Upgrade Dell PowerFlex to v3.6.x

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Configuration settings

The Hardware ISO runs a script that automatically configures the BIOS and iDRAC settings listed in the table below. Some settings are dependent on the server model.

Table 1. Hardware ISO configuration settings
Description	Setting	Value
Server BIOS Boot Sequence	BIOS.BiosBootSettings.BootSeq	HardDisk.List.1-1
Hard Disk Boot Order	BIOS.BiosBootSettings.HddSeq	Disk.SATAEmbedded.J-1,RAID.Integrated.1-1 or Disk.SATAEmbedded.D-1,RAID.Integrated.1-1
Server Boot Mode	BIOS.BiosBootSettings.BootMode	Bios
SRIOV Global Enablement	BIOS.IntegratedDevices.SriovGlobalEnable	Enabled
Memory Performance Tuning	BIOS.MemSettings.SnoopMode	EarlySnoop
System Change Tracking	BIOS.MiscSettings.InSystemCharacterization	Disabled
CPU Virtualization Features	BIOS.ProcSettings.ProcVirtualization	Enabled
CPU Cores	BIOS.ProcSettings.ProcCores	All
CPU X2APIC Mode	BIOS.ProcSettings.ProcX2Apic	Enabled
CPU Turbo Engagement	BIOS.ProcSettings.ControlledTurbo	Disabled
System Power Profile	BIOS.SysProfileSettings.SysProfile	PerfOptimized
OS to iDRAC Pass-through Mode	iDRAC.OS-BMC.PTMode	usb-p2p
OS to iDRAC Enablement	iDRAC.OS-BMC.AdminState	Enabled
iDRAC DHCP Enablement	iDRAC.IPv4.DHCPEnable	Disabled
iDRAC Default Credentials	iDRAC.Tuning.DefaultCredentialWarning	Disabled
iDRAC IPMI Enablement	iDRAC.IPMILan.Enable	Enabled
iDRAC Alert Enablement	iDRAC.IPMILan.AlertEnable	Enabled
iDRAC IPv6 Enablement	iDRAC.IPv6.Enable	Enabled

Applying settings using RACADM

The individual settings can also be applied using the remote RACADM command:

racadm -r <dracIP> -u root -p <password> set <setting> <value>

Where:

<dracIP> is the iDRAC IP address
<password> is the password for the server
<setting> is the BIOS/iDRAC setting name
<value> is the BIOS/iDRAC setting value

NOTE:

When setting the BIOS configuration, include this command:

racadm -r <dracIP> -u root -p <password> jobqueue create BIOS.Setup.1-1 <value>