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Commands

This chapter includes the following commands:

activate (firmware)

To activate CIMC firmware, use the activate command.

activate

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Firmware (/cimc/firmware)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to activate CIMC firmware: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope firmware
server /cimc/firmware # activate
server /cimc/firmware #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show cimc

 

show version

 

activate-adapter-fw

To activate an adapter firmware image, use the activate-adapter-fw command.

activate-adapter-fw pci-slot image

Syntax Description

pci-slot

The PCI slot number of the adapter card.
image

The number of the firmware image to be activated. This can be the number 1 or 2.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to select one of two adapter firmware images to be activated upon the next reboot of the server. Use the show adapter detail command to view the status and version information of the installed firmware images.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to activate firmware image 2 in the adapter in PCI slot 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # activate-adapter-fw 1 2 
Firmware image activation succeeded
Please reset the server to run the activated image
Server /chassis #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show adapter detail

 

adapter-reset-defaults

To reset the adapter to default setting, use the adapter-reset-defaults command.

adapter-reset-defaults index

Syntax Description

index

The PCI slot number of the adapter to be reset to factory default settings.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to restore factory default settings for the adapter at the PCI slot number specified by the index argument.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to reset the adapter in PCI slot 1 to its default setting:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # adapter-reset-defaults 1
Factory default has been successfully restored.
Server /chassis #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show adapter detail

 

cancel

To stop the technical support process, use the cancel command.

cancel

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Technical support (/cimc/tech-support)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to stop the technical support process: 

server # scope cimc
server /cimc # scope tech-support
server /cimc/tech-support # cancel 
This operation will cancel your current Tech Support upload.
Continue?[y|N]y
server /cimc/tech-support #

Related Commands

Command

Description

start

 

clear (log)

To clear the CIMC log, use the clear command in log mode.

clear

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Log (/cimc/log)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to clear the CIMC log: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope log
server /cimc/log # clear
server /cimc/log #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show sel

 

show sensor

 

clear (sel)

To clear the system event log, use the clear command in sel mode.

clear

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

System event log (/sel)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to clear the system event log: 

server# scope sel
server /sel # clear
server /sel #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show sel

 

show sensor

 

clear-cmos

To clear the BIOS settings in CMOS memory, use the clear-cmos command.

clear-cmos

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.1(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to clear the BIOS settings in CMOS memory: 

server# scope bios
server /bios # clear-cmos

This operation will clear the BIOS CMOS.
Note: Server should be in powered off state to clear CMOS.
Continue?[y|n] y

server /bios #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show bios

 

commit

To save configuration changes, use the commit command.

commit

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Any command mode

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to save a configuration change: 

server /http # set enabled yes
server /http* # commit
server http #

Related Commands

Command

Description

discard

 

connect

To connect to either the server CLI or the server shell, use the connect command.

connect { host | shell }

Syntax Description

host

Specifies the CLI on the server.

shell

Specifies the GNU bash shell on the server.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Any command mode

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use the exit command to exit the GNU bash shell.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to connect to the server shell: 

server# connect shell
bash-3.2

Related Commands

Command

Description

exit

 

create-boot-entry

To create a boot entry in the host Fibre Channel interface, use the create-boot-entry command.

create-boot-entry wwpn lun-id

Syntax Description

wwpn

The World Wide Port Name (WWPN) for the boot target.
lun-id

The LUN ID of the boot LUN.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to create boot entry. The range of the lun-id is 0 to 255. The wwpn for the boot target should be in the form hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to create a boot entry in the host Fibre Channel interface:

Server# scope chassis 
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1 
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc1 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # create-boot-entry 20:00:00:11:22:33:44:55 3 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit 
New boot table entry will take effect upon the next server reset 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

delete boot

 

create host-eth-if

To create a virtual Ethernet interface, use the create host-eth-if command.

create host-eth-if name

Syntax Description

name

The name of the vNIC.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Adapter (/chassis/adapter)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to create the virtual host Ethernet network interface card (vNIC). The name argument can be up to 32 ASCII characters.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to create a vNIC:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # create host-eth-if Vnic5
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if* # commit
New host-eth-if settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

delete host-eth-if

 

delete boot

To delete a boot entry, use the delete boot command.

delete boot entry

Syntax Description

entry

The boot table entry.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to delete the boot table entry at the specified position. The range of entry is 0 to 3. The change takes effect upon the next server reset.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to delete a boot entry in the host Fibre Channel interface:

Server# scope chassis 
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc1
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # show boot
Boot Table Entry Boot Target WWPN Boot LUN ID
----------------- -------------------------- ------------
0 20:00:00:11:22:33:44:55 3
1 20:00:00:11:22:33:44:56 5
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # delete boot 1
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit
New host-fc-if settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # show boot
Boot Table Entry Boot Target WWPN Boot LUN ID
----------------- -------------------------- ------------
0 20:00:00:11:22:33:44:55 3
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

create-boot-entry

 

show-boot

 

delete host-eth-if

To delete an Ethernet interface, use the delete host-eth-if command.

delete host-eth-if name

Syntax Description

name

The name of the vNIC.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Adapter (/chassis/adapter)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to delete the specified virtual host Ethernet network interface card (vNIC). You cannot delete either of the two default vNICs, eth0 or eth1.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to delete a vNIC:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # delete host-eth-if Vnic5
Server /chassis/adapter *# commit
New host-eth-if settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter #

Related Commands

Command

Description

create host-eth-if

 

discard

To discard all configurations, use the discardcommand.

discard

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Any command mode

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to discard all configurations: 

server# discard
server#

Related Commands

Command

Description

show pending

 

exit

To leave any command mode, use the exit command.

exit

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Any command mode

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to exit BIOS command mode: 

server /bios # exit
server#

Related Commands

Command

Description

scope

 

enter

 

export-config

To export a CIMC configuration, use the export-config command.

export-config tftp-ip-address path-and-filename

Syntax Description

tftp-ip-address

The IP address of a remote TFTP server hosting the CIMC configuration file.
path-and-filename

Specifies the absolute path to the file on the remote server.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Import-export (/cimc/import-export)

Command History

Release Modification
1.1(2)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to export the CIMC configuration as a file. The path-and-filename is a unique set of up to 128 characters that identifies the path and CIMC configuration filename on the remote server. Do not use characters that are not allowed in a URL.

To determine whether the export operation has completed successfully, use the show detail command. To abort the operation, press CTRL+C.


Note

For security reasons, this operation does not export user accounts or the server certificate.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to export a CIMC configuration to a remote TFTP server: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope import-export
server /cimc/import-export # export-config 192.0.2.34 /ucs/backups/cimc5.xml
Export config started. Please check the status using "show detail".

server /cimc/import-export # show detail
Export Export:
    Operation: EXPORT
    Status: COMPLETED
    Error Code: 100 (No Error)
    Diagnostic Message: NONE

server /cimc/import-export #

Related Commands

Command

Description

import-config

 

export-vnic

To export the adapter vNIC configuration, use the export-vnic command.

export-vnic tftp-address path/name

Syntax Description

tftp-address

The IP address of a remote TFTP server hosting the adapter configuration file.

path/name

The absolute path to the file on the remote server along with the name of the adapter configuration file to be exported.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Adapter (/chassis/adapter)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to export the adapter vNIC configuration. The adapter configuration file is stored at the specified path and filename on the TFTP server at the specified IP address.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to export the adapter vNIC configuration:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # export-vnic 192.0.2.34 /backup/P81E.cfg
Server /chassis/adapter #

Related Commands

Command

Description

import-vnic

 

factory-default (cimc)

To set the server to factory default, use the factory-default command.

factory-default

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Cisco Integrated Manangement Controller (/cimc)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to set the server to factory default: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # factory-default
This operation will reset the CIMC configuration to factory default.
All your configuration will be lost.
Continue?[y|N] y

generate-csr (certificate)

To generate a Certificate Request Signing (CSR), use the generate-csr command.

generate csr

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Certificate (/certificate)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to generate a CSR : 

server# scope certificate
server /certificate # generate-csr

Common Name (CN): abcCertificate
Organization Name (O): abcCo
Organization Unit (OU): 01
Locality (L): west
StateName (S): CA
Country Code (CC): US
Email: abcCo@abcCo.com
Continue to generate CSR?[y|N] y

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----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-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

server /certificate #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show certificate

 

show ssh

 

import-config

To import a CIMC configuration, use the import-config command.

import-config tftp-ip-address path-and-filename

Syntax Description

tftp-ip-address

The IP address of a remote TFTP server hosting the CIMC configuration file.
path-and-filename

Specifies the absolute path to the file on the remote server.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Import-export (/cimc/import-export)

Command History

Release Modification
1.1(2)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to import a CIMC configuration file. The path-and-filename is a unique set of up to 128 characters that identifies the path and CIMC configuration file name on the remote server. Do not use characters that are not allowed in a URL.

To determine whether the import operation has completed successfully, use the show detail command. To abort the operation, press CTRL+C.


Note

Some modifications caused by an import operation, such as IP address changes, can disrupt traffic or cause a server reboot.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to import a CIMC configuration from a remote TFTP server: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope import-export
server /cimc/import-export # import-config 192.0.2.34 /ucs/backups/cimc5.xml
Import config started. Please check the status using "show detail".

server /cimc/import-export #

Related Commands

Command

Description

export-config

 

import-vnic

To import the adapter vNIC configuration, use the import-vnic command.

import-vnic tftp-address path/name

Syntax Description

tftp-address

The TFTP address of the server.

path/name The absolute path to the file on the remote server along with the name of the adapter configuration file to be imported.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Adapter (/chassis/adapter)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to import the adapter vNIC configuration. The adapter downloads and installs the configuration from the specified path and filename on the TFTP server at the specified IP address.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to import the adapter vNIC configuration:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # import-vnic 192.0.2.34 /backup/P81E.cfg
Server /chassis/adapter #

Related Commands

Command

Description

export-vnic

 

ping (network)

To ping, use the ping command in network mode.

ping address

Syntax Description

address

The IP address or the hostname.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to ping: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # ping 209.165.200.225

Press CTRL+C to stop.
PING 209.165.200.225 (209.165.200.225): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 209.165.200.225: seq=0 ttl=122 time=2.000 ms
64 bytes from 209.165.200.225: seq=1 ttl=122 time=2.000 ms
64 bytes from 209.165.200.225: seq=2 ttl=122 time=2.000 ms
64 bytes from 209.165.200.225: seq=3 ttl=122 time=3.000 ms
64 bytes from 209.165.200.225: seq=4 ttl=122 time=2.000 ms

--- 209.165.200.225 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 2.000/2.200/3.000 ms

server /cimc/network #

power (chassis)

To manage server power, use the power command.

power{ cycle | hard-reset | off | on | shutdown}

Syntax Description

cycle

Power cycles the server.

hard-reset

Hard resets the server.

off

Powers off the server.

on

Powers on the server.

shutdown

Shuts down the server.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to power off the server : 

server# scope chassis
server /chassis # power off

This operation will change the server's power state.
Continue?[y|n] y

server /chassis #

Usage Guidelines

  • Cycle—Power off, then power on.
  • Hard reset—Power off, then power on. Equivalent to pressing the front panel reset button, or performing an IPMI reset.
  • Shutdown—Graceful shut down of the OS, then power off.

Related Commands

Command

Description

show chassis

 

show psu

 

reapply (bios)

To reapply the boot order, use the reapply command in bios mode.

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1x)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to reapply the boot order: 

server# scope bios
server /bios # re-apply
Boot order has been successfully re-applied
server /bios #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set boot-order (bios)

 

show actual-boot-order

 

reboot (chassis)

To reboot the server, use the reboot command.

reboot

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Cisco Integrated Management Controller (/cimc)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

1.0(1X)

This command was deprecated.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to reboot the server: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # reboot

This operation will reboot the BMC.
Continue?[y|n] y

Related Commands

Command

Description

power

 

rebuild

To rebuild the persistent binding table for the vHBA, use the rebuild command.

rebuild

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Persistent binding (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/perbi)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

Persistent binding must be enabled in the vHBA properties.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to rebuild the persistent binding table for the vHBA on interface fc0 on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope perbi
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/perbi # rebuild

Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/perbi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show trans-queue

 

recover (bios)

To recover corrupted BIOS, use the recover command in firmware mode.

recover

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1X)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Before executing the recover command, perform the following tasks:

  • Ensure that the BIOS recovery ISO image is available for your use
  • Launch the KVM Console
  • Power off server
  • Map the BIOS recovery ISO image using vMedia

Executing the recover command automatically powers the server on. After the recovery is finished, power cycle or reset the server.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to recover corrupted BIOS: 

server# scope bios
server /bios # recover

This operation will automatically power on the server to perform BIOS FW recovery.
Continue?[y|N]y

server /bios #

Note

You can use the CLI or the KVM console to monitor the progress of the recovery.

Related Commands

Command

Description

show bios

 

show version

 

recover-adapter-update

To clear an incomplete firmware update condition, use the recover-adapter-update command.

recover-adapter-update [pci-slot] [pci-slot]

Syntax Description

pci-slot

The PCI slot number of the adapter card to be cleared. You can specify one or two adapters.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to clear the firmware update status if an adapter firmware update has failed or if the adapter status is stuck in the updating state when no update is in progress. This command clears the adapter firmware update status on one or two specified adapters or, if no adapter is specified, on all adapters.

Use the show adapter detail command to view the adapter firmware update status.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to clear the adapter firmware update status on the adapters in PCI slots 3 and 4:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # recover-adapter-update 3 4
Server /chassis #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show adapter

 

update-adapter-fw

 

scope adapter

To enter the adapter command mode, use the scope adapter command.

scope adapter pci-slot

Syntax Description

pci-slot

The PCI slot number of the adapter card.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enter the command mode for the adapter card at the specified PCI slot.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter the adapter command mode for the adapter card in PCI slot 1.

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show adapter

 

scope advanced

To enter the advanced BIOS command mode, use the scope advanced command.

scope advanced

Syntax Description:

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example enters the advanced BIOS command mode:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

scope bios

To enter bios mode, use the scope bios command.

scope bios

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use bios mode to set the server boot order:

  • CDROM—CD-ROM boot
  • EFI—Extensible Firmware Interface boot
  • FDD—Floppy disk drive boot
  • HDD—Hard disk drive boot
  • PXE—Preboot Execution Environment boot

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter BIOS mode: 

server# scope bios
server /bios #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show bios

 

show firmware

 

scope certificate

To enter certificate mode, use the scope certificate command.

scope certificate

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Certificate (/certificate)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use certificate mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Generate a certificate signing request
  • Upload a signed certificate

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter certificate mode: 

server# scope certificate
server /certificate #

Related Commands

Command

Description

generate-csr

 

show certificate

 

scope chassis

To enter chassis mode, use the scope chassis command.

scope chassis

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use chassis mode to set the following chassis properties:

  • Server description
  • Server locator LED state

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter chassis mode: 

server# scope chassis
server /chassis #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show chassis

 

show led

 

scope cimc

To enter CIMC command mode, use the scope cimc command.

scope cimc

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Cisco Integrated Management Controller (/cimc)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use cimc mode to perform the following actions:

  • Reset the CIMC to factory defaults
  • Reboot the CIMC

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter cimc mode : 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show cimc

 

show log (cimc)

 

scope comp-queue

To enter the completion queue command mode of the host Ethernet interface, use the scope comp-queue command.

scope comp-queue

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

VM FEX (/chassis/adapter/vmfex)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.
1.4(1)

This command was added in the VM FEX command mode.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter the completion queue command mode of the host Ethernet interface:

Server# scope chassis
Server/chassis # scope adapter 1
Server/chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope comp-queue
Server/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/comp-queue #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set cq-count

 

scope error-recovery

To enter the Fibre Channel error recovery command mode, use the scope error-recovery command.

scope error-recovery

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter the error recovery command mode of the host Fibre Channel interface:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope error-recovery
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set fcp-error-recovery

 

scope fault

To enter fault mode, use the scope fault command.

scope fault

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fault (/fault)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use fault mode to set the following SNMP properties:

  • Community string
  • Platform event

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter fault mode : 

server# scope fault
server /fault #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fault

 

show pef

 

scope firmware

To enter firmware command mode, use the scope firmware command.

scope firmware

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use firmware command mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Activate and upload firmware
  • Display firmware information

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter firmware command mode: 

server# scope bios
server /bios # scope firmware
server /bios/firmware #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show bios

 

show firmware

 

scope flexflash

To enter the Cisco Flexible Flash controller command mode, use the scope flexflash command.

scope flexflash index

Syntax Description

index

The name of the Cisco Flexible Flash controller.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(3)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enter the Cisco Flexible Flash controller command mode.

