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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
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.
The configurable BIOS features are grouped as specific categories. The categories include Debug Menu,
System Information, Memory Settings, Processor Settings, SATA Settings, Boot Settings, Boot Option
Settings, Network Settings, Integrated Devices, Slot Disablement, Serial Communication, System Profile
Settings, System Security, and Miscellaneous Settings. 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 theSystem Security page. If you have set the setup password,
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.
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.
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