Managing the Server

This chapter includes the following sections:

Configuring BIOS Settings

Entering BIOS Setup

When you enter the BIOS setup for the first time, ensure that you secure the BIOS by setting up an admin-level and a user-level password. You have to set up the admin password when you access the BIOS menu for the first time. The user password (which only gives access to a small subset of BIOS options) must be set inside the BIOS setup menu.

To set up the admin password, press F2 when the system boots up. You will be prompted to set the password.

To set up the user password, after you log in, go to the ‘Security’ tab and set the password.

Configuring Main BIOS Settings

Before you begin

You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the work pane, click the BIOS tab.

Step 3

In the Configure BIOS tab, click the Main tab.

Step 4

Specify whether the server should be rebooted after you save your changes.

If you want your changes applied automatically after you click Save Changes, check the Reboot Host Immediately check box. immediately reboots the server and applies your changes.

If you want to apply your changes at a later time, clear the Reboot Host Immediately check box. stores the changes and applies them the next time the server reboots.

Note

 

If there are existing BIOS parameter changes pending, automatically overwrites the stored values with the current settings when you click Save Changes.

Step 5

In the Main tab, update the BIOS settings fields.

Step 6

You can reset the parameters or restore the default values using the buttons at the bottom of the Main tab. The available options are:

Name Description

Save button

Saves the settings for the BIOS parameters and closes the dialog box.

If the Reboot Host Immediately check box is checked, the server is rebooted immediately and the new BIOS settings go into effect. Otherwise the changes are saved until the server is manually rebooted.

Reset button

Resets the values for the BIOS parameters on all three tabs to the settings that were in effect when this dialog box was first opened.

Restore Defaults button

Sets the BIOS parameters on all three tabs to their default settings.

Configuring Advanced BIOS Settings


Note

Depending on your installed hardware, some configuration options described in this topic may not appear.

Before you begin

You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the work pane, click the BIOS tab.

Step 3

In the Configure BIOS tab, click the Advanced tab.

Step 4

Specify whether the server should be rebooted after you save your changes.

If you want your changes applied automatically after you click Save Changes, check the Reboot Host Immediately check box. immediately reboots the server and applies your changes.

If you want to apply your changes at a later time, clear the Reboot Host Immediately check box. stores the changes and applies them the next time the server reboots.

Note

 

If there are existing BIOS parameter changes pending, automatically overwrites the stored values with the current settings when you click Save Changes.

Step 5

In the Advanced tab, update the relevant fields:

Step 6

After you updated the fields, perform the following actions:

Name Description

Save button

Saves the settings for the BIOS parameters on all three tabs and closes the dialog box.

Reset button

Restores the values for the BIOS parameters on all three tabs to the settings that were in effect when this dialog box was first opened.

Restore Defaults button

Sets the BIOS parameters on all three tabs to their default settings.

Configuring Server Management BIOS Settings

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the work pane, click the BIOS tab.

Step 3

In the Configure BIOS tab, click Server Management.

Step 4

Specify whether the server should be rebooted after you save your changes.

If you want your changes applied automatically after you click Save Changes, check the Reboot Host Immediately check box. immediately reboots the server and applies your changes.

If you want to apply your changes at a later time, clear the Reboot Host Immediately check box. stores the changes and applies them the next time the server reboots.

Note

 

If there are existing BIOS parameter changes pending, automatically overwrites the stored values with the current settings when you click Save Changes.

Step 5

In the Server Management tab, update the relevant fields:

Step 6

Complete your action with the following options:

Name Description

Save button

Saves the settings for the BIOS parameters on all three tabs and closes the dialog box.

Reset button

Restores the values for the BIOS parameters on all three tabs to the settings that were in effect when this dialog box was first opened.

Restore Defaults button

Sets the BIOS parameters on all three tabs to their default settings.

The tables in the following sections list the server BIOS settings that you can view and configure.

Note

 

We recommend that you verify the support for BIOS settings in your server. Depending on your installed hardware, some settings may not be configurable.

Name Description

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Whether the processor uses Intel Turbo Boost Technology, which allows the processor to automatically increase its frequency if it is running below power, temperature, or voltage specifications. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not increase its frequency automatically.

  • Enabled—The processor utilizes Turbo Boost Technology if required.

Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology

Whether the processor uses Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, which allows the system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core frequency. This technology can result in decreased average power consumption and decreased average heat production. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor never dynamically adjusts its voltage or frequency.

  • Enabled—The processor utilizes Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and enables all supported processor sleep states to further conserve power.

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

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Whether the processor uses Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, which allows multithreaded software applications to execute threads in parallel within each processor. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not permit hyperthreading.

  • Enabled—The processor allows for the parallel execution of multiple threads.

