Click the
BIOS object to manage key features
of your system's BIOS. Your system’s BIOS contains programs stored
on a flash memory chipset that control communications between the
microprocessor and peripheral devices, such as the keyboard and the
video adapter, and other miscellaneous functions, such as system messages.
The
BIOS object action window can have the
following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges:
Properties and
Setup
Properties
Subtab: Information
Under the
Properties tab, you can view BIOS
information.
Setup
Subtab: BIOS
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NOTE: The BIOS Setup tab
for your system only displays the BIOS features that are supported
on your system.
Under the
Setup tab, you can set the state
for each BIOS setup object.
You can modify the state of many BIOS setup features including
but not limited to the Serial Port, Hard Disk Drive Sequence, User
Accessible USB Ports, CPU Virtualization Technology, CPU HyperThreading,
AC Power Recovery Mode, Embedded SATA Controller, System Profile,
Console Redirection, and Console Redirection Failsafe Baud Rate. You
can also configure internal USB device, optical drive controller settings,
automatic system recovery (ASR) Watchdog Timer, embedded hypervisor,
and additional LAN network ports on motherboard information. You can
also view the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Trusted Cryptographic
Module (TCM) settings.
Depending on your specific system configuration, additional setup
items may be displayed. However, some BIOS setup options may be shown
on the BIOS Setup screen that are not accessible in Server Administrator.
For 12G systems, the configurable BIOS features are grouped as
specific categories. The categories include System Information, Memory
Settings, System Profile Settings, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
(UEFI) Boot Settings, Network Interface Controller cards, One-Time
Boot, and Slot Disablement. For example, on the
System BIOS Settings page, when you click the
Memory Settings link , the features pertaining to the system memory appear. You can
view or modify the settings by navigating to the respective categories.
You can set a BIOS Setup password, on the
BIOS Setup
- System Security
page. You must enter the password to
enable and modify the BIOS settings. Else, the BIOS settings appear
in a read-only mode. You must restart the system after setting the
password.
When pending values from the previous session exist or the inband
configuration is disabled from an out-of-band interface, Server Administrator
does not allow BIOS Setup configuration.
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NOTE: The NIC configuration
information within the Server Administrator BIOS setup may be inaccurate
for embedded NICs. Using the BIOS setup screen to enable or disable
NICs might produce unexpected results. It is recommended that you
perform all configurations for embedded NICs through the actual System
Setup screen that is available by pressing <F2> while a system
is booting.