
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Disabled
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Disables embedded video controller as the primary video device.
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Enabled
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Enables embedded video controller as the primary video device.
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Boot Mode
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UEFI
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Enables booting to Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) capable operating systems.
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BIOS
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Ensures compatibility with operating systems that do not support UEFI.
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CPU C State Control
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Disabled
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Disables the processor to operate in all available Power C States.
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Enabled
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Enables the processor to operate in all available Power C States.
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Demand Based Power Management
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Disabled
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Disables configuration of the Demand Based Power Management feature. This is the default setting.
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Enabled
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Enables configuration of the Demand Based Power Management feature.
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Boot Sequence
| NOTE: If you are an Elevated Administrator (Linux only) (Linux only), you can only view the first device that is enabled for the boot order sequence.
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Move Up
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Click the
Enabled check box to enable the device for the boot order sequence. Select the required device by clicking on it. Clicking will highlight the device. Use the
Move up button to move the selected device for the boot order sequence you require.
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Move Down
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Click the
Enabled check box to enable the device for the boot order sequence. Select the required device by clicking on it. Clicking will highlight the device. Use the
Move down button to move the selected device for the boot order sequence you require.
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Hard-Disk Drive Sequence
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Move Up
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Select the required device by clicking on it. Clicking will highlight the device. Use the
Move up button to move the selected hard disk drive device. Define the order in which you want the hard disk device to boot using this option.
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Move Down
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Select the required device by clicking on it. Clicking will highlight the device. Use the
Move down button to move the selected hard disk drive device. Define the order in which you want the hard disk device to boot using this option.
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e-SATA Ports
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Off
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Configures the e-SATA port to off.
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Auto
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Configures the e-SATA port to auto.
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Processor C1-E
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Disabled
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the processor C1-E State.
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Enabled
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the processor C1-E State.
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Numlock
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On
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Allows the keypad to be used as number keys at boot time.
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Off
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Allows the keypad to be used as arrow keys at boot time.
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Diskette
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Off
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Disables the diskette drive during system boot.
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Auto
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Auto-enables the diskette drive during system boot.
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Write Protect
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Does not allow writes during system boot. Makes the diskette drive read-only during system boot.
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Dual NIC
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An optional feature in some systems, the Dual NIC card adds two additional network ports to the server blade modules. For embedded NICs (network interface cards) that have this feature, both NICs are either enabled or disabled. The NICs cannot be enabled or disabled independently of each other. If the NICs are enabled, PXE or iSCSI can be enabled or disabled independently for each NIC.
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Configuration of Dual NIC
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Disabled (OS)
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This field disables the OS interface of the embedded NIC 1 and NIC 2 controller.
| NOTE: If set to Disabled (OS), the embedded NIC could still be available for shared network access by the embedded management controller. Configure this function by using the NIC management utilities provided with your system.
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Enabled
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This field enables the OS interface of the embedded NIC 1 and NIC 2 controller.
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Configuration of First NIC
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Enabled with PXE
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC PXE during system boot.
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Enabled with iSCSI
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC iSCSI during system boot. This option appears only if iSCSI is present in your system.
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Configuration of Second NIC
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Enabled with PXE
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC PXE during system boot.
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Enabled with iSCSI
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC iSCSI during system boot. This option appears only if iSCSI is present in your system.
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NIC (number)
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Disabled
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the NIC during system boot.
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Enabled
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Instructs the BIOS to enable NIC (number) without PXE or iSCSI during system boot.
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Enabled with PXE
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC (number) PXE during system boot.
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Enabled with iSCSI
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the NIC (number) iSCSI during system boot. This option appears only if iSCSI is present in your system.
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Mouse
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On
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the mouse during system boot.
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the mouse during system boot.
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Speaker
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On
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the speaker during system boot.
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the speaker during system boot.
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USB
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Enabled
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the Universal Serial Bus (USB) during system boot.
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Disabled
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Disables the USB during system boot.
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Enabled with BIOS support
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Enables the USB during system boot with BIOS support.
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Internal USB Port (number)
| NOTE: Server Administrator may not display the USB sequence number if there is only one USB port on the system.
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| NOTE: On some systems, the configuration of the internal USB port has been disabled because of the current setting of the
User Accessible USB Ports option. To configure the internal USB port, the
User Accessible USB Ports option must be set to
All Ports On.
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Disabled
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Disables configuration of the Internal USB port. This is the default setting.
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Enabled
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Enables configuration of the Internal USB port.
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IDE
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Auto
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the integrated device electronics (IDE) drive during system boot.
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the IDE drive during system boot.
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ROMB Channel A
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RAID
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Indicates whether the redundant array of independent disks (RAID) on Motherboard (ROMB) on channel A is set to type RAID.
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable ROMB on channel A during system boot.
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SCSI
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Indicates whether the ROMB on channel A is set to type Small Computer System Interface (SCSI.)
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ROMB Channel B
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RAID
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Indicates whether the ROMB on channel B is set to type RAID.
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable ROMB on channel B during system boot.
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SCSI
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Indicates whether the ROMB on channel B is set to type SCSI.
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Primary SCSI
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On
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the primary SCSI device during system boot.
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the primary SCSI device during system boot.
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Secondary SCSI
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On
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the secondary SCSI device during system boot.
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the secondary SCSI device during system boot.
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Boot Sequence
| NOTE: Irrespective of the browser language, the Boot Sequence options display in English only.
