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Setup utility menu choices

Use the Setup utility main menu to view and configure server configuration data and settings.

The following choices are on the Setup utility main menu for the UEFI. Depending on the version of the firmware, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions.

  • System Information

    Select this choice to view information about the server. 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 server, the serial number, the system UUID, and the amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other options in the Setup utility, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary.

    • Product Data:

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

    This choice is on the full Setup utility menu only.

  • System Settings

    Select this choice to view or change the server component settings.

    • Processors:

      Select this choice to view or change the processor settings.

    • Memory:

      Select this choice to view or change the memory settings.

    • 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 serial ports, configure remote console redirection, enable or disable integrated Ethernet controllers, the SAS/SATA controller, SATA optical drive channels, PCI slots, and video controller. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the device).

    • Power:

      Select this choice to view or change power capping to control consumption, processors, and performance states.

    • Operating Modes:

      Select this choice to view or change the operating profile (performance and power utilization).

    • Legacy Support:

      Select this choice to view or set legacy support.

      • Force Legacy Video on Boot:

        Select this choice to force INT video support, if the operating system does not support UEFI video output standards.

      • Rehook INT 19h:

        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 non-UEFI compliant.

    • Integrated Management Module:

      Select this choice to view or change the settings for the integrated management module.

      • 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:

        Enable or disable restarting the system whenever a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) occurs. Disabled is the default.

      • Commands on USB Interface Preference:

        Select this choice to enable or disable the Ethernet over USB interface on IMM.

      • Network Configuration:

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

      • Reset IMM to Defaults:

        Select this choice to view or reset IMM to the default settings.

      • Reset IMM:

        Select this choice to reset IMM.

    • System Security:

      Select this choice to view or configure Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support.

    • Adapters and UEFI Drivers:

      Select this choice to view information about the UEFI 1.10 and UEFI 2.0 compliant adapters and drivers installed in the server.

    • Video
      Select this choice to view or configure the video device options.
      Note
      The configuration forms for UEFI 2.1 and greater compliant add-on video devices might be located here.
  • Date and Time

    Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second).

    This choice is on the full Setup utility menu only.

  • Start Options

    Select this choice to view or change the start options, including the startup sequence, keyboard NumLock state, PXE boot option, and PCI device boot priority. Changes in the startup options take effect when you start the server.

    The startup sequence specifies the order in which the server checks devices to find a boot record. The server starts from the first boot record that it finds. If the server 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-RW/DVD drive, then checks the hard disk drive, and then checks a network adapter.

    This choice is on the full 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.

  • System Event Logs

    Select this choice to enter the System Event Manager, where you can view the error messages in the system event logs. You can use the arrow keys to move between pages in the error log.

    The system event logs contain all event and error messages that have been generated during POST, by the systems-management interface handler, and by the system service processor. Run the diagnostic programs to get more information about error codes that occur.

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

      Select this choice to enter the POST event viewer to view the POST error messages.

    • System Event Log:

      Select this choice to view the IMM system event log.

    • Clear System Event Log:

      Select this choice to clear the IMM system event log.

  • User Security

    Select this choice to set, change, or clear passwords. See Passwords for more information.

    This choice is on the full and limited Setup utility menu.

    • Set Power-on Password:

      Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. For more information, see Power-on password for more information.

    • Clear Power-on Password:

      Select this choice to clear a power-on password. For more information, see Power-on password for more information.

    • Set Administrator Password:

      Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Setup utility menu. If an administrator password is set, the full Setup utility menu is available only if you type the administrator password at the password prompt. For more information, see Administrator password.

    • Clear Administrator Password:

      Select this choice to clear an administrator password. For more information, see Administrator password.

  • 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 factory 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.