To view the
Network Settings screen, power on the system, press F2, and click
System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Network Settings.
NOTE:Network Settings are not supported in BIOS boot mode.
Table 1. Network Settings detailsThis table provides the details of the options available on the
Network Settings screen.
Option
Description
UEFI PXE Settings
Enables you to control the configuration of the UEFI PXE device.
Number of PXE Devices
This field specifies the number of PXE devices. This option is set to
4 by default.
PXE Device n(n = 1 to 4)
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the device.
PXE Device n Settings(n = 1 to 4)
Enables you to control the configuration of the PXE device.
UEFI HTTP Settings
Enables you to control the configuration of the UEFI HTTP device.
HTTP Device n(n = 1 to 4)
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI HTTP boot option is created for the device.
HTTP Device n Settings (n = 1 to 4)
Enables you to control the configuration of the HTTP device.
UEFI iSCSI Settings
Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI device.
iSCSI Initiator Name
Specifies the name of the iSCSI initiator in IQN format.
iSCSI Device1
Enables or disables the iSCSI device. When disabled, a UEFI boot option is created for the iSCSI device automatically. This is set to
Disabled by default.
iSCSI Device1 Settings
Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI device.
UEFI NVMe-oF Settings
Enables you to control the configuration of the NVMe-oF devices.
NVMe-oF
Enables or disables the NVMe-oF feature. When enabled, it allows to configure the host and target parameters needed for fabric connection. This is set to
Disabled by default.
NVMe-oF Host NQN
This field specifies the name of the NVMe-oF host NQN. Allowed input is in the following format: nqn.yyyy-mm.<Reserved Domain Name>:<Unique String>. Leave it empty to use system generated value with following format: nqn.1988-11.com.dell:<Model name>.<Model number>.<Service Tag>.
NVMe-oF Host Id
This field specifies a 16 bytes value of the NVMe-oF host identifier that uniquely identifies this host with the controller in the NVM subsystem. Allowed input is a hexadecimal-encoded string in this format: 00112233-4455-6677-8899-aabbccddeeff. Leave it empty to use system generated value. A value of all FF is not allowed.
Host Security Key Path
This field specifies the Host security key path.
NVMe-oF SubSystem Settings
This field controls the parameters for the NVMe-oF subsystem n connections.
Table 2. PXE Device n Settings
detailsThis table provides the details of the options available on the
UEFI PXE Device n Settings screen.
Option
Description
Interface
Specifies NIC interface used for the PXE device.
Protocol
Specifies Protocol used for PXE device. This option is set to
IPv4 or
IPv6. This option is set to
IPv4 by default.
VLAN
Enables VLAN for PXE device. This option is set to
Enabled or
Disabled. This option is set to
Disabled by default.
VLAN ID
Shows the VLAN ID for the PXE device
VLAN Priority
Shows the VLAN Priority for the PXE device.
Table 3. HTTP Device n Settings detailsThis table provides the details of the options available on the
UEFI HTTP Device n Settings screen.
Option
Description
Interface
Specifies NIC interface used for the HTTP device.
Protocol
Specifies Protocol used for HTTP device. This option is set to
IPv4 or
IPv6. This option is set to
IPv4 by default.
VLAN
Enables VLAN for HTTP device. This option is set to
Enable or
Disable. This option is set to
Disable by default.
VLAN ID
Shows the VLAN ID for the HTTP device
VLAN Priority
Shows the VLAN Priority for the HTTP device.
DHCP
Enables or disables DHCP for this HTTP device. This option is set to
Enabled by default.
IP Address
Specifies IP address for the HTTP device.
Subnet Mask
Specifies subnet mask for the HTTP device.
Gateway
Specifies gateway for the HTTP device.
DNS info via DHCP
Enables or disables DNS Information from DHCP. This option is set to
Enabled by default.
Primary DNS
Specifies the primary DNS server IP address for the HTTP Device.
Secondary DNS
Specifies the secondary DNS server IP address for the HTTP Device.
URI (will obtain from DHCP server if not specified)
Obtain URI from the DHCP server if not specified
TLS Authentication Configuration
Specifies the option for TLS authentication configuration.
Table 4. ISCSI Device1 Settings screen detailsThis table provides the details of the options available on the
ISCSI Device1 Settings
screen.
Option
Description
Connection 1
Enables or disables the iSCSI connection. This option is set to
Disabled by default.
Connection 2
Enables or disables the iSCSI connection. This option is set to
Disabled by default.
Connection 1 Settings
Enables you to control the configuration for the iSCSI connection.
Connection 2 Settings
Enables you to control the configuration for the iSCSI connection.
Connection Order
Enables you to control the order for which the iSCSI connections will be attempted.
ISCSI F1/F2 Prompt on Error
This field determines whether the BIOS stops and displays a prompt when iSCSI connection errors occur during POST. The BIOS will display the prompt when this setting is
Enabled, otherwise, the BIOS will continue through POST and attempt to boot an operating system.