Examples

This example shows how to enter the Cisco Flexible Flash controller command mode for the first flash device : 

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope flexflash FlexFlash-0
Server /chassis/flexflash #

Related Commands

Command

Description

scope operational-profile

 

scope host-eth-if

To enter the host Ethernet interface command mode, use the scope host-eth-if command.

scope host-eth-if { eth0 | eth1 | name }

Syntax Description

eth0

Specifies vNIC 0.
eth1

Specifies vNIC 1.
name

Specifies the name of the vNIC.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter the host Ethernet interface:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

scope host-fc-if

 

scope host-fc-if

To enter the host Fibre Channel interface command mode, use the scope host-fc-if command.

scope host-fc-if { fc0 | fc1 | name }

Syntax Description

fc0

Specifies vHBA fc0.

fc1

Specifies vHBA fc1.

name

Specifies the name of a user-defined vHBA.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fibre Channel host nterface (/chassis/adapter)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.
1.4(1)

This command was modified to add the name variable.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter the command mode of the host Fibre Channel interface:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc1
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

create host-fc-if

 

scope http

To enter http mode, use the scope http command.

scope http

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

HTTP (/http)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use http mode to set the following HTTP properties:

  • Enabing or disabling HTTP
  • Specifying port numbers and the HTTP connection timeout

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter http mode : 

server# scope http
server /http #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show http

 

show http-port

 

scope import-export

To enter CIMC import-export mode, use the scope import-export command.

scope import-export

Syntax Description:

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

CIMC (/cimc)

Command History

Release Modification
1.1(2)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You can use import-export mode to import or export a CIMC configuration file.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter import-export mode: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope import-export
server /cimc/import-export #

Related Commands

Command

Description

export-config

 

import-config

 

scope interrupt

To enter interrupt command mode, use the scope interrupt command.

scope interrupt

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Host Fibre Channel interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Host Ethernet interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

VM FEX (/chassis/adapter/vmfex)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.
1.4(1)

This command was added in the VM FEX command mode.

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter the interrupt command mode of the host Ethernet interface:

Server # scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope interrupt
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set interrupt-count

 

scope ipblocking (network)

To enter ipblocking mode, use the scope ipblocking command in network mode.

scope ipblocking

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

IP blocking (/cimc/network/ipblocking)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use ipblocking mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Enable or disable IP blocking
  • Set failure count, failure window, and penalty time

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter ipblocking mode : 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # scope ipblocking
server /cimc/network/ipblocking #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show ipblocking

 

set penalty-time

 

scope ipmi

To enter ipmi mode, use the scope ipmi command.

scope ipmi

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (/ipmi)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use ipmi mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Enable or disable IPMI
  • Create an encryption key
  • Set the security privilege level

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter ipmi mode : 

server# scope ipmi
server /ipmi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show ipmi

 

set encryption-key

 

scope kvm

To enter kvm mode, use the scope kvm command.

scope kvm

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Keyboard, video and mouse (/kvm)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use kvm mode to set the following KVM properties:

  • Encryption
  • KVM port number
  • Local video
  • Maximum sessions

Examples

Examples

This example shows how to enter KVM mode : 

server# scope kvm
server /kvm #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set max-sessions

 

show kvm

 

scope ldap

To enter ldap mode, use the scope ldap command.

scope ldap

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (/ldap)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use ldap mode to perform the following LDAP properties:

  • Enable or disable LDAP
  • Set attribute and Base DN (Base Distinguished Name)
  • Enable encryption
  • Create LDAP server IP address and connection timeout

Examples

This example shows how to enter ldap mode : 

server# scope ldap
server /ldap #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set server-ip

 

show ldap

 

scope log (cimc)

To enter log mode, use the scope log command in cimc mode.

scope log

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Log (/cimc/log)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use log mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Clear the CIMC trace log
  • Display CIMC trace log entries

Examples

This example shows how to enter log mode : 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope log
server /cimc/log #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show entries

 

show log

 

scope main

To enter the main BIOS command mode, use the scope main command.

scope main

Syntax Description:

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example enters the main BIOS command mode:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope main
Server /bios/main #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show main

 

scope network (cimc)

To enter network mode, use the scope network command in cimc mode.

scope network

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use network mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Enable DHCP and DNS
  • Create a host name
  • Set the NIC mode and redundancy
  • Create an IPv4 IP address, gateway, and netmask
  • Enable the VLAN membership feature

Examples

This example shows how to enter network mode : 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set dhcp-enabled

 

show network

 

scope offload

To enter the TCP offload command mode, use the scope offload command.

scope offload

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Host Fibre Channel interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Host Ethernet interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

VM FEX (/chassis/adapter/vmfex)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.
1.4(1)

This command was added in the VM FEX command mode.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enter the TCP offload command mode:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope offload
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set tcp-segment-offload

 

scope operational-profile

To enter the Cisco Flexible Flash operational profile command mode, use the scope operational-profile command.

scope operational-profile

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

FlexFlash (/chassis/flexflash)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(3)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enter the Cisco Flexible Flash operational profile command mode.

Examples

This example shows how to enter the Cisco Flexible Flash operational profile command mode for the first flash device: 

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope flexflash FlexFlash-0
Server /chassis/flexflash # scope operational-profile
Server /chassis/flexflash/operational-profile #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set error-count-threshold

 

set raid-primary-member

 

set virtual-drives-enabled

 

scope pef (fault)

To enter pef mode, use the scope pef command in fault mode.

scope pef pef-index

Syntax Description

pef-index

The index of a specific performance event filter. The range of valid values is 1 to 12. See Usage Guideline for a complete list of perfomance event filter indexes.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Performance event filter (/fault/pef)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Following is a list of the performance event filter indexes:

  • 1—Temperature Critical Assert Filter
  • 2—Temperature Warning Assert Filter
  • 3—Voltage Critical Assert Filter
  • 4—Current Assert Filter
  • 5—Fan Critical Assert Filter
  • 6—Processor Assert Filter
  • 7—Power Supply Critical Assert Filter
  • 8—Power Supply Warning Assert Filter
  • 9—Power Supply Redundancy Lost Filter
  • 10—Discrete Power Supply Assert Filter
  • 11—Memory Assert Filter
  • 12—Drive Slot Assert Filter

Examples

This example shows how to enter pef mode: 

server# scope fault
server /fault # scope pef 3
server /fault/pef #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show pef

 

scope perbi

To enter the persistent LUN binding command mode for the vHBA, use the scope perbi command.

scope perbi

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Host Fibre Channel interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if )

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enter the persistent LUN binding command mode of the host Fibre Channel interface:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope perbi 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/perbi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set persistent-lun-binding enable

 

scope physical-drive

To enter the physical drive command mode, use the scope physical-drive command.

scope physical-drive drive-number

Syntax Description

drive-number

The drive number of the physical drive.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Storage adapter (/chassis/storageadapter)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You can use the physical-drive command mode to display general, inquiry, and status information about a physical drive.

Examples

This example shows how to enter the physical drive command mode for physical drive number 1 on the storage adapter named SAS: 

server# scope chassis
server /chassis # scope storageadapter SAS
server /chassis/storageadapter # scope physical-drive 1
server /chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show physical-drive

 

scope port

To enter the Fibre Channel port command mode, use the scope port command.

scope port

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Host Fibre Channel interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enter the Fibre Channel port command mode.

Server # scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope port
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set max-target-luns

 

set outstanding-io-count

 

scope port-f-logi

To enter the Fibre Channel fabric login command mode, use the scope port-f-logi command.

scope port-f-logi

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Host Fibre Channel interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enter the Fibre Channel fabric login command mode:

Server # scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope port-f-logi
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-f-logi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set flogi-retries

 

set flogi-timeout

 

scope port-p-logi

To enter the Fibre Channel port login command mode, use the scope port-p-logi command.

scope port-p-logi

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Host Fibre Channel interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enter the Fibre Channel port login command mode:

Server # scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope port-p-logi
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-p-logi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set plogi-retries

 

set plogi-timeout

 

scope recv-queue

To enter the receive queue command mode, use the scope recv-queue command.

scope recv-queue

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Host Ethernet interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if )

Host Fibre Channel interface  (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if )

VM FEX (/chassis/adapter/vmfex)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.
1.4(1)

This command was added in the VM FEX command mode.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enter the Fibre Channel receive queue command mode:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope recv-queue
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/recv-queue #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rq-count

 

set rq-ring-size

 

scope rss

To enter the Receive-Side Scaling (RSS) command mode, use the scope rss command.

scope rss

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

VM FEX (/chassis/adapter/vmfex)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.
1.4(1)

This command was added in the VM FEX command mode.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enter the Receive-Side Scaling (RSS) command mode:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope rss
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rss

 

scope scsi-io

To enter the SCSI I/O command mode, use the scope scsi-io command.

scope scsi-io

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

SCSI-IO (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enter the the SCSI I/O command mode:

Server # scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope scsi-io
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set cdb-wq-count

 

scope sel

To enter sel mode, use the scope sel command.

scope sel

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

System event log (/sel)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use sel mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Clear the system event log
  • Show configuration and system event log entries

Examples

This example shows how to enter sel mode : 

server# scope sel
server /sel #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show entries

 

show sel

 

scope sensor

To enter sensor mode, use the scope sensor command.

scope sensor

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Sensor (/sensor)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1X)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use sensor mode to display fan, psu, psu-redundancy, temperature, and voltage sensors information.

Examples

This example shows how to enter sensor mode : 

server# scope sensor
server /sensor #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fan

 

show voltage

 

scope server-management

To enter the server management BIOS command mode, use the scope server-management command.

scope server-management

Syntax Description:

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example enters the server management BIOS command mode:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show server-management

 

scope server (log)

To enter the command mode for a remote syslog server profile, use the scope server command.

scope server { 1 | 2 }

Syntax Description

1

Selects remote syslog server profile number 1.

2

Selects remote syslog server profile number 2.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

CIMC log (/cimc/log)

Command History

Release Modification
1.1(2)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You can configure two remote syslog server profiles for sending CIMC log entries to different destinations. Use this command to select a profile and enter the command mode for that profile.

Examples

This example shows how to access and configure syslog server profile number 2: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope log
server /cimc/log # scope server 2
server /cimc/log/server # set server-ip 192.0.2.34
server /cimc/log/server *# set enabled yes
server /cimc/log/server *# commit
server /cimc/log/server #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set enabled (server)

 

set server-ip

 

scope sol

To enter sol mode, use the scope sol command.

scope sol

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Serial over LAN (/sol)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use sol mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Enable or disable SoL
  • Set the baud rate

Examples

This example shows how to enter sol mode : 

server# scope sol
server /sol #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set baud-rate

 

show sol

 

scope ssh

To enter ssh mode, use the scope ssh command.

scope ssh

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Secure Shell (/ssh)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use ssh mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Enable or disable SSH
  • Set the SSH port number and connection timeout interval

Examples

This example shows how to enter ssh mode : 

server# scope ssh
server /ssh #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set timeout (/ssh)

 

show ssh

 

scope storageadapter

To enter the storageadapter command mode, use the scope storageadapter command.

scope storageadapter slot

Syntax Description

slot

The PCI slot name or number of the storage adapter.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You can use the storage adapter command mode to view storage adapter parameters such as the following:
  • Firmware images and versions
  • PCI information
  • Manufacturing information
  • Battery backup unit information
  • Supported RAID levels
  • Harware information
  • Error counters

Examples

This example shows how to enter storage adapter command mode for the adapter in slot 2: 

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope storageadapter SLOT-2
Server /chassis/storageadapter #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show storageadapter

 

scope tech-support (cimc)

To enter tech-support mode, use the scope tech-support command in cimc mode.

scope tech-support

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Technical support (/cimc/tech-support)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use tech-support mode to set up the TFTP path and server address.

Examples

This example shows how to enter tech-support mode : 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope tech-support
server /cimc/tech-support #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show tech-support

 

start

 

scope trans-queue

To enter the transmit queue command mode, use the scope trans-queue command.

scope trans-queue

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if )

Fibre Channel host interface  (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if )

VM FEX (/chassis/adapter/vmfex)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.
1.4(1)

This command was added in the VM FEX command mode.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enter the Ethernet transmit queue command mode:

Server # scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope trans-queue
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/trans-queue #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set wq-count

 

set wq-ring-size

 

scope trap-destination

To enter trap-destination command mode, use the scope trap-destination command.

scope trap-destination trap-destination-index

Syntax Description

trap-destination-index

The index of a specific trap destination profile.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Trap destination (/snmp/trap-destination)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

1.4(1)

This command was moved from the fault command mode to the snmp command mode.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to access the four configurable trap destination profiles, identified by index numbers 1 through 4.

Examples

This example shows how to enter trap-destination mode: 

Server# scope fault
Server /snmp # scope trap-destination 4
Server /snmp/trap-destination #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set addr (trap-destination)

 

show trap-destination

 

scope user

To enter user mode, use the scope user command.

scope user { 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 4 | | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | 8 | | 9 | | 10 | | 11 | | 12 | | 13 | | 14 | | 15 }

Syntax Description

1

through

15

Specifies users 1 through 15.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

User (/user)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use user mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Enable user services
  • Create user names, roles, and passwords

Examples

This example shows how to enter user mode : 

server# scope user 1
server /user #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set user-name

 

show user

 

scope user-session

To enter user-session mode, use the scope user-session command.

scope user-session index

Syntax Description

index

The session ID of a specific user session.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

User session (/user-session)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use user-session mode to display details about user sessions.

Examples

This example shows how to enter user-session mode : 

server# scope user-session 31
server /user-session #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show user

 

show user-session

 

scope virtual-drive

To enter the virtual drive command mode, use the scope virtual-drive command.

scope virtual-drive drive-number

Syntax Description

drive-number

The drive number of the virtual drive.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Storage adapter (/chassis/storageadapter)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to enter the virtual drive command mode for virtual drive number 1 on the storage adapter named SAS: 

server# scope chassis
server /chassis # scope storageadapter SAS
server /chassis/storageadapter # scope virtual-drive 1
server /chassis/storageadapter/virtual-drive #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show virtual-drive

 

scope vmedia

To enter vmedia mode, use the scope vmedia command.

scope vmedia

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Virtual media (/vmedia)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You use vmedia mode to perform the following tasks:

  • Enable virtual media services
  • Enable encryption

Examples

This example shows how to enter vmedia mode : 

server# scope vmedia
server /vmedia #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set

 

show vmedia

 

sendSNMPtrap

To send a test message to the SNMP trap destination, use the sendSNMPtrap command.

sendSNMPtrap

Syntax Description:

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

SNMP trap destination (/snmp/trap-destination)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.
1.4(1)

This command was moved from the fault scope to the snmp scope.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to send an SNMPv1 test trap to the SNMP trap destination. The trap must be configured and enabled in order to send a test message.

Examples

This example sends a test message to SNMP trap destination 1:

Server# scope snmp
Server /snmp # scope trap-destination 1
Server /snmp/trap-destination # sendSNMPtrap
SNMP Test Trap sent to Destination:1
Server /snmp/trap-destination #

Related Commands

Command

Description

scope trap-destination

 

set ACPI10Support

To specify whether the BIOS publishes the ACPI 1.0 version, use the set ACPI10Support command.

set ACPI10Support { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The ACPI 1.0 version is not published.
Enabled

The ACPI 1.0 version is published.

Command Default

The ACPI 1.0 version is not published.

Command Modes

Server Management BIOS (/bios/server-management)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify whether the BIOS publishes the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 1.0 version of the fixed ACPI description table (FADT) in the Root System Description table. This version may be required for compatibility with OS versions that support only ACPI 1.0.