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

Number of Enabled Cores

Sets the state of logical processor cores in a package. If you disable this setting, Hyper Threading is also disabled. This can be one of the following:

  • All—Enables multi processing on all logical processor cores.

  • 1 through n—Specifies the number of logical processor cores that can run on the server. To disable multi processing and have only one logical processor core running on the server, select 1.

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

Execute Disable

Classifies memory areas on the server to specify where application code can execute. As a result of this 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. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not classify memory areas.

  • Enabled—The processor classifies memory areas.

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

Intel Virtualization Technology

Whether the processor uses Intel Virtualization Technology (VT), which allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not permit virtualization.

  • Enabled—The processor allows multiple operating systems in independent partitions.

Note

 

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

Intel VT for Directed IO

Whether the processor uses Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d). This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not use virtualization technology.

  • Enabled—The processor uses virtualization technology.

Intel VT-d Interrupt Remapping

Whether the processor supports Intel VT-d Interrupt Remapping. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not support remapping.

  • Enabled—The processor uses VT-d Interrupt Remapping as required.

Intel VT-d Coherency Support

Whether the processor supports Intel VT-d Coherency. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not support coherency.

  • Enabled—The processor uses VT-d Coherency as required.

Intel VT-d Address Translation Services

Whether the processor supports Intel VT-d Address Translation Services (ATS). This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not support ATS.

  • Enabled—The processor uses VT-d ATS as required.

Intel VT-d PassThrough DMA

Whether the processor supports Intel VT-d Pass-through DMA. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not support pass-through DMA.

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

Direct Cache Access

Allows processors to increase I/O performance by placing data from I/O devices directly into the processor cache. This setting helps to reduce cache misses. This can be one of the following:

  • 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.

Processor C3 Report

Whether the processor sends the C3 report to the operating system. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not send the C3 report.

  • —The processor sends the C3 report using the ACPI C2 format.

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

Processor C6 Report

Whether the processor sends the C6 report to the operating system. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The processor does not send the C6 report.

  • Enabled—The processor sends the C6 report.

Hardware Prefetcher

Whether the processor allows the Intel hardware prefetcher to fetch streams of data and instruction from memory into the unified second-level cache when necessary. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The hardware prefetcher is not used.

  • Enabled—The processor uses the hardware prefetcher when cache issues are detected.

Note

 

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

Adjacent Cache-Line Prefetch

Whether the processor uses the Intel Adjacent Cache-Line Prefetch mechanism to fetch data when necessary. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The Adjacent Cache-Line Prefetch mechanism is not used.

  • Enabled—The Adjacent Cache-Line Prefetch mechanism is used when cache issues are detected.

Note

 

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

Boot Option Rom

Sets the ROM type. This can be one of the following:

  • Legacy—The server launches the legacy Option ROM.

  • UEFI—The server launches the legacy UEFI ROM.

  • Disabled—Option ROM is not available.

Package C State Limit

The amount of power available to the server components when they are idle. This can be one of the following:

  • —The server provides all server components with full power at all times. This option maintains the highest level of performance and requires the greatest amount of power.

  • — System level coordination is in progress resulting in high power consumption. There might be performance issues until the coordination is complete.

  • —When the CPU is idle, the system reduces the power consumption further than with the C3 option. This option saves more power than C0 or C2, but there might be performance issues until the server returns to full power.

  • —When the CPU is idle, the server makes a minimal amount of power available to the components. This option saves the maximum amount of power but it also requires the longest time for the server to return to high performance mode.

  • —The server may enter any available C state.

Note

 

This option is used only if CPU C State is enabled.

Boot Order Rules

Whether the system boots according to the boot order that is specified in CIMC or specified in the BIOS setup utility. This can be one of the following:

  • Strict—The system boots according to the boot order specified in CIMC.

  • Loose—The system boots according to the boot order specified in the BIOS setup utility.

Patrol Scrub

Whether the system actively searches for, and corrects, single bit memory errors even in unused portions of the memory on the server. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The system checks for memory ECC errors only when the CPU reads or writes a memory address.

  • Enabled—The system periodically reads and writes memory searching for ECC errors. If any errors are found, the system attempts to fix them. This option may correct single bit errors before they become multi-bit errors, but it may adversely affect performance when the patrol scrub is running.

Demand Scrub

Whether the system allows a memory scrub to be performed on demand. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The system does not allow a memory scrub to be performed on demand.

  • Enabled—The system allows a memory scrub to be performed on demand. If errors occur, the system attempts to fix them or marks the location as unreadable. This process makes the system run faster with fewer data processing errors.

Device Tagging

Whether the system allows devices and interfaces to be grouped based on a variety of information, including descriptions, addresses, and names. This can be one of the following:

  • Disabled—The system does not allow the devices and interfaces to be grouped.