NOTE:This setting will be grayed out if F1/F2 Prompt on Error in the Miscellaneous Settings menu is
Disabled.
Table 5. ISCSI Device1 Settings Connection 1 detailsThis table provides the details of the options available on the
ISCSI Device1 Settings Connection 1 screen.
Option
Description
Interface
Specifies NIC interface used for the ISCSI device.
Protocol
Specifies Protocol used for ISCSI device. This option is set to
IPv4 or
IPv6. This option is set to
IPv4 by default.
VLAN
Enables VLAN for ISCSI device. This option is set to
Enable or
Disable. This option is set to
Disable by default.
VLAN ID
Shows the VLAN ID for the ISCSI device
VLAN Priority
Shows the VLAN Priority for the ISCSI device.
Retry Count
Specifies the retry count for this ISCSI device connection. This option is set to
3 by default.
Timeout
Specifies the time out for this ISCSI device connection. This option is set to
10000 by default.
DHCP
Enables or disables DHCP for this ISCSI device. This option is set to
Enable by default.
Initiator IP Address
Specifies IP address for the ISCSI device.
Initiator Subnet Mask
-
Initiator Gateway
-
Target info via DHCP
-
Target Name
-
Target IP Address
-
Target Port
-
Target Boot LUN
-
ISID
-
Authentication type
Specifies the authentication type for this ISCSI device connection. This option is set to
None by default.
CHAP Type
-
CHAP Name
-
CHAP Secret
-
Reverse CHAP Name
-
Reverse CHAP Secret
-
Table 6. TLS Authentication Configuration screen detailsThis table provides the details of the options available on the
TLS Authentication Configurationscreen.
Option
Description
TLS Authentication Mode
View or modify the device's boot TLS Authentication Mode. This option is set to
One Way by default.
None means the HTTP server and the client will not authenticate each other for this boot.
Root Certificate Configuration
Import, delete, or export the root certificate.
Table 7. NVMe-oF SubSystem Settings screen detailsThis table provides the details of the options available on the
NVMe-oF SubSystem Settingsscreen.
Option
Description
NVMe-oF SubSystem n(n = 1 to 4)
Enables or disables NVMe-oF SubSystem. This option is set to
Disabled by default.
NVMe-oF SubSystem n Settings(n = 1 to 4)
Enables you to control the configuration of the NVMe-oF SubSystem, if
Enabled.
Table 8. NVMe-oF SubSystem n SettingsThis table provides the details of the options available on the
NVMe-oF SubSystem n Settings screen.
Option
Description
Interface
NIC interface used for NVMe-oF connections. This option is set to
Embedded NIC 1 Port 1 Partition 1 by default.
Transport Type
This field sets the value of transport type for NVMe-oF connection. This option is set to
TCP by default.
Protocol
This field sets the value of protocol type for NVMe-oF connection. This option is set to
IPv4 by default.
VLAN
Enables or disables VLAN for this NVMe-oF connections. This option is set to
Disabled by default.
VLAN ID
Specifies the VLAN Id for this NVMe-oF connection. This option is set to
1 by default.
VLAN Priority
Specifies the VLAN priority for this NVMe-oF connection. This option is set to
0 by default.
Retry Count
Specifies the retry count for this NVMe-oF connection. This option is set to
3 by default.
Timeout
Specifies the time out for this NVMe-oF connection. This option is set to
10000 by default.
DHCP
Enables and disables the DHCP for this NVMe-oF connection. This option is set to
Disabled by default.
Host IP Address
Specifies the Host IP Address for this NVMe-oF connection.
Host Subnet Mask
Specifies the Host Subnet Mask for this NVMe-oF connection.
Host Gateway
Specifies the Host Gateway for this NVMe-oF connection.
NVMe-oF Subsystem info via DHCP
Enables and disables the NVMe-oF subsystem's DHCP for this connection. This option is set to
Disabled by default.
NVMe-oF Subsystem NQN
Specifies the NVMe-oF subsystem's NQN for this connection.
NVMe-oF Subsystem Address
Specifies the NVMe-oF subsystem's IP address for this connection.
NVMe-oF Subsystem Port
Specifies the NVMe-oF subsystem's port for this connection. This option is set to
4420 by default.
NVMe-oF Subsystem NID
Specifies the NamespaceID (NID) for this NVMe-oF connection.
NVMe-oF Subsystem Controller ID
Specifies the NVMe-oF subsystem's Controller ID for this connection. This option is set to
0 by default.
Security
Enables or disables the security option for this NVMe-oF connection. This option is set to
Disabled by default.
Authentication Type
Specifies the authentication type for this NVMe-oF connection. This option is set to
None by default.
SecurityKeyPath
Specifies the SecurityKeyPath for this NVMe-oF connection.