Examples

This example configures the BIOS to publish the ACPI 1.0 version and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management # set ACPI10Support Enabled
Server /bios/server-management *# commit
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show server-management

 

set action (pef)

To set up an action for a performance event filter, use the set action command in pef mode.

set action { none | | power-off | | reboot | | power-cycle }

Syntax Description

none

Specifies no action.

power-off

Specifies that the server power off.

reboot

Specifies that the server reboots.

power-cycle

Specifies that the server power cycle.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Performance event filters (/fault/pef)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Following is a list of the performance event filter indexes:

  • 1—Temperature Critical Assert Filter
  • 2—Temperature Warning Assert Filter
  • 3—Voltage Critical Assert Filter
  • 4—Current Assert Filter
  • 5—Fan Critical Assert Filter
  • 6—Processor Assert Filter
  • 7—Power Supply Critical Assert Filter
  • 8—Power Supply Warning Assert Filter
  • 9—Power Supply Redundancy Lost Filter
  • 10—Discrete Power Supply Assert Filter
  • 11—Memory Assert Filter
  • 12—Drive Slot Assert Filter

Examples

This example shows how to set up an action for performance event filter 3: 

server# scope fault
server /fault # scope pef 3
server /fault/pef # set action power-cycle
server /fault/pef* # commit
server /fault/pef #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show pef

 

set addr (trap-destination)

To assign an IP address to an SNMP trap destination index, use the set addr command in trap-destination mode.

set addr ip-address

Syntax Description

ip-address

The IP address of the trap destination. The format is x.x.x.x.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

SNMP trap destination (/snmp/trap-destination)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

1.4(1)

This command was moved from the fault scope to the snmp scope.

Examples

This example shows how to assign an IP address to a trap destination index: 

server# scope snmp
server /snmp # scope trap-destination 3
server /snmp/trap-destination # set addr 209.165.200.225
server /snmp/trap-destination* # commit
server /snmp/trap-destination #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show trap-destination

 

set AdjacentCacheLinePrefetch

To specify whether the processor uses the Intel Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch mechanism, use the set AdjacentCacheLinePrefetch command.

set AdjacentCacheLinePrefetch { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch mechanism is not used.
Enabled

The Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch mechanism is used when cache issues are detected.

Command Default

The Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch mechanism is used when cache issues are detected.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify whether the processor uses the Intel Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch mechanism to fetch data when necessary.

You must select the Custom option in the set CPUPerformance command in order to specify this value. For any value other than Custom, this setting is overridden by the setting in the selected CPU performance profile.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor uses the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch mechanism when necessary and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set CPUPerformance Custom
Server /bios/advanced # set AdjacentCacheLinePrefetch Enable
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set CPUPerformance

 

show advanced

 

set alternate-dns-server

To specify the IP address of the secondary DNS server, use the set alternate-dns-server command.

set alternate-dns-server dns2-ipv4-address

Syntax Description

dns2-ipv4-address

The IP address of the secondary DNS server.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies the IP address of the secondary DNS server: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set alternate-dns-server 192.0.20.2
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set preferred-dns-server

 

show network

 

set AssertNMIOnPERR

To specify whether the BIOS generates a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) and logs an error when a processor bus parity error (PERR) occurs, use the set AssertNMIOnPERR command.

set AssertNMIOnPERR { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The BIOS does not generate an NMI or log an error when a PERR occurs.
Enabled

The BIOS generates an NMI and logs an error when a PERR occurs.

Command Default

Enabled

Command Modes

Server Management BIOS (/bios/server-management)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

If you enable an NMI when a PERR occurs, you must also enable an NMI when a SERR occurs, using the set AssertNMIonSERR command.

Examples

This example configures the BIOS to not generate an NMI or log an error when a PERR occurs, and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management # set AssertNMIOnPERR Disabled
Server /bios/server-management *# commit
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set AssertNMIOnSERR

 

show server-management

 

set AssertNMIOnSERR

To specify whether the BIOS generates a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) and logs an error when a system error (SERR) occurs, use the set AssertNMIOnSERR command.

set AssertNMIOnSERR { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The BIOS does not generate an NMI or log an error when a SERR occurs.
Enabled

The BIOS generates an NMI and logs an error when a SERR occurs.

Command Default

Enabled

Command Modes

Server Management BIOS (/bios/server-management)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

If you enable an NMI when a PERR occurs, using the set AssertNMIonPERR command, you must also enable an NMI when a SERR occurs, using this command.

Examples

This example configures the BIOS to not generate an NMI or log an error when a SERR occurs, and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management # set AssertNMIOnSERR Disabled
Server /bios/server-management *# commit
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set AssertNMIOnPERR

 

show server-management

 

set ATS

To specify whether the processor supports Intel VT-d Address Translation Services (ATS), use the set ATS command.

set ATS { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not support ATS.
Enabled

The processor uses VT-d ATS as required.

Command Default

The processor uses VT-d ATS as required.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor does not support ATS and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set ATS Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set attribute

To specify the LDAP attribute, use the set attribute command.

set attribute attribute-name

Syntax Description

attribute-name

The name of the attribute. The name can be up to 64 characters.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

LDAP (/ldap)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify an LDAP attribute that contains the role and locale information for the user. This property is always a name-value pair. The system queries the user record for the value that matches this attribute name.

You can use an existing LDAP attribute that is mapped to the CIMC user roles and locales or you can create a custom attribute, such as the CiscoAVPair attribute, which has the following attribute ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.287247.1


Note

If you do not specify this property, user access is restricted to read-only.

Examples

This example specifies the attribute as the CiscoAVPair attribute: 

server# scope ldap
server /ldap # set enabled yes
server /ldap* # set attribute CiscoAVPair
server /ldap* # commit
server /ldap #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show ldap

 

set base-dn

To specify the top level domain name of the LDAP hierarchy, use the set base-dn command.

set base-dn base-dn-name

Syntax Description

base-dn-name

The name of the LDAP Base DN. The name can contain up to 63 characters.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

LDAP (/ldap)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies the base-dn as cisco.com: 

server# scope ldap
server /ldap # set enabled yes
server /ldap* # set base-dn cisco.com
server /ldap* # commit
server /ldap #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show ldap

 

set baud-rate

To specify the baud rate for serial over LAN (SoL) communications, use the set baud-rate command.

set baud-rate { 9.6k | 19.2k | 38.4k | 57.6k | 115.2k }

Syntax Description

9.6k

The baud rate is 9600 bps.
19.2k

The baud rate is 19200 bps.
38.4k

The baud rate is 38400 bps.
57.6k

The baud rate is 57600 bps.
115.2k

The baud rate is 115200 bps.

Command Default

The baud rate is 115200 bps.

Command Modes

Serial over LAN (/sol)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

This setting must match the setting on the remote terminal application.

Examples

This example configures a baud rate of 57600 bps on the serial port and commits the transaction:

Server# scope sol
Server /sol # set baud-rate 57.6k
Server /sol *# set enabled yes
Server /sol *# commit
Server /sol #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show sol

 

set BaudRate

To specify the baud rate for serial port communications, use the set BaudRate command.

set BaudRate { 9.6k | 19.2k | 38.4k | 57.6k | 115.2k }

Syntax Description

9.6k

The baud rate is 9600 bps.
19.2k

The baud rate is 19200 bps.
38.4k

The baud rate is 38400 bps.
57.6k

The baud rate is 57600 bps.
115.2k

The baud rate is 115200 bps.

Command Default

The baud rate is 9600 bps.

Command Modes

Server Management BIOS (/bios/server-management)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the baud rate for serial port communications. If you disable Console Redirection, this option is not available.


Note

This setting must match the setting on the remote terminal application.

Examples

This example configures a baud rate of 115200 bps on the serial port and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management # set BaudRate 115.2k
Server /bios/server-management *# commit
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show server-management

 

set BMCPnP

To specify whether the system automatically detects the BMC in ACPI-compliant operating systems, use the set BMCPnP command.

set BMCPnP { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The system never automatically detects the BMC.
Enabled

The system automatically detects the BMC whenever possible.

Command Default

Disabled

Command Modes

Server Management BIOS (/bios/server-management)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example configures the BIOS to automatically detect the BMC whenever possible and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management # set BMCPnP Enabled
Server /bios/server-management *# commit
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show server-management

 

set boot

To enable or disable remote boot for an adapter interface, use the set boot command.

set boot { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables remote boot.
enable

Enables remote boot.

Command Default

Remote boot is disabled for default vHBAs and user-created vNICs, and enabled for default vNICs.

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify whether a vNIC can boot from PXE or whether a vHBA can boot from SAN.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enable SAN boot for the host Fibre Channel interface fc0:

Server# scope chassis
Server/chassis # scope adapter 1
Server/chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # set boot enable
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

create-boot-entry

 

set boot-order

To set the boot order for the server, use the set boot-order command in BIOS mode.

set boot-order boot-list

Syntax Description

boot-list

A comma-separated list of boot devices.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

For the boot-list argument, type the boot devices in the desired boot order using commas as delimiters, with no spaces between devices. The device names are not case sensitive. Use one or more of the following boot device arguments:

  • hdd
  • pxe
  • fdd
  • efi
  • cdrom

Installed boot devices not listed in this command will be appended to the boot order. If a listed device is not present, it will be removed from the boot order configuration.

Do not disable boot options in the BIOS menus.

Examples

This example shows how to specify the boot order for the server: 

server# scope bios
server /bios # set boot-order efi,hdd,fdd,cdrom,pxe
server /bios* # commit
server /bios #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show bios

 

show actual-boot-order

 

set BootOptionRetry

To specify whether the BIOS retries NON-EFI based boot options without waiting for user input, use the set BootOptionRetry command.

set BootOptionRetry { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The BIOS waits for user input before retrying NON-EFI based boot options.
Enabled

The BIOS continually retries NON-EFI based boot options without waiting for user input.

Command Default

The BIOS waits for user input before retrying NON-EFI based boot options.

Command Modes

Main BIOS (/bios/main)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example configures the BIOS to continually retry NON-EFI based boot options without waiting for user input and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope main
Server /bios/main # set BootOptionRetry Enabled
Server /bios/main *# commit
Server /bios/main *# show detail
Set-up parameters:
    Boot option retry: Enabled
    POST Error Pause: Disabled

Server /bios/main #

Related Commands

Command

Description

scope main

 

show main

 

set boot-override

To specify a device that will override the default boot priority the next time the server boots, use the set boot-override command.

set boot-override { None | SCU | HV | HUU }

Syntax Description

None

The server uses the default boot order.
SCU

The server boots from the Cisco UCS-Server Configuration Utility.
HV

The server boots from the VMware Hypervisor.
HUU

The server boots from the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(3)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify a device that will override the default boot priority the next time the server is restarted, regardless of the default boot order defined for the server. The specified device is used only once. After the server has rebooted, this option is ignored. The available devices are virtual drives on the Cisco Flexible Flash card.


Note

This function is available only on platforms that support the Cisco Flexible Flash controller.

Before you reboot the server, ensure that the device you select is enabled on the Cisco Flexible Flash card.

Examples

This example shows how to specify that the server boots from the Cisco UCS-Server Configuration Utility: 

server# scope bios
server /bios # set boot-override SCU
server /bios* # commit
server /bios #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show bios

 

set cdb-wq-count

To set the number of command descriptor block (CDB) transmit queue resources to allocate, use the set cdb-wq-count command.

set cdb-wq-count count

Syntax Description

count

The number of command descriptor block (CDB) transmit queue resources to allocate. The range is 1 to 8. The default count is 1.

Command Default

The default count is 1.

Command Modes

SCSI-IO (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io )

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the command descriptor block (CDB) transmit queue resources of the host Fibre Channel interface:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope scsi-io
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io # set cdb-wq-count 4
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set cdb-wq-ring-size

 

set cdb-wq-ring-size

To set the number of descriptors in the command descriptor block (CDB) transmit queue, use the set cdb-wq-ring-size command.

set cdb-wq-ring-size size

Syntax Description

size

The number of descriptors in the command descriptor block (CDB) transmit queue. The range is 64 to 512.

Command Default

The default descriptor number is 512.

Command Modes

SCSI-IO (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io )

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the number of descriptors in the command descriptor block (CDB) transmit queue:

Server # scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope scsi-io
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io # set cdb-wq-ring-size 78
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/scsi-io #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set cdb-wq-count

 

set channel-number

To specify the Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) channel number, use the set channel-number command.

set channel-number number

Syntax Description

number

The NIV channel number. Specify a number between 1 and 1000.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

To use this command, you must enable NIV mode for the adapter.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the NIV channel number on interface eth0 on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # set niv-mode enabled
Server /chassis/adapter *# scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# set channel-number 5
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set niv-mode

 

show host-eth-if

 

set cli output

To change the CLI output, use the set cli output command.

set cli output { default | | yaml }

Syntax Description

cli output

Specifies server CLI output.

default

Sets CLI output to default.

yaml

Sets CLI ouput to YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language).

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Any command mode

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to change the CLI output to YAML: 

server# set cli output yaml
CLI output format set to yaml
server#

set coalescing-time

To set the time to wait between interrupts or the idle period that must be encountered before an interrupt is sent, use the set coalescing-time command.

set coalescing-time usec

Syntax Description

usec

The time to wait between interrupts or the idle period that must be countered before an interrupt is sent. The range is 1 to 65535 microseconds; the default is 125. To turn off coalescing enter 0 (zero).

Command Default

The default is 125.

Command Modes

Interrupt (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the coalescing time:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope interrupt
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt # set coalescing-time 65 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset

Related Commands

Command

Description

set coalescing-type

 

set coalescing-type

To set the coalescing type of the host Ethernet interface, use the set coalescing-type command.

set coalescing-type { idle | min }

Syntax Description

idle

The system does not send an interrupt until there is a period of no activity lasting as least as long as the time specified in the coalescing time configuration.

min

The system waits for the time specified in the coalescing time configuration before sending another interrupt event.

Command Default

The default is min.

Command Modes

Interrupt (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the coalescing type:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Srver /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if scope interrupt
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt # set coalescing-type idle 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set coalescing-time

 

set CoherencySupport

To specify whether the processor supports Intel VT-d Coherency, use the set CoherencySupport command.

set CoherencySupport { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not support coherency.
Enabled

The processor uses Intel VT-d Coherency as required.

Command Default

The processor does not support Intel VT-d Coherency.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor supports VT-d Coherency and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set CoherencySupport Enabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set community-str

To specify the SNMP community name, use the set community-str command.

set community-str community

Syntax Description

community

The SNMP v1 or v2c community name or SNMP v3 username.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

SNMP (/snmp)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.
1.4(1)

This command was moved from the fault command mode.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the SNMP v1 or v2c community name or SNMP v3 username that CIMC includes on any trap messages it sends to the SNMP host. The name can be up to 18 characters.

SNMP must be enabled and saved before this command can be accepted.

Examples

This example configures the SNMP parameters and commits the transaction:

Server# scope snmp
Server /snmp # set enabled yes
Server /snmp *# commit
Server /snmp # set community-str cimcpublic
Server /snmp *# set sys-contact "User Name <username@example.com> +1-408-555-1212"
Server /snmp *# set sys-location "San Jose, California"
Server /snmp *# commit
Server /snmp #  show detail
SNMP Settings:
    SNMP Port: 161
    System Contact: User Name <username@example.com> +1-408-555-1212
    System Location: San Jose, California
    SNMP Community: cimcpublic
    SNMP Trap community: 0
    Enabled: yes
    SNMP Trap Version: 1
    SNMP Inform Type: inform

Server /snmp #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show snmp

 

set ConfigSATAMode

To specify the mode in which the SATA controller runs, use the set ConfigSATAMode command.

set ConfigSATAMode { AHCI | Compatibility | Enhanced | S/W_RAID }

Syntax Description

AHCI

The controller enables the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) and disables RAID.
Compatibility

The controller disables both AHCI and RAID and runs in IDE emulation mode.
Enhanced

The controller enables both AHCI and RAID.
S/W_RAID

The controller enables RAID and disables the AHCI.