  • Enabled—The system allows the devices and interfaces to be grouped.

PXE Boot Mode

Configures the network ports for PXE boot according to the mode configured by the user. The following options are available:

  • Legacy: enables legacy PXE on the network ports. This is valid only if UEFI secure boot is disabled.

  • UEFI: enables UEFI PXE on the network ports.

  • Disabled: PXE is disabled and will not enable the ports to check for any PXE installation.

PXE boot mode is supported in BIOS v2.13 and later.

Note

 

If you are running ESXi 7.0 (or later), the ESXi backplane vmnic’s require PXE boot mode to be configured to the appropriate mode in BIOS. If PXE boot mode is not configured correctly, thebackplane vmnic’s will not come up.

Entering BIOS Setup

Before you begin

  • The server must be powered on.

  • You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the work pane, click the BIOS tab.

Step 3

In the Actions area, click Enter BIOS Setup.

Step 4

Click OK at the prompt.

Enables enter BIOS setup. On restart, the server enters the BIOS setup.

Clearing the BIOS CMOS

Before you begin

  • The server must be powered on.

  • You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the work pane, click the BIOS tab.

Step 3

In the Actions area, click Clear BIOS CMOS.

Step 4

Click OK to confirm.

Clears the BIOS CMOS.

Restoring BIOS Manufacturing Custom Settings

Before you begin

  • The server must be powered on.

  • You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the Compute menu, select a server.

Step 3

In the work pane, click the BIOS tab.

Step 4

In the Actions area, click Restore Manufacturing Custom Settings.

Step 5

Click OK to confirm.

Managing the Server Boot Order

Server Boot Order

When you change the boot order configuration, sends the configured boot order to BIOS the next time that server is rebooted. To implement the new boot order, reboot the server after you make the configuration change. The new boot order takes effect on any subsequent reboot. The configured boot order remains until the configuration is changed again in or in the BIOS setup.


Note

The actual boot order differs from the configured boot order if either of the following conditions occur:

  • BIOS encounters issues while trying to boot using the configured boot order.

  • A user changes the boot order directly through BIOS.

Managing a Boot Device

Before you begin

You must log in as a user with admin privileges to add device type to the server boot order.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the BIOS tab, click the Configure Boot Order tab.

Step 3

In the BIOS Properties area, click Configure Boot Order.

A dialog box with boot order instructions appears.

Step 4

In the Configure Boot Order dialog box, clcik Basic tab and from the Device Types table, choose the device that you want add to the boot order.

To add the local HDD device, click Advanced tab, click Add Local HDD, and update the following parameters:

Name Description

Name field

The name of the device.

Note

 

Once created, you cannot rename the device.

State drop-down list

The visibility of the device by BIOS. This can be one of the following:

  • Enabled—The device is visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

  • Disabled—The device is not visible to BIOS in a boot configuration.

Order field

The order of the device in the available list of devices.

Enter between 1 and n, where n is the number of devices.

Slot field

The slot in which the device is installed. Enter the slot number from the available range.

Save Changes button

Adds the device to the Boot Order table.

Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog box was open.

To add the PXE device, click Add PXE, and update the following parameters:

Name Description

Name field

The name of the device.

This name cannot be changed after the device has been created.

State drop-down list

The visibility of the device by BIOS. The state can be one of the following:

  • Enabled—The device is visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

  • Disabled—The device is not visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

Order field

The order of the device in the available list of devices.

Enter between 1 and n, where n is the number of devices.

Slot field

Port field

The port of the slot in which the device is present.

Enter a number between 0 and 255.

Save Changes button

Adds the device to the Boot Order table.

Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog box was open.

To add the SAN boot device, click Add SAN, and update the following parameters:

Name Description

Name field

The name of the device.

This name cannot be changed after the device has been created.

State drop-down list

The visibility of the device by BIOS. The state can be one of the following:

  • Enabled—The device is visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

  • Disabled—The device is not visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

Order field

The order of the device in the available list of devices.

Enter between 1 and n, where n is the number of devices.

Slot field

The slot in which the device is installed. Enter the slot number from the available range.

LUN field

Logical unit in a slot where the device is present.

Enter a number between 0 and 255.

Save Changes button

Adds the device to the Boot Order table.

Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog box was open.

To add the iSCSI boot device, click Add iSCSI, and update the following parameters:

Name Description

Name field

The name of the device.

This name cannot be changed after the device has been created.

State drop-down list

The visibility of the device by BIOS. The state can be one of the following:

  • Enabled—The device is visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

  • Disabled—The device is not visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

Order field

The order of the device in the available list of devices.

Enter between 1 and n, where n is the number of devices.