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| NOTE: Due to the limitations of the VMware ESXi operating system, this option is not available with this release of Server Administrator.
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| NOTE: If you are an Elevated Administrator (Linux only) (Linux only), you can only view the first device that is enabled for the boot order sequence.
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Device List
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Instructs the BIOS which device is used to boot the system. The bootable devices vary depending upon the platform. Few options being SATA Optical Drive, Hard drive, and, IDE CD drive.
Begin the boot sequence with the device list. This option is disabled (grayed out) on the 11th generation PowerEdge systems.
| NOTE: Setting the boot sequence to Device List results in the following boot sequence: diskette, IDE CD drive, hard drive, option ROMs (if the devices are available.)
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Parallel Port
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the device.
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LPT1
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Instructs the BIOS to find the device on LPT1.
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LPT2
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Instructs the BIOS to find the device on LPT2.
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LPT3
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Instructs the BIOS to find the device on LPT3.
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Parallel Mode
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AT
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Enables parallel port mode AT.
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PS/2
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Enables parallel port mode PS/2.
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Speaker
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On
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the speaker during system boot.
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the speaker during system boot.
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Processor Core Based Turbo Mode
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Enabled
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Instructs the BIOS to enable the Processor Core Based Turbo mode during system boot.
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Disabled
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the Processor Core Based Turbo mode during system boot.
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AC Power Recovery Mode
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Configuration of AC Power Recovery Mode
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Off
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The system will remain switched off after power is restored.
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Last
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The system turns on if the system was on when the power was lost. The system remains off, if the system was off when power was lost.
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On
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The system will turn on after power is restored.
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Recovery Time
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Immediate
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The system turns on immediately.
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Random
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The system turns on with random delay if the last state is on.
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Time delay
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The system turns on with user specified time delay if the last state is on. This value can be configured in seconds.
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Embedded SATA Controller
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Off
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Disables the SATA controller.
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ATA
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Sets the onboard SATA controller to ATA mode.
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RAID
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Sets the onboard SATA controller to RAID mode.
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QDMA
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Sets the onboard SATA controller to QDMA mode.
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SATA Port
(number)
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Off
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Disables the SATA port.
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Auto
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Automatically enables the SATA port.
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IDE Primary Drive
(number)
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Off
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Disables the IDE primary drive.
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Auto
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Automatically enables the IDE primary drive.
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Node Interleaving
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Disabled
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Instructs the BIOS to disable
Node Interleaving during system boot.
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Enabled
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Instructs the BIOS to enable
Node Interleaving during system boot.
| NOTE: When node interleaving is enabled, NUMA (Non uniform memory architecture) is disabled and when node interleaving is disabled NUMA is enabled.
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Console Redirection
| NOTE: Serial ports are not present on all systems.
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Off
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Turns off BIOS console redirection.
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Serial Port 1
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Redirects the BIOS screen over serial port 1. Keyboard and text output are redirected over serial port 1. The current settings of Serial Port 1 determine the ultimate target for the redirected output.
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Serial Port 2
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Redirects the BIOS screen over serial port 2.
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User Accessible USB Ports
| NOTE: While configuring this option, ensure that the DRAC is still functioning correctly, because the DRAC utilizes other USB ports that should not be turned off.
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All Ports On
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Enables all user accessible Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.
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Only Back Ports On
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Disables the front user accessible USB ports.
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All Ports Off
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Disables both front and back user accessible USB ports.
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CPU Virtualization Technology
| NOTE: Changing the option to
Enabled or
Disabled will result in a system power down of approximately 3-5 seconds during the next reboot.
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Disabled
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Disables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology.
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Enabled
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Enables the additional hardware capabilities provided by Virtualization Technology.
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CPU HyperThreading (Logical Processor)
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Enabled
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Each processor core supports up to two logical processors. When set to this option (which is the default option), the BIOS reports all logical processors.
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Disabled
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The BIOS reports only one logical processor per core.
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HT Assist
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Enabled
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Enables the Probe Filter chipset option.
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Disabled
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Disables the Probe Filter chipset option.
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Embedded Hypervisor
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Disabled
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Disables configuration of the embedded hypervisor. This is the default setting.
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Enabled
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Enables configuration of the embedded hypervisor.
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Optical Drive Controller
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Disabled
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Disables the optical SATA CD-ROM drive.
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Enabled
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Enables the optical SATA CD-ROM drive.
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Serial Port 1
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the device.
| NOTE: This option is not available when Console Redirection is enabled.
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Auto
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Instructs the BIOS to automap the device to a COM port.
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COM 1
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Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port 1.
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COM 3
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Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port 3.
| NOTE: This option is not available when Console Redirection is enabled.
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BMC Serial
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If enabled, BMC controls traffic between the operating system and the BMC.
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BMC NIC
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If enabled, this built-in serial port is connected to the BMC which transfers the data over the shared NIC.
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RAC
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If enabled, this built in serial port is connected to the RAC.
| NOTE: This option is only available when RAC is present in the system.
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BMC COM 1
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If enabled, makes BMC snoop the data stream going from the DB9 connector to COM 1.
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Serial Port 2
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Off
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Instructs the BIOS to disable the device.
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Auto
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Instructs the BIOS to automap the device to a COM port.
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COM 2
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Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port 2.
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COM 4
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Instructs the BIOS to map the device to COM port 4.
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