Command Default

The controller enables both AHCI and RAID.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

This command is not available on all models and configurations.

Examples

This example specifies that the controller disables both AHCI and RAID and runs in IDE emulation mode and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set ConfigSATAMode Compatibility
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set ConsoleRedir

To allow a serial port to be used for console redirection during POST and BIOS booting, use the set ConsoleRedir command.

set ConsoleRedir { Disabled | Serial_Port_A }

Syntax Description

Disabled

No console redirection occurs during POST.
Serial_Port_A

Enables serial port A for console redirection during POST. This option is valid for blade servers and rack-mount servers.

Command Default

Disabled

Command Modes

Server Management BIOS (/bios/server-management)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to allow a serial port to be used for console redirection during POST and BIOS booting. After the BIOS has booted and the operating system is responsible for the server, console redirection is irrelevant and has no effect.


Note

By enabling this option, you also disable the display of the Quiet Boot logo screen during POST.

Examples

This example configures the BIOS to allow serial port A to be used for console redirection during POST and BIOS booting and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management # set ConsoleRedir Serial_Port_A
Server /bios/server-management *# commit
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show server-management

 

set CoreMultiProcessing

To set the state of logical processor cores in a package, use the set CoreMultiProcessing command.

set CoreMultiProcessing { All | number }

Syntax Description

All

Enables multi processing on all logical processor cores.
number

The number of logical processor cores that can run on the server.

Command Default

Multi processing is enabled on all logical processor cores.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

To disable multi processing and have only one logical processor core running on the server, set number to 1. When only one logical processor core is running on the server, Hyper Threading is also disabled.


Note

We recommend that you contact your operating system vendor to make sure the operating system supports this feature.

Examples

This example specifies that two processor cores can be run on the server and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set CoreMultiProcessing 2
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set cos

To specify the CoS value to be marked by an interface, use the set cos command.

set cos cos-value

Syntax Description

cos-value

Specifies a CoS value to be marked.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the class of service (CoS) to be marked on received packets unless the interface is configured to trust host CoS. Valid CoS values are 0 to 6; the default is 0. Higher values indicate more important traffic.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to specify a CoS value of 5 for the Ethernet host interface eth0:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # set cos 5
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set trust-host-cos

 

set CPUPerformance

To set the CPU performance profile for the server, use the set CPUPerformance command.

set CPUPerformance { Custom | Enterprise | HPC | High_Throughput }

Syntax Description

Custom

All performance profile options can be configured from the BIOS setup on the server.
Enterprise

Only the DCU IP Prefetcher is enabled. All other options are disabled.
HPC

Data Reuse Optimization is disabled and all other options are enabled. This setting is also known as high performance computing (HPC).
High_Throughput

All options are enabled.

Command Default

The processor classifies memory areas.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to set the CPU performance profile for the server. The performance profile consists of the following options:
  • Data Reuse Optimization
  • DCU Streamer Prefetcher
  • DCU IP Prefetcher
  • Hardware Prefetcher
  • Adjacent Cache-Line Prefetch

When the Custom option is selected, you can also configure the Hardware Prefetcher and Adjacent Cache-Line Prefetch options using the set HardwarePrefetch and set AdjacentCacheLinePrefetch commands.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor uses the Custom performance profile and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set CPUPerformance Custom
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set cq-count

To set the number of completion queue resources to allocate, use the set cq-count command.

set cq-count count

Syntax Description

count

The number of completion queue resources to allocate. The range is 1 to 512.

Command Default

The default count is 5.

Command Modes

Completion queue (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/comp-queue)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

In general, the number of completion queues equals the number of transmit queues plus the number of receive queues.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the number of completion queue resources to allocate:

Server # scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope comp-queue 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/comp-queue # set cq-count 59
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/comp-queue *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/comp-queue #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show comp-queue

 

set delay

To specify whether server power is restored after a fixed or random time, use the set delay command.

set delay { fixed | random }

Syntax Description

fixed

Server power is restored after a fixed time.
random

Server power is restored after a random time.

Command Default

Server power is restored after a fixed time.

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify whether server power is restored after a fixed or random time after an outage.

When the selected action is fixed, the delay time is configured by the set delay-value command.

Examples

This example sets the power restore policy to power-on with a fixed delay of 180 seconds (3 minutes) and commits the transaction:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # set policy power-on
Server /chassis *# set delay fixed
Server /chassis *# set delay-value 180
Server /chassis *# commit
Server /chassis #  show detail
Chassis:
    Power: on
    Serial Number: QCI1404A1IT
    Product Name: UCS C200 M1
    PID : R200-1120402
    UUID: 01A6E738-D8FE-DE11-76AE-8843E138AE04
    Locator LED: off
    Description: Testing power restore
    Power Restore Policy: power-on
    Power Delay Type: fixed
    Power Delay Value(sec): 180

Server /chassis #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set policy

 

set delay-value

 

set delay-value

To specify the delay time for restoring server power after an outage, use the set delay-value command.

set delay-value delay

Syntax Description

delay

The delay time in seconds.

Command Default

The default delay is 0 seconds.

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the delay time in seconds for restoring server power after an outage. The range is 0 to 240; the default is 0.

This command is operative only when the power restore policy is power-on with a fixed delay.

Examples

This example sets the power restore policy to power-on with a fixed delay of 180 seconds (3 minutes) and commits the transaction:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # set policy power-on
Server /chassis *# set delay fixed
Server /chassis *# set delay-value 180
Server /chassis *# commit
Server /chassis #  show detail
Chassis:
    Power: on
    Serial Number: QCI1404A1IT
    Product Name: UCS C200 M1
    PID : R200-1120402
    UUID: 01A6E738-D8FE-DE11-76AE-8843E138AE04
    Locator LED: off
    Description: Testing power restore
    Power Restore Policy: power-on
    Power Delay Type: fixed
    Power Delay Value(sec): 180

Server /chassis #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set policy

 

set delay

 

set description (chassis)

To set up a description for the chassis, use the set description command in chassis mode.

set description chassis-description

Syntax Description

chassis-description

The description of the chassis. The range of valid values is 1 to 64.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to : 

server# scope chassis
server /chassis # set description testServer
server /chassis* # commit
server /chassis #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show chassis

 

set dhcp-enabled

To specify whether the CIMC uses DHCP to obtain an IP address, use the set dhcp-enabled command.

set dhcp-enabled { no | yes }

Syntax Description

no

The CIMC does not use DHCP to obtain an IP address.
yes

The CIMC uses DHCP to obtain an IP address.

Command Default

The CIMC does not use DHCP to obtain an IP address.

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

If DHCP is enabled, we recommend that the DHCP server be configured to reserve a single IP address for the CIMC. If the CIMC is reachable through multiple ports on the server, the single IP address must be reserved for the full range of MAC addresses of those ports.

Examples

This example specifies that the CIMC uses DHCP to obtain an IP address: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set dhcp-enabled yes
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show network

 

set DirectCacheAccess

To specify whether the processor can increase I/O performance by placing data from I/O devices directly into the processor cache, use the set DirectCacheAccess command.

set DirectCacheAccess { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

Data from I/O devices is not placed directly into the processor cache.
Enabled

Data from I/O devices is placed directly into the processor cache.

Command Default

Data from I/O devices is placed directly into the processor cache.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor does not place data from I/O devices directly into the processor cache and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set DirectCacheAccess Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set dns-use-dhcp

To specify whether the CIMC uses DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses, use the set dns-use-dhcp command.

set dns-use-dhcp { no | yes }

Syntax Description

no

The CIMC does not use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses.
yes

The CIMC uses DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses.

Command Default

The CIMC does not use DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses.

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

If DHCP is enabled, we recommend that the DHCP server be configured to reserve a single IP address for the CIMC. If the CIMC is reachable through multiple ports on the server, the single IP address must be reserved for the full range of MAC addresses of those ports.

Examples

This example specifies that the CIMC uses DHCP to obtain DNS server addresses: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set dns-use-dhcp yes
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show network

 

set enabled

To enable or disable functions and actions on the server, use the set enabled command.

set enabled { no | yes }

Syntax Description

no

Disables the function or action.

yes

Enables the function or action.

Command Default

See the Usage Guidelines.

Command Modes

CIMC log server (/cimc/log/server)

HTTP (/http)

IP blocking (/cimc/chassis/ipblocking)

IPMI (/ipmi)

Keyboard Video Mouse (/kvm)

LDAP (/ldap)

Secure shell (/ssh)

Serial over LAN (/sol)

Trap destination (/fault/trap-destination)

User (/user)

Virtual media (/vmedia)

XML API (/xmlapi)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

1.1(2)

This command was introduced for the CIMC log server command mode.

1.4(1)

This command was introduced for the XML API command mode.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enable or disable a function or action. For the supported command modes, the following actions are enabled when yes is selected:
  • CIMC log server — Enables the sending of CIMC log entries to a remote syslog server. The default is disabled.
  • HTTP — Enables HTTP services on the server. The default is enabled.
  • IP blocking — Enables the blocking of login after several failed attempts. The default is disabled.
  • IPMI — Enables IPMI on the server. The default is enabled.
  • Keyboard Video Mouse — Enables KVM connections to CIMC. The default is enabled.
  • LDAP — Enables IPMI services on the server. The default is disabled.
  • Secure shell — Enables SSH services on the server. The default is enabled.
  • Serial over LAN — Enables SoL on the server. The default is disabled.
  • Trap destination — Enables SNMP trap destination services. The default is disabled.
  • User — Enables the user account.
  • Virtual media — Enables virtual media services on the server. The default is enabled.
  • XML API — Enables XML API access to CIMC on the server.

Examples

This example shows how to configure a remote syslog server profile and enable the sending of CIMC log entries: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope log
server /cimc/log # scope server 2
server /cimc/log/server # set server-ip 192.0.2.34
server /cimc/log/server *# set enabled yes
server /cimc/log/server *# commit
server /cimc/log/server #

Related Commands

Command

Description

 

set encrypted

To enable or disable the encryption of information, use the set encrypted command.

set encrypted { no | | yes }

Syntax Description

no

Information is not encrypted.

yes

Information is encrypted.

Command Default

Video information sent through the KVM is not encrypted.

The Active Directory is not encrypted.

Virtual media data is not encrypted.

Command Modes

KVM (/kvm)

LDAP (/ldap)

Virtual media (/vmedia)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enable or disable the encryption of data in the following command modes:
  • KVM command mode — Enables or disables the encryption of video information sent through the KVM.
  • LDAP command mode — Enables or disables the encryption of the Active Directory.
  • Virtual media command mode — Enables or disables the encryption of virtual media data.

Examples

This example enables the encryption of video information sent through the KVM: 

server# scope kvm
server /kvm # set enabled yes
server /kvm* # set encrypted yes
server /kvm* # commit
server /kvm #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show kvm

 

show ldap

 

show vmedia

 

set encryption-key

To specify the encryption key for IPMI communications, use the set encryption-key command.

set encryption-key encryption-key

Syntax Description

encryption-key

The encryption key for IPMI communications. The key value must be 40 hexadecimal numbers.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

IPMI (/ipmi)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to set the IPMI encryption key: 

server# scope ipmi
server /ipmi # set enabled yes
server /ipmi* # set encryption-key a9 62 b5 0a 68 6e e3 02 72 ce af f1 39 f8 1e 05 f5 
19 d5 e1 7f f4 71 b9 9a 41 be e3 f5 06 4e cc 0f 63 67 2e a2 9c 74 d0
server /ipmi* # commit
server /ipmi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show ipmi

 

set EnhancedIntelSpeedStep

To specify whether the processor uses Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, use the set EnhancedIntelSpeedStep command.

set EnhancedIntelSpeedStep { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor never dynamically adjusts its voltage or frequency.
Enabled

The processor uses Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology if required.

Command Default

The processor uses Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology if required.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows the system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and core frequency. This technology can result in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production.


Note

We recommend that you contact your operating system vendor to make sure the operating system supports this feature.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor never dynamically adjusts its voltage or frequency and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set EnhancedIntelSpeedStep Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set error-count-threshold

To specify the number of errors that can occur before CIMC decides that the Cisco Flexible Flash card has failed, use the set error-count-threshold command.

set error-count-threshold count

Syntax Description

count

Enter a number between 0 and 255.

Command Default

Command Modes

FlexFlash operational profile (/chassis/flexflash/operational-profile)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(3)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the number of errors that can occur before CIMC decides that the Cisco Flexible Flash card has failed. Once this threshold has been reached, you must reset the Cisco Flexible Flash card before CIMC attempts to access it again.

Enter an integer between 1 and 255, or enter 0 (zero) if you want CIMC to continue using the card no matter how many errors it encounters.

Examples

This example shows how to set the error count threshold to 100 for the first flash device: 

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope flexflash FlexFlash-0
Server /chassis/flexflash # scope operational-profile
Server /chassis/flexflash/operational-profile # set error-count-threshold 100
Server /chassis/flexflash/operational-profile *# commit
Server /chassis/flexflash/operational-profile #

Related Commands

Command

Description

scope operational-profile

 

set error-detect-timeout

To set the error detection timeout value (EDTOV), use the set error-detect-timeout command.

set error-detect-timeout msec

Syntax Description

msec

Specifies the error detect timeout value (EDTOV), the number of milliseconds to wait before the system assumes that an error has occurred. The range is 1000 to 100000; the default is 2000 milliseconds.

Command Default

The default is 2000 milliseconds.

Command Modes

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the error detection timeout value to 5000 milliseconds:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # set error-detect-timeout 5000
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set resource-allocation-timeout

 

set ExecuteDisable

To classify memory areas on the server to specify where application code can execute, use the set ExecuteDisable command.

set ExecuteDisable { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not classify memory areas.
Enabled

The processor classifies memory areas.

Command Default

The processor classifies memory areas.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

By using memory classification, the processor disables code execution if a malicious worm attempts to insert code in the buffer. This setting helps to prevent damage, worm propagation, and certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks.


Note

We recommend that you contact your operating system vendor to make sure the operating system supports this feature.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor does not classify memory and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set ExecuteDisable Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set fail-count

To specify a limit on the number of unsuccessful login attempts, use the set fail-count command.

set fail-count fail-count

Syntax Description

fail-count

The number of times a user can attempt to log in unsuccessfully before the system locks that user out for a specified length of time. The range of valid values is 3 to 10.

Command Default

The default failure count is 5 attempts.

Command Modes

IP blocking (/cimc/network/ipblocking)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1X)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

The number of unsuccessful login attempts must occur within the time frame specified in the IP Blocking Fail Window setting.

Examples

This example sets the IP blocking failure count to 3 attempts: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # scope ipblocking
server /cimc/network/ipblocking # set enable yes
server /cimc/network/ipblocking* # set fail-count 3
server /cimc/network/ipblocking* # commit
server /cimc/network/ipblocking #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set fail-window

 

show ipblocking

 

set fail-window

To specify a time window for unsuccessful login attempts, use the set fail-window command.

set fail-window fail-window

Syntax Description

fail-window

The length of time, in seconds, in which the unsuccessful login attempts must occur in order for the user to be locked out. The range of valid values is 60 to 120.

Command Default

The default failure window is 60 seconds.

Command Modes

IP blocking (/cimc/network/ipblocking)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1X)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example sets the IP blocking failure window to 90 seconds: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # scope ipblocking
server /cimc/network/ipblocking # set enable yes
server /cimc/network/ipblocking* # set fail-window 90
server /cimc/network/ipblocking* # commit
server /cimc/network/ipblocking #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set fail-count

 

show ipblocking

 

set fc-rq-ring-size

To specify the receive queue ring size for the Fibre Channel interface, use the set fc-rq-ring-size command.

set fc-rq-ring-size size

Syntax Description

size

The Fibre Channel receive queue ring size. Specify a number between 64 and 128.

Command Default

The receive queue ring size is 64.

Command Modes

Fibre Channel receive queue (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/recv-queue)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the receive queue ring size to 128 on interface fc0 on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope recv-queue
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/recv-queue # set fc-rq-ring-size 128
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/recv-queue *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/recv-queue #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show recv-queue

 

set fc-wq-ring-size

To specify the transmit queue ring size for the Fibre Channel interface, use the set fc-wq-ring-size command.

set fc-wq-ring-size size

Syntax Description

size

The Fibre Channel transmit queue ring size. Specify a number between 64 and 128.

Command Default

The transmit queue ring size is 64.

Command Modes

Fibre Channel transmit queue (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/trans-queue)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the transmit queue ring size to 128 on interface fc0 on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope trans-queue
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/trans-queue # set fc-wq-ring-size 128
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/trans-queue *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/trans-queue #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show trans-queue

 

set fcp-error-recovery

To set the FCP Error Recovery, use the set fcp-error-recovery command.

set fcp-error-recovery { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables FCP Error Recovery.
enable

Enables FCP Error Recovery.

Command Default

The default is disable.

Command Modes

Error-recovery (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the FCP-error recovery:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope error-recovery
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery # set fcp-error-recovery enable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery *# commit
Committed host-fc-if fc0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set link-down-timeout

 

set port-down-io-retry-count

 

set fip-mode

To enable or disable FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) on the adapter card, use the set fip-mode command.

set fip-mode { disabled | enabled }

Syntax Description

disabled

Disables FIP mode on the card.
enabled

Enables FIP mode on the card.

Command Default

FIP mode is enabled.

Command Modes

Adapter (/chassis/adapter)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

Note: We recommend that you disable this option only when explicitly directed to do so by a technical support representative.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enable FIP mode on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # set fip-mode enabled
Server /chassis/adapter *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show adapter detail

 

set flogi-retries

To specify the fabric login (FLOGI) retries value, use the set flogi-retries command.

set flogi-retries { infinite | count }

Syntax Description

infinite

Specifies infinite FLOGI retries.
count

Specifies the number of FLOGI retries. Enter a number between 0 and 4294967295.

Command Default

The default is infinite retries.

Command Modes

Port-f-logi (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-f-logi)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the fabric login retries:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope port-f-logi
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-f-logi # set flogi-retries 4294967295
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-f-logi *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-f-logi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set flogi-timeout

 

set flogi-timeout

To set the fabric login (FLOGI) timeout value, use the set flogi-timeout command.

set flogi-timeout msec

Syntax Description

msec

The number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to log in again. The range is 1 to 255000.

Command Default

The default msec value is 2000 milliseconds.

Command Modes

Port-f-logi (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-f-logi)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the fabric login timeout:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope port-f-logi
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-f-logi # set flogi-timeout 10003
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-f-logi *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-f-logi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set flogi-retries

 

set FlowCtrl

To specify whether a handshake protocol is used for flow control, use the set FlowCtrl command.

set FlowCtrl { None | RTS-CTS }

Syntax Description

None

No flow control is used.
RTS-CTS

RTS/CTS is used for flow control.

Command Default

No flow control is used.

Command Modes

Server Management BIOS (/bios/server-management)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify whether a handshake protocol is used for flow control. Request to Send / Clear to Send (RTS/CTS) helps to reduce frame collisions that can be introduced by a hidden terminal problem.


Note

This setting must match the setting on the remote terminal application.

Examples

This example configures the BIOS to use RTS/CTS protocol for flow control and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management # set FlowCtrl RTS-CTS
Server /bios/server-management *# commit
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show server-management

 

set FRB-2

To specify whether the FRB2 timer is used by CIMC to recover the system if it halts during POST, use the set FRB-2 command.

set FRB-2 { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The FRB2 timer is not used.
Enabled

The FRB2 timer is started during POST and used to recover the system if necessary.

Command Default

The FRB2 timer is started during POST and used to recover the system if necessary.

Command Modes

Server Management BIOS (/bios/server-management)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify whether the Fault Resilient Booting (FRB) level 2 timer is used by CIMC to recover the system from a watchdog timeout during power-on self test (POST).

Examples

This example configures the BIOS to not use the FRB2 timer to recover if a watchdog timeout occurs during POST, and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management # set FRB-2 Disabled
Server /bios/server-management *# commit
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show server-management

 

set HardwarePrefetch

To specify whether the processor uses the Intel hardware prefetcher, use the set HardwarePrefetch command.

set HardwarePrefetch { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The hardware prefetcher is not used.
Enabled

The hardware prefetcher is used when cache issues are detected.

Command Default

The hardware prefetcher is used when cache issues are detected.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify whether the processor uses the Intel hardware prefetcher to fetch streams of data and instruction from memory into the unified second-level cache when necessary.

You must select the Custom option in the set CPUPerformance command in order to specify this value. For any value other than Custom, this setting is overridden by the setting in the selected CPU performance profile.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor uses the hardware prefetcher when necessary and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set CPUPerformance Custom
Server /bios/advanced # set HardwarePrefetch Enable
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set CPUPerformance

 

show advanced

 

set hostname

To specify the host name of the server, use the set hostname command.

set hostname host-name

Syntax Description

host-name

The host name of the server. The host name can contain up to 63 characters, and will be used as the CLI prompt.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example sets the host name of the server to SanJose: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set hostname SanJose
server /cimc/network* # commit
SanJose /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show network

 

set http-port

To set the port number for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) services on the server, use the set http-port command.

set http-port port-number

Syntax Description

port-number

The HTTP port number of the server. The range of valid values is 1 to 65536.

Command Default

The default HTTP port number is 80.

Command Modes

HTTP (/http)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to set the HTTP port number to 8080: 

Server# scope http
Server /http # set http-port 8080
Server /http* # commit
Server /http #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show http-port

 

show https-port

 

set https-port

To set the port number for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) services on the server, use the set https-port command in http mode.

set https-port port-number

Syntax Description

port-number

The HTTPS port number of the server. The range of valid values is 1 to 65536.

Command Default

The default port number is 443.

Command Modes

HTTP (/http)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to set the HTTPS port number: 

server# scope http
server /http # set https-port 443
server /http* # commit
server /http #

Related Commands

Command

Description

 

 

set IntelHyperThread

To specify whether the processor uses Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, use the set IntelHyperThread command.

set IntelHyperThread { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not permit hyperthreading.
Enabled

The processor allows for the parallel execution of multiple threads.

Command Default

The processor allows for the parallel execution of multiple threads.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology allows multithreaded software applications to execute threads in parallel within each processor.


Note

We recommend that you contact your operating system vendor to make sure the operating system supports this feature.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor does not permit hyperthreading and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set IntelHyperThread Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set IntelTurboBoostTech

To specify whether the processor uses Intel Turbo Boost Technology, use the set IntelTurboBoostTech command.

set IntelTurboBoostTech { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not automatically increase its frequency.
Enabled

The processor uses Intel Turbo Boost Technology if required.

Command Default

The processor uses Intel Turbo Boost Technology if required.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Intel Turbo Boost Technology allows the processor to automatically increase its frequency if it is running below power, temperature, or voltage specifications.

Examples

This example specifies that Intel Turbo Boost Technology is not used and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set IntelTurboBoostTech Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set IntelVT

To specify whether the processor uses Intel Virtualization Technology, use the set IntelVT command.

set IntelVT { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not permit virtualization.
Enabled

The processor allows virtualization.

Command Default

The processor allows virtualization.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify whether the processor uses Intel Virtualization Technology (VT), which allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions.


Note

If you change this option, you must power cycle the server before the setting takes effect.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor does not permit virtualization and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set IntelVT Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set IntelVTD

To specify whether the processor uses Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d), use the set IntelVTD command.

set IntelVTD { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not use virtualization technology for directed I/O.
Enabled

The processor uses virtualization technology for directed I/O.

Command Default

The processor uses virtualization technology for directed I/O.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor does not use virtualization technology for directed I/O and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set IntelVTD Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set interrupt-count

To specify the number of interrupt resources, use the set interrupt-count command.

set interrupt-count count

Syntax Description

count

The number of interrupt resources. The range is 1 to 514.

Command Default

The default is 8.

Command Modes

Interrupt (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the interrupt count:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope interrupt
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt # set interrupt-count 10 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set coalescing-time

 

set coalescing-type

 

set interrupt-mode

To set the Ethernet interrupt mode, use the set interrupt-mode command.

set interrupt-mode { intx | msi | msix }

Syntax Description

intx

Line-based interrupt (PCI INTx).
msi

Message-Signaled Interrupt (MSI).
msix

Message Signaled Interrupts with the optional extension (MSI-X). This is the recommended and default option.

Command Default

The default option is msix.

Command Modes

Interrupt (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt)

Interrupt (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/interrupt)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the interrupt mode:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/ # scope interrupt
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt # set interrupt-mode msix 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/interrupt #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set interrupt-count

 

set InterruptRemap

To specify whether the processor supports Intel VT-d Interrupt Remapping, use the set InterruptRemap command.

set InterruptRemap { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not support remapping.
Enabled

The processor uses VT-d Interrupt Remapping as required.

Command Default

The processor uses VT-d Interrupt Remapping as required.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor does not use remapping and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set InterruptRemap Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set kvm-port

To specify the port used for KVM communication, use the set kvm-port command.

set kvm-port port-number

Syntax Description

port-number

The port used for KVM communication.

Command Default

Port number 2068 is used for KVM communication.

Command Modes

KVM (/kvm)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that port number 2068 is used for KVM communication: 

server# scope kvm
server /kvm # set enabled yes
server /kvm* # set kvm-port 2068
server /kvm* # commit
server /kvm #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show kvm

 

set LegacyOSRedir

To specify whether redirection from a legacy operating system, such as DOS, is enabled on the serial port, use the set LegacyOSRedir command.

set LegacyOSRedir { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The serial port enabled for console redirection is hidden from the legacy operating system.
Enabled

The serial port enabled for console redirection is visible to the legacy operating system.

Command Default

Disabled

Command Modes

Server Management BIOS (/bios/server-management)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example makes the serial port enabled for console redirection visible to the legacy operating system and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management # set LegacyOSRedir Enabled
Server /bios/server-management *# commit
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show server-management

 

set link-down-timeout

To set the link down timeout of the host Fibre Channel Interface, use the set link-down-timeout command.

set link-down-timeout msec

Syntax Description

msec

Specifies the link down timeout value, the number of milliseconds the uplink port should be offline before it informs the system that the uplink port is down and fabric connectivity has been lost. The range is 0 to 240000.

Command Default

The default is 30000 milliseconds.

Command Modes

Error-recovery (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the link down timeout:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope error-recovery
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery # set link-down-timeout 2000
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery *# commit
Committed host-fc-if fc0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset

set local-video

To enable or disable the display of the KVM session on any monitor attached to the server, use the set local-video command.

set local-video { no | | yes }

Syntax Description

no

The KVM session is not displayed on any monitor attached to the server.

yes

The KVM session is displayed on any monitor attached to the server.

Command Default

The KVM session is displayed on any monitor attached to the server.

Command Modes

KVM (/kvm)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example enables the display of the KVM session on any monitor attached to the server: 

server# scope kvm
server /kvm # set enabled yes
server /kvm* # set local-video yes
server /kvm* # commit
server /kvm #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show kvm

 

set locator-led

To turn the server locator LED on or off, use the set locator-led command.

set locator-led { off | on }

Syntax Description

off

Turns the locator LED off.

on

Turns the locator LED on.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Physical drive (/chassis/storageadapter/physical-drive)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

1.4(1)

This command was added in the physical drive mode.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to turn on or off the locator LED for the chassis or a physical drive.

Examples

This example shows how to turn on the locator LED for the chassis: 

server# scope chassis
server /chassis # set locator-led on
server /chassis* # commit
server /chassis #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show chassis

 

show led

 

set LvDDRMode

To specify whether the system prioritizes low voltage or high frequency memory operations, use the set LvDDRMode command.

set LvDDRMode { Performance_Mode | Power_Saving_Mode }

Syntax Description

Performance_Mode

The system prioritizes high frequency operations over low voltage operations.
Power_Saving_Mode

The system prioritizes low voltage memory operations over high frequency memory operations. This mode may lower memory frequency in order to keep the voltage low.

Command Default

The system prioritizes low voltage memory operations over high frequency memory operations.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that high frequency memory operations are optimized and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set LvDDRMode Performance_Mode
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set mac-addr

To specify a MAC address for an interface, use the set mac-addr command.

set mac-addr mac-addr

Syntax Description

mac-addr

Specifies a MAC address in the form hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh or hhhh:hhhh:hhhh.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to specify a MAC address for the Fibre Channel host interface fc0:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # set mac-addr 0123:4567:89ab
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

 

set MakeUSBDeviceNonBootable

To specify whether the server can boot from a USB device, use the set MakeUSBDeviceNonBootable command.

set MakeUSBDeviceNonBootable { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The server can boot from a USB device.
Enabled

The server cannot boot from a USB device.

Command Default

The server can boot from a USB device.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example allows the server to boot from a USB device and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set MakeUSBDeviceNonBootable Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set USBController

 

show advanced

 

set max-data-field-size

To specify the maximum data field size for the Fibre Channel interface, use the set max-data-field-size command.

set max-data-field-size size

Syntax Description

size

The maximum data field size. Specify a number between 256 and 2112.

Command Default

The maximum data field size is 2112.

Command Modes

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the maximum data field size to 1024 on interface fc0 on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # set max-data-field-size 1024
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show host-fc-if detail

 

set max-sessions

To specify the maximum number of concurrent KVM sessions allowed, use the set max-sessions command.

set max-sessions sessions

Syntax Description

sessions

The maximum number of concurrent KVM sessions allowed. This can be an integer between 1 and 4.

Command Default

A maximum of four concurrent KVM sessions is allowed.

Command Modes

KVM (/kvm)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that a maximum of two concurrent KVM sessions is allowed: 

server# scope kvm
server /kvm # set enabled yes
server /kvm* # set max-sessions 2
server /kvm* # commit
server /kvm #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show kvm

 

set max-target-luns

To set the maximum logical unit numbers (LUNs) per target, use the set max-target-luns command.

set max-target-luns count

Syntax Description

count

The maximum logical unit numbers (LUNs) per target; the maximum number of LUNs that the driver will discover. The range is 1 to 1024.

Command Default

The default is 256 LUNs.

Command Modes

Port (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the max-target-luns:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope port
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port # set max-target-luns 334
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port #

Related Commands

None

set MemoryMappedIOAbove4GB

To enable or disable memory mapped I/O of 64-bit PCI devices to 4GB or greater address space, use the set MemoryMappedIOAbove4GB command.

set MemoryMappedIOAbove4GB { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The server does not map I/O of 64-bit PCI devices to 4GB or greater address space.
Enabled

The server maps I/O of 64-bit PCI devices to 4GB or greater address space.

Command Default

The server does not map I/O of 64-bit PCI devices to 4GB or greater address space.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enable or disable memory mapped I/O of 64-bit PCI devices to 4GB or greater address space. Legacy option ROMs are not able to access addresses above 4GB. PCI devices that are 64-bit compliant but use a legacy option ROM may not function correctly with this setting enabled.

Examples

This example allows the server to map I/O of 64-bit PCI devices to 4GB or greater address space and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set MemoryMappedIOAbove4GB Enabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set mode

To specify the server NIC mode, use the set mode command.

set mode { dedicated | shared_lom | shared_lom_10g | cisco_card | shipping }

Syntax Description

dedicated

The management Ethernet port is used to access the CIMC.
shared_lom
The LAN On Motherboard (LOM) Ethernet host ports are used to access the CIMC.
Note   

If you select Shared LOM, make sure that all host ports belong to the same subnet.
shared_lom_10g

(If supported) The 10G LOM Ethernet host ports are used to access the CIMC.
cisco_card

The ports on the installed adapter card are used to access the CIMC.
shipping

(If supported) The management Ethernet port or ports provide a limited factory default configuration for initial connection. Select another mode for normal operation.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

1.0(1x)

The shipping keyword was introduced.

Examples

This example sets the server NIC mode to dedicated: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set mode dedicated
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show network

 

set mtu

To specify an MTU for a vNIC, use the set mtu command.

set mtu mtu-value

Syntax Description

mtu-value

Specifies the maximum transmission unit (MTU) or packet size that the vNIC accepts. Valid MTU values are 1500 to 9000 bytes; the default is 1500.

Command Default

The MTU is 1500 bytes.

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to specify an MTU of 9000 for the Ethernet host interface eth0:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # set mtu 9000
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

 

set name

To specify a user name, use the set name command.

set name user-name

Syntax Description

user-name

The name of the user. The name can contain up to 70 characters.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

User (/user)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example configures a user name, password, and role: 

server# scope user
server /user # set enabled yes
server /user* # set name user15
server /user* # set password cisco123
server /user* # set role read-only
server /user* # commit
server /user #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show user

 

set niv-mode

To enable or disable Network Interface Virtualization (NIV) on the adapter card, use the set niv-mode command.

set niv-mode { disabled | enabled }

Syntax Description

disabled

Disables NIV mode on the card.
enabled

Enables NIV mode on the card.

Command Default

NIV mode is disabled.

Command Modes

Adapter (/chassis/adapter)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enable or disable NIV mode on the adapter card. When NIV mode is enabled, vNICs have the following features:
  • Can be assigned to a specific channel
  • Can be associated with a port profile
  • Can fail over to another vNIC if there are communication problems

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enable NIV mode on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # set niv-mode enabled
Server /chassis/adapter *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show adapter

 

set non-compliance-action

To specify the action the system should take if power capping is enabled and the server requests more than its peak power allotment, use the set non-compliance-action command.

set non-compliance-action { force-power-reduction | none | power-off-host | throttle }

Syntax Description

force-power-reduction

The server is forced to reduce its power consumption by any means necessary. This option is not available on some server models.
none

No action is taken and the server is allowed to use more power than specified in the peak power setting.
power-off-host

The server is shut down.
throttle

Processes running on the server are throttled to bring the total power consumption down.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Power cap (/power-cap)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the action the system should take if power capping is enabled and the server requests more than its peak power allotment.

Examples

This example sets the non-compliance action to throttle processes on the server and commits the transaction:

Server# scope power-cap
Server /power-cap # set enabled yes
Server /power-cap *# set peak-power 1000
Server /power-cap *# set non-compliance-action throttle
Server /power-cap *# commit
Server /power-cap #  show detail
    Cur Consumption (W): 688
    Max Consumption (W): 1620
    Min Consumption (W): 48
    Minimum Configurable Limit (W): 500
    Maximum Configurable Limit (W): 2000
    Power Cap Enabled: yes
    Peak Power: 1000
    Non Compliance Action: throttle

Server /power-cap #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set peak-power

 

show power-cap

 

set NUMAOptimize

To specify whether the BIOS supports Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA), use the set NUMAOptimize command.

set NUMAOptimize { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The BIOS does not support NUMA.
Enabled

The BIOS includes the ACPI tables that are required for NUMA-aware operating systems.

Command Default

NUMA support is enabled.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify whether the BIOS supports NUMA. When NUMA support is enabled, the BIOS includes the ACPI tables that are required for NUMA-aware operating systems.


Note

If you enable this option, the system must disable Inter-Socket Memory interleaving on some platforms.

Examples

This example disables NUMA support in the BIOS and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set NUMAOptimize Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set OnboardNic1

To enable or disable the first onboard Network Interface Card (NIC) on the server, use the set OnboardNic1 command.

set OnboardNic1 { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

NIC 1 is not available.
Enabled

NIC 1 is available.

Command Default

NIC 1 is available.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

By replacing the numeral 1 in the command with the numeral 2, you can modify this command to specify whether the onboard NIC2 is available. For example, to enable or disable NIC 2, use the set OnboardNic2 command.

Examples

This example disables NIC 1 and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set OnboardNic1 Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set OnboardNic1ROM

 

show advanced

 

set OnboardNic1ROM

To specify whether the system loads the embedded PXE option ROM for the first onboard NIC on the server, use the set OnboardNic1ROM command.

set OnboardNic1ROM { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The PXE option ROM is not available for NIC 1.
Enabled

The PXE option ROM is available for NIC 1.

Command Default

The PXE option ROM is available for NIC 1.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

By replacing the numeral 1 in the command with the numeral 2, you can modify this command to specify whether the PXE option ROM for onboard NIC2 is available. For example, to specify the option ROM for NIC 2, use the set OnboardNic2ROM command.

Examples

This example specifies that the PXE option ROM is available for NIC 1 and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set OnboardNic1ROM Enabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set OnboardNic1

 

show advanced

 

set OnboardSATA

To specify whether the server uses its onboard built-in SATA controller, use the set OnboardSATA command.

set OnboardSATA { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The server does not use its onboard built-in SATA controller.
Enabled

The server uses its onboard built-in SATA controller.

Command Default

The server uses its onboard built-in SATA controller.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

This command is not available on all models and configurations.

Examples

This example specifies that the server does not use its onboard built-in SATA controller and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set OnboardSATA Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set order

To specify the relative order of this device for PCI bus device number assignment, use the set order command.

set order { any | order }

Syntax Description

any

No relative order is specified.
order

Specifies a relative order. The range is 0 to 99.

Command Default

No relative order is specified.

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the order of PCI bus number assignment of this device relative to other PCI bus devices. PCI bus numbers are assigned to devices by increasing relative order followed by devices for which no order is specified.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to specify a relative PC bus number assignment order of 30 for the Fibre Channel host interface fc0:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # set order 30
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

 

set outstanding-io-count

To set the outstanding IO count of the host Fibre Channel interface, use the set outstanding-io-count command.

set outstanding-io-count count

Syntax Description

count

Specifies the number of I/O operations that can be pending in the vHBA at one time. The range is 1 to 1024.

Command Default

The default is 512 operations.

Command Modes

Port (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the outstanding-io-count:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope port
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port # set outstanding-io-count 343
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port #

Related Commands

None

set PassThroughDMA

To specify whether the processor supports Intel VT-d Pass-through DMA, use the set PassThroughDMA command.

set PassThroughDMA { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not support pass-through DMA.
Enabled

The processor uses VT-d Pass-through DMA as required.

Command Default

The processor uses VT-d Pass-through DMA as required.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor does not support VT-d Pass-through DMA and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set PassThroughDMA Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set password

To specify a user password, use the set password command.

set password user-password

Syntax Description

user-password

The password of the user. The password can contain up to 80 characters.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

User (/user)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example configures a user name, password, and role: 

server# scope user
server /user # set enabled yes
server /user* # set name user15
server /user* # set password cisco123
server /user* # set role read-only
server /user* # commit
server /user #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show user

 

set path (tech-support)

To set the TFTP path, use the set path command in tech-support mode.

set path tftp-path

Syntax Description

tftp-path

The TFTP path.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Technical support (/cimc/tech-support)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Specifies the path to the support data file should be stored.

Perform this task along with set tftp-ip when requested by the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC). This utility creates a summary report containing configuration information, logs and diagnostic data that will help TAC in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.

Examples

This example shows how to set the TFTP path: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope tech-support
server /cimc/tech-support # set path /test/test.bin
server /cimc/tech-support* # commit
server /cimc/tech-support #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set tftp-ip

 

show tech-support

 

set Pci-Opt-Roms

To specify whether the server can use the PCIe Option ROM expansion slots, use the set Pci-Opt-Roms command.

set Pci-Opt-Roms { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The PCIe Option ROMs are not available.
Enabled

The PCIe Option ROMs are available.

Command Default

The PCIe Option ROMs are available.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that the PCIe Option ROMs are not available and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set Pci-Opt-Roms Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set peak-power

To specify the maximum number of watts that can be allocated to the server, use the set peak-power command.

set peak-power watts

Syntax Description

watts

The maximum number of watts that can be allocated to the server.

Command Default

Zero watts are allocated.

Command Modes

Power cap (/power-cap)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the maximum number of watts that can be allocated to this server. Enter a number of watts within the range defined by the Minimum Configurable Limit field and the Maximum Configurable Limit field of the show power-cap detail command output. These fields are determined by the server model.

If the server requests more power than specified in this command, the system takes the action defined by the set non-compliance-action command.

Examples

This example sets the maximum number of watts allocated to 1000 and commits the transaction:

Server# scope power-cap
Server /power-cap # set enabled yes
Server /power-cap *# set peak-power 1000
Server /power-cap *# set non-compliance-action throttle
Server /power-cap *# commit
Server /power-cap #  show detail
    Cur Consumption (W): 688
    Max Consumption (W): 1620
    Min Consumption (W): 48
    Minimum Configurable Limit (W): 500
    Maximum Configurable Limit (W): 2000
    Power Cap Enabled: yes
    Peak Power: 1000
    Non Compliance Action: throttle

Server /power-cap #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set non-compliance-action

 

show power-cap

 

set penalty-time

To specify a blocking time after multiple login failures, use the set penalty-time command.

set penalty-time penalty-seconds

Syntax Description

penalty-seconds

The number of seconds the user remains locked out after exceeding the maximum number of login attempts within the specified time window. The range of valid values is 300 to 900.

Command Default

The default blocking time is 300 seconds.

Command Modes

IP blocking (/cimc/network/ipblocking)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1X)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example sets the IP blocking time to 600 seconds: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # scope ipblocking
server /cimc/network/ipblocking # set enable yes
server /cimc/network/ipblocking* # set penalty-time 600
server /cimc/network/ipblocking* # commit
server /cimc/network/ipblocking #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set fail-count

 

show ipblocking

 

set persistent-lun-binding

To enable or disable the persistent binding for the vHBA, use the set persistent-lun-binding command.

set persistent-lun-binding { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables persistent-lun binding.
enable

Enables persistent-lun binding.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Persistent binding (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/perbi)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enable the persistent-lun binding of the host Fibre Channel interface:

Server# scope chassis
Server/chassis # scope adapter 1
Server/chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope perbi
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/perbi # set persistent-lun-binding enable
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/perbi *# commit
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/perbi #

Related Commands

None

set platform-event-enabled

To enable or disable platform event alerts, use the set platform-event-enabled command.

set platform-event-enabled { no | | yes }

Syntax Description

no

Disables platform event alerts.

yes

Enables platform event alerts.

Command Default

Platform event alerts are enabled.

Command Modes

Fault (/fault)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example enables platform event alerts: 

server# scope fault
server /fault # set platform-event-enabled yes
server /fault* # commit
server /fault #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show fault

 

show pef

 

set plogi-retries

To set the port login (PLOGI) retries value, use the set plogi-retries command.

set plogi-retries count

Syntax Description

count

Specifies the number of times that the system tries to log in to the fabric after the first failure. The range is 0 and 255.

Command Default

The default is 8 retries.

Command Modes

Port-p-logi (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-p-logi)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the plogi-retries of the host Fibre Channel interface:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope port-p-logi
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-p-logi # set plogi-retries 03
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-p-logi *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-p-logi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set plogi-timeout

 

set plogi-timeout

To set the port login (PLOGI) timeout value of the host Fibre Channel interface, use the set plogi-timeout command.

set plogi-timeout msec

Syntax Description

msec

Specifies the number of milliseconds that the system waits before it tries to log in again. The range is 1 to 255000.

Command Default

The default is 2000 milliseconds.

Command Modes

Port-p-logi (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-p-logi)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the port login (PLOGI) timeout value of the host Fibre Channel Interface:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope port-p-logi
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-p-logi # set plogi-timeout 203
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-p-logi *# commit
Server/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/port-p-logi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set port-plogi-retries

 

set policy

To specify the action to be taken when chassis power is restored, use the set policy command.

set policy { power-off | power-on | restore-last-state }

Syntax Description

power-off

Server power will remain off until manually turned on.
power-on

Server power will be turned on when chassis power is restored.
restore-last-state

Server power will return to the state before chassis power was lost.

Command Default

The default action is power-off.

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the action to be taken when chassis power is restored after an outage.

When the selected action is power-on, you can select a delay in the restoration of power to the server.

Examples

This example sets the power restore policy to power-on with a fixed delay of 180 seconds (3 minutes) and commits the transaction:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # set policy power-on
Server /chassis *# set delay fixed
Server /chassis *# set delay-value 180
Server /chassis *# commit
Server /chassis #  show detail
Chassis:
    Power: on
    Serial Number: QCI1404A1IT
    Product Name: UCS C200 M1
    PID : R200-1120402
    UUID: 01A6E738-D8FE-DE11-76AE-8843E138AE04
    Locator LED: off
    Description: Testing power restore
    Power Restore Policy: power-on
    Power Delay Type: fixed
    Power Delay Value(sec): 180

Server /chassis #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set delay

 

set delay-value

 

set port-down-io-retry-count

To set the port-down-io-retry-count of the host Fibre Channel interface, use the set port-down-io-retry-count command.

set port-down-io-retry-count count

Syntax Description

count

The number of times an I/O request to a port is returned because the port is busy before the system decides the port is unavailable. The range is 0 to 255.

Command Default

The default is 8 retries.

Command Modes

Error-recovery (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the port-down-io-retry-count:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/ # scope error-recovery
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery # set port-down-io-retry-count 200
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery *# commit
Committed host-fc-if fc0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set port-down-timeout

 

set port-down-timeout

To set the port-down-timeout, use the set port-down-timeout command.

set port-down-timeout msec

Syntax Description

msec

Specifies the number of milliseconds the uplink port should be offline before it informs the system that the uplink port is down and fabric connectivity has been lost. The range is 0 to 240000.

Command Default

The default is 10000 milliseconds.

Command Modes

Error-recovery (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the port-down-io-retry-timeout:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # scope error-recovery
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery # set port-down-timeout 9343
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery *# commit
Committed host-fc-if fc0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if/error-recovery #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set port-down-io-retry-count

 

set port-profile

To specify a port profile that should be associated with the vNIC, use the set port-profile command.

set port-profile name

Syntax Description

name

The name of a port profile.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

To use this command, you must enable NIV mode for the adapter.

The name must be a port profile defined on the switch to which this server is connected.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to specify a port profile on interface eth0 on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # set niv-mode enabled
Server /chassis/adapter *# scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# set port-profile TestProfile5
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set niv-mode

 

show port-profiles

 

set POSTErrorPause

To specify the action when the server encounters a critical error during power-on self test (POST), use the set POSTErrorPause command.

set POSTErrorPause { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The BIOS continues to attempt to boot the server when a critical error occurs during POST.
Enabled

The BIOS pauses the attempt to boot the server and opens the Error Manager when a critical error occurs during POST.

Command Default

The BIOS continues to attempt to boot the server when a critical error occurs during POST.

Command Modes

Main BIOS (/bios/main)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example configures the boot to pause when a critical error occurs during POST and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope main
Server /bios/main # set POSTErrorPause Enabled
Server /bios/main *# commit
Server /bios/main *# show detail
Set-up parameters:
    Boot option retry: Disabled
    POST Error Pause: Enabled

Server /bios/main #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show main

 

set preferred-dns-server

To specify the IP address of the primary DNS server, use the set preferred-dns-server command.

set preferred-dns-server dns1-ipv4-address

Syntax Description

dns1-ipv4-address

The IP address of the primary DNS server.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies the IP address of the primary DNS server: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set preferred-dns-server 192.0.20.1
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set alternate-dns-server

 

show network

 

set privilege-level

To specify the highest privilege level that can be assigned to an IPMI session, use the set privilege-level command.

set privilege-level { admin | readonly | user }

Syntax Description

admin

IPMI users can perform all available actions.
readonly

IPMI users can view information but cannot make any changes.
user

IPMI users can perform some functions but cannot perform administrative tasks.

Command Default

IPMI users can perform all available actions.

Command Modes

IPMI (/ipmi)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the highest privilege level that can be assigned to an IPMI session on this server. This can be one of the following levels:
  • admin — IPMI users can perform all available actions. If you select this option, IPMI users with the "Administrator" user role can create admin, user, and read-only sessions on this server.
  • readonly — IPMI users can view information but cannot make any changes. If you select this option, IPMI users with the "Administrator", "Operator", or "User" user roles can only create read-only IPMI sessions, regardless of their other IPMI privileges.
  • user — IPMI users can perform some functions but cannot perform administrative tasks. If you select this option, IPMI users with the "Administrator" or "Operator" user role can create user and read-only sessions on this server.

Examples

This example sets the highest privilege level that can be assigned to an IPMI session to read-only: 

server# scope ipmi
server /ipmi # set enabled yes
server /ipmi* # set privilege-level readonly
server /ipmi* # commit
server /ipmi #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show ipmi

 

set ProcessorC3Report

To specify whether the processor sends the C3 report to the operating system, use the set ProcessorC3Report command.

set ProcessorC3Report { Disabled | ACPI_C2 | ACPI_C3 }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not send the C3 report.
ACPI_C2

The processor sends the C3 report using the ACPI C2 format.
ACPI_C3

The processor sends the C3 report using the ACPI C3 format.

Command Default

The processor does not send the C3 report.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor sends the C3 report using the ACPI C3 format and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set ProcessorC3Report ACPI_C3
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set ProcessorC6Report

To specify whether the processor sends the C6 report to the operating system, use the set ProcessorC6Report command.

set ProcessorC6Report { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The processor does not send the C6 report.
Enabled

The processor sends the C6 report.

Command Default

The processor sends the C6 report.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that the processor does not send the C6 report and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set ProcessorC6Report Disable
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set raid-primary-member

To specify the slot in which the primary copy of the data resides, use the set raid-primary-member command.

set raid-primary-member { slot1 | slot2 }

Syntax Description

slot1

The primary copy of the data resides in slot 1.
slot2

The primary copy of the data resides in slot 2.

Command Default

The primary copy of the data resides in slot 1.

Command Modes

FlexFlash operational profile (/chassis/flexflash/operational-profile)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(3)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the slot in which the primary copy of the data resides.


Note

Currently, Cisco Flexible Flash cards are supported only in slot 1.

Examples

This example shows how to specify that the primary copy of the data resides in slot 1: 

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope flexflash FlexFlash-0
Server /chassis/flexflash # scope operational-profile
Server /chassis/flexflash/operational-profile # set raid-primary-member slot1
Server /chassis/flexflash/operational-profile *# commit
Server /chassis/flexflash/operational-profile #

Related Commands

Command

Description

scope operational-profile

 

set rate-limit

To specify a maximum data rate for the host interface, use the set rate-limit command.

set rate-limit { off | rate }

Syntax Description

off

Rate limiting is disabled.
rate

Specifies the rate limit in Mbps. The range is 1 to 10000.

Command Default

Rate limiting is disabled.

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to specify a rate limit of 500 Mbps on interface eth0 on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # set rate-limit 500
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show host-eth-if

 

set redundancy

To specify the server NIC redundancy mode when the NIC mode is Shared LOM, use the set redundancy command.

set redundancy { none | active-active | active-standby }

Syntax Description

none

The LAN On Motherboard (LOM) Ethernet ports operate independently and do not fail over if there is a problem.
active-active

If supported, all LOM Ethernet ports are utilized.
active-standby

If one LOM Ethernet port fails, traffic fails over to another LOM port.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example sets the server NIC redundancy mode to active-standby: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set redundancy active-standby
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set mode

 

show network

 

set resource-allocation-timeout

To set the the resource allocation timeout value (RATOV), use the set error-detect-timeout command.

set resource-allocation-timeout msec

Syntax Description

msec

Specifies the resource allocation timeout value (RATOV), the number of milliseconds to wait before the system assumes that a resource cannot be properly allocated. The range is 5000 to 100000; the default is 10000 milliseconds.

Command Default

The default is 10000 milliseconds.

Command Modes

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the resource allocation timeout value to 5000 milliseconds:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # set resource-allocation-timeout 5000
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set error-detect-timeout

 

set rq-count

To set the receive queue count of the host Ethernet interface, use the set rq-count command.

set rq-count count

Syntax Description

count

The number of receive queue resources to allocate. The range is 1 to 256.

Command Default

The default is 4.

Command Modes

Receive queue (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/recv-queue)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the number of receive queue resources to allocate:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope recv-queue
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/recv-queue # set rq-count 3
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/recv-queue *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/recv-queue #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rq-ring-size

 

set rq-ring-size

To set the receive queue ring size, use the set rq-ring-size command.

set rq-ring-size size

Syntax Description

size

The number of descriptors in the receive queue. The range is 64 to 4094; the default is 512.

Command Default

The default is 512.

Command Modes

Receive queue (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/recv-queue)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the number of descriptors in the receive queue:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope recv-queue
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/recv-queue # set eth-rq-ring-size 68
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/recv-queue *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/recv-queue #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rq-count

 

set rss

To enable or disable Receive-side Scaling (RSS), use the set rss command.

set rss { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables RSS.
enable

Enables RSS.

Command Default

The default is enable for the two default vNICs and disable for user-created vNICs.

Command Modes

RSS (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to enable or disable RSS, which allows the efficient distribution of network receive processing across multiple CPUs in multiprocessor systems.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to disable RSS:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope rss
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss # set rss disable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rss-hash-ipv4

 

set rss-hash-ipv6

 

set rss-hash-ipv4

To enable or disable the IPv4 RSS of the host Ethernet interface, use the set rss-hash-ipv4 command.

set rss-hash-ipv4 { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables IPv4 RSS.
enable

Enables IPv4 RSS.

Command Default

The default is enable.

Command Modes

RSS (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the rss-hash-ipv4:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope rss
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss # set rss-hash-ipv4 disable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rss-hash-ipv6

 

set rss

 

set rss-hash-ipv6

To enable or disable the IPv6 RSS of the host Ethernet interface, use the set rss-hash-ipv6 command.

set rss-hash-ipv6 { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables IPv6 RSS.
enable

Enables IPv6 RSS.

Command Default

The default is enable.

Command Modes

RSS (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the rss-hash-ipv6: 

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope rss
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss # set rss-hash-ipv6 disable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rss-hash-ipv4

 

set rss

 

set rss-hash-ipv6-ex

To enable or disable the IPv6 Extension RSS of the host Ethernet interface, use the set rss-hash-ipv6-ex command.

set rss-hash-ipv6-ex { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables IPv6 extension RSS.
enable

Enables IPv6 extension RSS.

Command Default

The default is disable.

Command Modes

RSS (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the rss-hash-ipv6-ex:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope rss
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss # set rss-hash-ipv6-ex disable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rss-hash-ipv6

 

set rss

 

set rss-hash-tcp-ipv4

To enable or disable TCP/IPv4 RSS on the host Ethernet interface, use the set rss-hash-tcp-ipv4 command.

set rss-hash-tcp-ipv4 { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables TCP/IPv4 RSS.
enable

EnablesTCP/IPv4 RSS.

Command Default

The default is enable.

Command Modes

RSS (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enable TCP/IPv4 RSS:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope rss
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss # set rss-hash-tcp-ipv4 enable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rss

 

set rss-hash-tcp-ipv6

 

set rss-hash-tcp-ipv6

To enable or disable the TCP/IPv6 RSS of the host Ethernet interface, use the set rss-hash-tcp-ipv6 command.

set rss-hash-tcp-ipv6 { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables TCP/IPv6 RSS.
enable

Enables TCP/IPv6 RSS.

Command Default

The default is enable.

Command Modes

RSS (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the rss-hash-tcp-ipv6:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope rss
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss # set rss-hash-tcp-ipv6 disable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rss-hash-tcp-ipv4

 

set rss

 

set rss-hash-tcp-ipv6-ex

To set the TCP/IPv6 Extension RSS of the host Ethernet interface, use the set rss-hash-tcp-ipv6-ex command.

set rss-hash-tcp-ipv6-ex { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables TCP/IPv6 extension RSS.
enable

Enables TCP/IPv6 extension RSS.

Command Default

The default is disable.

Command Modes

RSS (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the rss-hash-tcp-ipv6-ex:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope rss
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss # set rss-hash-tcp-ipv6-ex
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/rss #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rss-hash-tcp-ipv4-ex

 

set rss

 

set SelectMemoryRAS

To specify how the memory reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) is configured for the server, use the set SelectMemoryRAS command.

set SelectMemoryRAS { Maximum_Performance | Mirroring | Sparing }

Syntax Description

Maximum_Performance

System performance is optimized.
Mirroring

System reliability is optimized by using half the system memory as backup.
Sparing

System reliability is enhanced with a degree of memory redundancy while making more memory available to the operating system than mirroring.

Command Default

System performance is optimized.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example configures memory mirroring for system reliability and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set SelectMemoryRAS Mirroring
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show advanced

 

set send-alert (pef)

To enable performance event filter alerts on the server, use the set send-alert command in pef mode.

set send-alert { no | | yes }

Syntax Description

no

Specifies that performance event filter alerts are not enabled.

yes

Specifies that performance event filter alerts are enabled.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Performance event filters (/fault/pef)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to enable performance event filter alerts on the server: 

server# scope fault
server /fault # scope pef 3
server /fault/pef # set send-alert yes
server /fault/pef* # commit
server /fault/pef #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show pef

 

set Serial-PortA

To enable or disable serial port A, use the set Serial-PortA command.

set Serial-PortA { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The port is disabled.
Enabled

The port is enabled.

Command Default

The port is enabled.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

This command is not available on all models and configurations.

Examples

This example disables serial port A and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set Serial-PortA Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set SerialPortAAddress

 

show advanced

 

set SerialPortAAddress

To specify the address to be used by serial port A, use the set SerialPortAAddress command.

set SerialPortAAddress { 2E8 | 3E8 | 3F8 }

Syntax Description

2E8

The port uses address 2E8.
3E8

The port uses address 3E8.
3F8

The port uses address 3F8.

Command Default

The port uses address 3F8.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

By replacing the port letter A in the command with the letter B, you can modify this command to specify an address for serial port B. For example, to specify an address for serial port B, use the set SerialPortBAddress command.


Note

This command is not available on all models and configurations.

Examples

This example specifies that serial port A uses address 3E8 and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set SerialPortAAddress 3E8
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set Serial-PortA

 

show advanced

 

set Serial-PortB

To enable or disable serial port B, use the set Serial-PortB command.

set Serial-PortB { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The port is disabled.
Enabled

The port is enabled.

Command Default

The port is enabled.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

This command is not available on all models and configurations.

Examples

This example disables serial port B and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set Serial-PortB Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set SerialPortBAddress

 

show advanced

 

set SerialPortBAddress

To specify the address to be used by serial port B, use the set SerialPortBAddress command.

set SerialPortBAddress { 2E8 | 2F8 | 3E8 | 3F8 }

Syntax Description

2E8

The port uses address 2E8.
2F8

The port uses address 2F8.
3E8

The port uses address 3E8.
3F8

The port uses address 3F8.

Command Default

The port uses address 2F8.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines


Note

This command is not available on all models and configurations.

Examples

This example specifies that serial port B uses address 3E8 and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set SerialPortBAddress 3E8
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set Serial-PortB

 

show advanced

 

set server-ip

To specify the IP address of a remote server, use the set server-ip command.

set server-ip ip-address

Syntax Description

ip-address

Specifies the IP address of a remote server.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

CIMC log server (/cimc/log/server)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

1.1(2)

This command was added to the CIMC log server command mode.

1.4(1)

This command was removed from the LDAP command mode.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to configure the IP address of a remote syslog server for sending CIMC log entries.

Examples

This example shows how to configure a remote syslog server profile and enable the sending of CIMC log entries: 

Server# scope cimc
Server /cimc # scope log
Server /cimc/log # scope server 2
Server /cimc/log/server # set server-ip 192.0.2.34
Server /cimc/log/server *# set enabled yes
Server /cimc/log/server *# commit
Server /cimc/log/server #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show server

 

set Slot1Disable

To specify whether the PCIe expansion slot 1 is available to the server, use the set Slot1Disable command.

set Slot1Disable { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The expansion slot is not available.
Enabled

The expansion slot is available.

Command Default

The expansion slot is available.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

By replacing the numeral 1 in the command with the number of another PCIe expansion slot, you can modify this command to specify whether other expansion slots are available. For example, to configure expansion slot 2, use the set Slot2Disable command.

Examples

This example specifies that PCIe expansion slot 1 is not available and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set Slot1Disable Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set SlotMezzDisable

 

show advanced

 

set SlotMezzDisable

To specify whether the PCIe mezzanine slot expansion ROM is available to the server, use the set SlotMezzDisable command.

set SlotMezzDisable { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The mezzanine slot is not available.
Enabled

The mezzanine slot is available.

Command Default

The mezzanine slot is available.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies that the PCIe mezzanine slot expansion ROM is not available and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set SlotMezzDisable Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set Slot1Disable

 

show advanced

 

set ssh-port

To specify the port number for SSH connections to CIMC, use the set ssh-port command.

set ssh-port port-number

Syntax Description

port-number

The port number for SSH connections to CIMC.

Command Default

The default port number is 22.

Command Modes

Secure shell (/ssh)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example configures a port number of 22 for SSH connections: 

server# scope ssh
server /ssh # set enabled yes
server /ssh* # set ssh-port 22
server /ssh* # commit
server /ssh #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show ssh

 

set sys-contact

To specify the SNMP system contact information, use the set sys-contact command.

set sys-contact contact

Syntax Description

contact

The SNMP contact information.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

SNMP (/snmp)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the system contact person responsible for the SNMP implementation. The contact information can be up to 254 characters, such as an email address or a name and telephone number. To enter a value that contains spaces, you must enclose the entry with quotation marks.

SNMP must be enabled and saved before this command can be accepted.

Examples

This example configures the SNMP parameters and commits the transaction:

scope snmp
Server /snmp # set enabled yes
Server /snmp *# commit
Server /snmp # set community-str cimcpublic
Server /snmp *# set sys-contact "User Name <username@example.com> +1-408-555-1212"
Server /snmp *# set sys-location "San Jose, California"
Server /snmp *# commit
Server /snmp #  show detail
SNMP Settings:
    SNMP Port: 161
    System Contact: User Name <username@example.com> +1-408-555-1212
    System Location: San Jose, California
    SNMP Community: cimcpublic
    SNMP Trap community: 0
    Enabled: yes
    SNMP Trap Version: 1
    SNMP Inform Type: inform

Server /snmp #

Related Commands

Command

Description

scope snmp

 

show snmp

 

set sys-location

To specify the SNMP system server location, use the set sys-location command.

set sys-location location

Syntax Description

location

The SNMP system server location information.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

SNMP (/snmp)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the location of the host on which the SNMP agent (server) runs. The location information can be up to 254 characters. To enter a value that contains spaces, you must enclose the entry with quotation marks.

SNMP must be enabled and saved before this command can be accepted.

Examples

This example configures the SNMP parameters and commits the transaction:

scope snmp
Server /snmp # set enabled yes
Server /snmp *# commit
Server /snmp # set community-str cimcpublic
Server /snmp *# set sys-contact "User Name <username@example.com> +1-408-555-1212"
Server /snmp *# set sys-location "San Jose, California"
Server /snmp *# commit
Server /snmp #  show detail
SNMP Settings:
    SNMP Port: 161
    System Contact: User Name <username@example.com> +1-408-555-1212
    System Location: San Jose, California
    SNMP Community: cimcpublic
    SNMP Trap community: 0
    Enabled: yes
    SNMP Trap Version: 1
    SNMP Inform Type: inform

Server /snmp #

Related Commands

Command

Description

scope snmp

 

show snmp

 

set tcp-large-receive-offload

To enable or disable the TCP Large Packet Receive Offload, use the set tcp-large-receive offload command.

settcp-large-receive-offload { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

The CPU processes all large packets.
enable

The hardware reassembles all segmented packets before sending them to the CPU. This option may reduce CPU utilization and increase inbound throughput.

Command Default

The default is enable.

Command Modes

Offload (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the TCP Large Packet Receive Offload:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope offload
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload # set tcp-large-receive-offload disable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set tcp-tx-checksum-offload

 

set tcp-rx-checksum-offload

To enable or disable the TCP receive checksum validation offload, use the set tcp-rx-checksum-offload command.

set tcp-rx-checksum-offload { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

The CPU validates all packet checksums.
enable

The CPU sends all packet checksums to the hardware for validation. This option may reduce CPU overhead.

Command Default

The default is enable.

Command Modes

Offload  (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the TCP rx checksum offload:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope offload
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload # set tcp-rx-checksum-offload disable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set tcp-tx-checksum-offload

 

set tcp-segment-offload

 

set tcp-segment-offload

To enable or disable the TCP segment offload, use the set tcp-segment-offload command.

set tcp-segment-offload { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Disables the CPU segments large TCP packets.
enable

Enables the CPU to send large TCP packets to the hardware to be segmented.

Command Default

The default is enable.

Command Modes

Offload (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the TCP segment offload:

Server# scope chassis 
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope offload
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload # set tcp-segment-offload disable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set tcp-tx-checksum-offload

 

set tcp-rx-checksum-offload

 

set tcp-tx-checksum-offload

To enable or disable the TCP Transmit Offload Checksum Validation, use the set tcp-tx-checksum-offload command.

set tcp-tx-checksum-offload { disable | | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

The CPU validates all packet checksums.
enable

The CPU sends all packet checksums to the hardware for validation. This option may reduce CPU overhead.

Command Default

The default is enable.

Command Modes

Offload (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the TCP rx checksum offload:

Server# scope chassis 
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope offload
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload # set tcp-tx-checksum-offload disable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/offload #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set tcp-tx-checksum-offload

 

set tcp-rx-checksum-offload

 

set TerminalType

To specify the type of character formatting for console redirection, use the set TerminalType command.

set TerminalType { PC-ANSI | VT100 | VT-100-PLUS | VT-UTF8 }

Syntax Description

PC-ANSI

The PC-ANSI terminal font is used.
VT-UTF8

A video terminal with the UTF-8 character set is used.
VT100

A supported vt100 video terminal and its character set are used.
VT-100-PLUS

A supported vt100-plus video terminal and its character set are used.

Command Default

A supported vt100 video terminal and its character set are used.

Command Modes

Server Management BIOS (/bios/server-management)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the type of character formatting for console redirection.


Note

This setting must match the setting on the remote terminal application.

Examples

This example specifies a video terminal with the UTF-8 character set and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope server-management
Server /bios/server-management # set TerminalType VT-UTF8
Server /bios/server-management *# commit
Server /bios/server-management #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show server-management

 

set tftp-ip (tech-support)

To set the TFTP server IP address, use the set tftp-ip command in tech-support mode.

set tftp-ip ip-address

Syntax Description

ip-address

The IP address of the TFTP server. The format is X.X.X.X.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Technical support (/cimc/tech-support)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Specifies the IP address of the TFTP server on which the support data file should be stored.

Perform this task along with set path when requested by the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC). This utility creates a summary report containing configuration information, logs and diagnostic data that will help TAC in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues.

Examples

This example shows how to set the TFTP server IP address: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope tech-support
server /cimc/tech-support # set tftp-ip 209.165.200.225
server /cimc/tech-support* # commit
server /cimc/tech-support #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set tftp-path

 

show tech-support

 

set timeout

To specify a timeout period, use the set timeout command.

set timeout time

Syntax Description

time

The timeout period, in seconds.

Command Default

The default HTTP timeout is 1800 seconds.

The default LDAP timeout is 60 seconds.

The default SSH timeout is 1800 seconds.

Command Modes

HTTP (/http)

LDAP (/ldap)

Secure shell (/ssh)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

In the HTTP and SSH scopes, use this command to specify the connection timeout period in seconds.

In the LDAP scope, use this command to specify the period in seconds until the LDAP search operation times out.

For different types of connections, the timeout period ranges and defaults are as follows:
  • HTTP — The range is 60 to 10800; the default is 1800.
  • LDAP — The range is 0 to 1800; the default is 60.
  • SSH — The range is 60 to 10800; the default is 1800.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the HTTP connection timeout to 600 seconds:

server# scope http
server /http # set timeout 600
server /http* # commit
server /http #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show http

 

show ldap

 

show ssh

 

set trust-host-cos

To specify whether the vNIC will trust host CoS or will remark packets, use the set trust-host-cos command.

set trust-host-cos { disable | enable }

Syntax Description

disable

Received packets are remarked with the configured CoS value.
enable

The existing CoS value of received packets is preserved.

Command Default

Received packets are remarked.

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify whether the vNIC will trust host CoS or will remark packets. By default, the received host CoS is not trusted, and the vNIC will remark the packets with the CoS value configured by the set cos command or with a value of zero (0) if no CoS value is configured. If this command is enabled, the vNIC will preserve the CoS value of received packets.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to specify that received CoS values are preserved (trusted) by Ethernet host interface eth0:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # set trust-host-cos enable
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set cos

 

set uplink

To specify the uplink port associated with a vNIC, use the set uplink command.

set uplink { 0 | 1 }

Syntax Description

0

All traffic for this vNIC goes through uplink port 0.
1

All traffic for this vNIC goes through uplink port 1.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to associate uplink port 1 with the Ethernet host interface eth0:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # set uplink 1
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show host-eth-if

 

set uplink-failback-timeout

To specify the NIV uplink failback timeout for the host interface, use the set uplink-failback-timeout command.

set uplink-failback-timeout seconds

Syntax Description

seconds

Specifies the timeout in seconds. The range is 0 to 600.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

After a vNIC has started using its secondary interface, this setting controls how long the primary interface must be available before the system resumes using the primary interface for the vNIC.


Note

To use this command, you must enable NIV mode for the adapter.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to specify an NIV uplink failback timeout of 60 seconds on interface eth0 on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # set niv-mode enabled
Server /chassis/adapter *# scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# set uplink-failover enabled
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# set uplink-failback-timeout 60
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set niv-mode

 

set uplink-failover

 

set uplink-failover

To allow the vNIC to fail over to the secondary interface, use the set uplink-failover command.

set uplink-failover { disabled | enabled }

Syntax Description

disabled

Disables failover.
enabled

Allows failover.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Enable this setting if traffic on this vNIC should fail over to the secondary interface if there are communication problems.


Note

To use this command, you must enable NIV mode for the adapter.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to enable uplink failover on interface eth0 on adapter card 1:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # set niv-mode enabled
Server /chassis/adapter *# scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# set uplink-failover enabled
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# set uplink-failback-timeout 60
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set niv-mode

 

set uplink-failback-timeout

 

set USBController

To specify whether the server uses its built-in USB controller, use the set USBController command.

set USBController { Disabled | Enabled }

Syntax Description

Disabled

The server does not use its built-in USB controller.
Enabled

The server uses its built-in USB controller.

Command Default

The server uses its built-in USB controller.

Command Modes

Advanced BIOS (/bios/advanced)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example disables the built-in USB controller and commits the transaction:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # scope advanced
Server /bios/advanced # set USBController Disabled
Server /bios/advanced *# commit
Server /bios/advanced #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set MakeUSBDeviceNonBootable

 

show advanced

 

set v4-addr

To specify the IPv4 address of the server, use the set v4-addr command.

set v4-addr ip-address

Syntax Description

ip-address

An IPv4 address in the format X.X.X.X.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example sets the IPv4 address of the server: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set v4-addr 192.0.20.111
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show network

 

set v4-gateway

To specify the IPv4 address of the local gateway, use the set v4-gateway command.

set v4-gateway ip-address

Syntax Description

ip-address

An IPv4 address in the format X.X.X.X.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies the IPv4 address of the gateway: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set v4-gateway 192.0.20.254
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show network

 

set v4-netmask

To specify the IPv4 netmask of the server, use the set v4-netmask command.

set v4-netmask ip-address

Syntax Description

ip-address

An IPv4 netmask in the format X.X.X.X.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example specifies the IPv4 netmask of the server: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set v4-netmask 255.255.240.0
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

show network

 

set virtual-drives-enabled

To specify the virtual drives to be made available to the server, use the set virtual-drives-enabled command.

set virtual-drives-enabled drive-list

Syntax Description

drive-list

A list of virtual drives. See the Usage Guidelines for options and format.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

FlexFlash operational profile (/chassis/flexflash/operational-profile)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(3)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to specify the virtual drives to be made available to the server as a USB-style drive. List each virtual drive you want the server to access. The options are as follows:

  • SCU—The server can access the Cisco UCS-Server Configuration Utility.
  • DRIVERS—The server can access the Cisco drivers volume.
  • HV—The server can access the user-installed hypervisor.
  • HUU—The server can access the Cisco Host Upgrade Utility.

When listing more than one option, you must enclose the list in quotation marks (").

Examples

This example shows how to specify the virtual drives to be made available to the server for the first flash device: 

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope flexflash FlexFlash-0
Server /chassis/flexflash # scope operational-profile
Server /chassis/flexflash/operational-profile # set virtual-drives-enabled "SCU DRIVERS"
Server /chassis/flexflash/operational-profile *# commit
Server /chassis/flexflash/operational-profile #

Related Commands

Command

Description

scope operational-profile

 

set vlan

To specify the assigned VLAN for an interface, use the set vlan command.

set vlan { none | vlan-id }

Syntax Description

none

The interface belongs to no VLAN. This is the default.
vlan-id

The interface belongs to the specified VLAN. Valid VLAN identifiers are 1 to 4094.

Command Default

The interface belongs to no VLAN.

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

In an FCoE application, use this command to associate the vHBA with the FCoE VLAN.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to assign the Fibre Channel host interface fc0 to VLAN 5:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # set vlan 5
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

 

set vlan-enabled

To enable or disable VLAN membership for the server, use the set vlan-enabled command.

set vlan-enabled { no | yes }

Syntax Description

no

VLAN membership is disabled.
yes

VLAN membership is enabled.

Command Default

VLAN membership is disabled.

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example configures a VLAN connection for the CIMC to VLAN 200: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set vlan-enabled yes
server /cimc/network* # set vlan-id 200
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set vlan-id

 

show network

 

set vlan-id

To specify the VLAN number for connection to the server, use the set vlan-id command.

set vlan-id id

Syntax Description

id

The VLAN number.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example configures a VLAN connection for the CIMC to VLAN 200: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set vlan-enabled yes
server /cimc/network* # set vlan-id 200
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set vlan-enabled

 

show network

 

set vlan-mode

To specify the VLAN mode for a vNIC, use the set vlan-mode command.

set vlan-mode { access | trunk }

Syntax Description

access

The vNIC belongs to only one VLAN.
trunk

The vNIC can belong to more than one VLAN.

Command Default

The vNIC can belong to more than one VLAN.

Command Modes

Ethernet host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to specify trunk VLAN mode for the Ethernet host interface eth0:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # set vlan-mode trunk
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

 

set vlan-priority

To specify the VLAN priority, use the set vlan-priority command.

set vlan-priority priority

Syntax Description

priority

The VLAN priority. The range is 0 to 7.

Command Default

The default VLAN priority is 0.

Command Modes

Network (/cimc/network)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example configures a VLAN connection with a priority of 5: 

server# scope cimc
server /cimc # scope network
server /cimc/network # set vlan-enabled yes
server /cimc/network* # set vlan-id 200
server /cimc/network* # set vlan-priority 5
server /cimc/network* # commit
server /cimc/network #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set vlan-enabled

 

show network

 

set wq-count

To set the transmit queue count of the host Ethernet interface, use the set wq-count command.

set wq-count count

Syntax Description

count

The number of transmit queue resources to allocate. The range is 1 to 256.

Command Default

The default is 1.

Command Modes

Transmit queue (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/trans-queue)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the number of transmit queue resources to allocate:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0 
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope trans-queue
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/trans-queue # set wq-count 3
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/trans-queue *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/trans-queue #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set wq-ring-size

 

set wq-ring-size

To set the transmit queue ring size, use the set wq-ring-size command.

set wq-ring-size size

Syntax Description

size

The number of descriptors in the transmit queue. The range is 64 to 4094; the default is 256.

Command Default

The default is 256.

Command Modes

Transmit queue (/chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/trans-queue)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to set the number of descriptors in the transmit queue:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis/ # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-eth-if eth0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if # scope trans-queue
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/trans-queue # set wq-ring-size 68
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/trans-queue *# commit
Committed host-eth-if eth0 settings will take effect upon the next server reset
Server /chassis/adapter/host-eth-if/trans-queue #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set rq-count

 

set wwnn

To specify the WWNN for an interface, use the set wwnn command.

set wwnn wwnn

Syntax Description

wwnn

Specifies a unique World Wide Node Name (WWNN) for the adapter in the form hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to assign a WWNN to the Fibre Channel host interface fc0:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # set wwnn 01:23:45:67:89:ab:cd:ef
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set wwpn

 

set wwpn

To specify the WWPN for an interface, use the set wwpn command.

set wwpn wwpn

Syntax Description

wwpn

Specifies a unique World Wide Port Name (WWPN) for the adapter in the form hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Fibre Channel host interface (/chassis/adapter/host-fc-if)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to assign a WWPN to the Fibre Channel host interface fc0:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # scope adapter 1
Server /chassis/adapter # scope host-fc-if fc0
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if # set wwpn 01:23:45:67:89:ab:cd:ef
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if *# commit
Server /chassis/adapter/host-fc-if #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set wwnn

 

show actual-boot-order (bios)

To display the actual boot order, use the show actual-boot-order command in bios mode.

show actual-boot-order [ detail ]

Syntax Description

detail

(Optional) Displays detailed information about the actual boot order in list format.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.0(1x)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example shows how to display the actual boot order: 

server# scope bios
server /bios # show actual-boot-order

Boot Order   Type                      Boot Device                         
------------ ------------------------- ----------------------------------- 
1            CD/DVD                    CD-ROM                              
2            CD/DVD                    Cisco   Virtual CD/DVD  1.18        
3            Network Device (PXE)      Cisco NIC 23:0.0                    
4            Network Device (PXE)      MBA v5.0.5  Slot 0100               
5            Network Device (PXE)      MBA v5.0.5  Slot 0101               
6            Network Device (PXE)      MBA v5.0.5  Slot 0200               
7            Network Device (PXE)      MBA v5.0.5  Slot 0201               
8            Network Device (PXE)      Cisco NIC 22:0.0                    
9            Internal EFI Shell        Internal EFI Shell                  
10           FDD                       Cisco   Virtual HDD     1.18        
11           FDD                       Cisco   Virtual Floppy  1.18
        
server /bios #

Related Commands

Command

Description

set boot-order

 

show adapter

To show the adapter properties, use the show adapter command.

show adapter index [detail]

Syntax Description

index

The PCI slot number of the adapter card.
detail

(Optional) Displays detailed adapter properties in list form.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Chassis (/chassis)

Command History

Release Modification
1.2(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

Example

This example shows how to display information about the adapter:

Server# scope chassis
Server /chassis # show adapter 1
PCI Slot Product Name   Serial Number  Product ID     Vendor               
-------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------------- 
1        UCS VIC P81E   QCI1421A6SI    N2XX-ACPCI01   Cisco Systems Inc    
2        UCS VIC P81E   QCI1409A1RY    N2XX-ACPCI01   Cisco Systems Inc    

Server /chassis # show adapter 1 detail
PCI Slot 1:
    Product Name: UCS VIC P81E
    Serial Number: QCI1421A6SI
    Product ID: N2XX-ACPCI01
    Adapter Hardware Revision: 4
    Current FW Version: 1.6(0.11)
    NIV: Enabled
    FIP: Enabled
    Configuration Pending: no
    CIMC Management Enabled : no
    VID: V00
    Vendor: Cisco Systems Inc
    Description: LA-s4a
    FW Image 1 Version: 1.6(0.11)
    FW Image 1 State: RUNNING ACTIVATED
    FW Image 2 Version: 1.3(1.114)
    FW Image 2 State: BACKUP INACTIVATED
    FW Update Status: Idle
    FW Update Error: No error
    FW Update Stage: No operation (0%)
    FW Update Overall Progress: 0%

Server /chassis #

Related Commands

Command

Description

activate-adapter-fw

 

update-adapter-fw

 

show advanced

To display the advanced BIOS configuration settings, use the show advanced command.

show advanced [detail]

Syntax Description

detail

(Optional) Displays detailed advanced BIOS configuration settings in list format.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

BIOS (/bios)

Command History

Release Modification
1.3(1)

This command was introduced.

Examples

This example displays the advanced BIOS configuration details:

Server# scope bios
Server /bios # show advanced detail
Set-up parameters:
    Intel(R) VT-d Address Translati: Enabled
    Adjacent Cache Line prefetch: Enabled
    CPU Performance: Enterprise
    Intel(R