Slot field

The slot in which the device is installed. Enter the slot number from the available range.

Port field

The port of the slot in which the device is present.

Enter a number between 0 and 255.

Note

 

In case of a VIC card, use a vNIC instance instead of the port number.

Save Changes button

Adds the device to the Boot Order table.

Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog box was open.

To add the SD card, click Add SD Card, and update the following parameters:

Name Description

Name field

The name of the device.

This name cannot be changed after the device has been created.

State drop-down list

The visibility of the device by BIOS. This can be one of the following:

  • Enabled—The device is visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

  • Disabled—The device is not visible to BIOS in a boot configuration.

Order field

The order of the device in the available list of devices.

Enter between 1 and n, where n is the number of devices.

Lun field

Logical unit in a slot where the device is present.

Enter a number between 0 and 255.

Save Changes button

Adds the device to the Boot Order table.

Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog box was open.

To add the USB device, click Add USB, and update the following parameters:

Name Description

Name field

The name of the device.

This name cannot be changed after the device has been created.

Sub Type drop-down list

The subdevice type under a certain device type. This can be one of the following:

  • CD

  • FDD

  • HDD

State drop-down list

The visibility of the device by BIOS. This can be one of the following:

  • Enabled—The device is visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

  • Disabled—The device is not visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

Order field

The order of the device in the available list of devices.

Enter between 1 and n, where n is the number of devices.

Save Changes button

Adds the device to the Boot Order table.

Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog box was open.

To add the virtual media, click Virtual Media, and update the following parameters:

Name Description

Name field

The name of the device.

This name cannot be changed after the device has been created.

Sub Type drop-down list

The subdevice type under a certain device type. This could be any one of the following:

  • KVM Mapped DVD

  • KVM Mapped HDD

  • KVM Mapped FDD

State drop-down list

The visibility of the device by BIOS. The state can be one of the following:

  • Enabled—The device is visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

  • Disabled—The device is not visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

Order field

The order of the device in the available list of devices.

Enter between 1 and n, where n is the number of devices.

Save Changes button

Adds the device to the Boot Order table.

Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog box was open.

To add the PCH storage device, click PCH Storage, and update the following parameters:

Name Description

Name field

The name of the device.

This name cannot be changed after the device has been created.

State drop-down list

The visibility of the device by BIOS. This can be one of the following:

  • Enabled—The device is visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

  • Disabled—The device is not visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

Order field

The order of the device in the available list of devices.

Enter between 1 and n, where n is the number of devices.

LUN field

Logical unit in a slot where the device is present.

  • Enter a number between 0 and 255

  • SATA in AHCI mode—Enter a value between 1 and 10

  • SATA in SWRAID mode—Enter 0 for SATA , and enter 1 for SATA

Note

 

SATA mode is available only on some UCS E-Series servers.

Save Changes button

Adds the device to the Boot Order table.

Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog box was open.

To add the UEFI shell device, click Add UEFI Shell, and update the following parameters:

Name Description

Name field

The name of the device.

This name cannot be changed after the device has been created.

State drop-down list

The visibility of the device by BIOS. The state can be one of the following:

  • Enabled—The device is visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

  • Disabled—The device is not visible to BIOS in a boot order configuration.

Order field

The order of the device in the available list of devices.

Enter between 1 and n, where n is the number of devices.

Save Changes button

Adds the device to the Boot Order table.

Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog box was open.

Enabling UEFI Secure Boot

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the work pane, click the BIOS tab.

Step 3

In the BIOS Properties area of the Configure Boot Order tab, check UEFI Secure Boot checkbox.

Note

 

If checked, the boot mode is set to UEFI secure boot. You cannot modify the Configure Boot Mode until UEFI secure boot option is disabled.

If you enable UEFI secure boot on a nonsupported OS, on the next reboot, you cannot boot from that particular OS. If you try to boot from the previous OS, an error is reported and recorded under the system software event in the web UI. You must disable the UEFI secure boot option by using Cisco IMC to boot from your previous OS.

Step 4

Click Save Changes.

What to do next

Reboot the server to have your configuration boot mode settings take place.

Disabling UEFI Secure Boot

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the work pane, click the BIOS tab.

Step 3

In the BIOS Properties area, uncheck the UEFI Secure Boot check box.

Step 4

Click Save Changes.

What to do next

Reboot the server to have your configuration boot mode settings take place.

Configure Boot Order

Before you begin

You must log in as a user with admin privileges:

Procedure

Step 1

Log in to CIMC.

Step 2

From the CIMC Compute, select the BIOS tab.

Step 3

From the CIMC Compute, select the BIOS tab.

Step 4

From the CIMC Compute, select the BIOS tab.

Step 5

From the CIMC Compute, select the BIOS tab.

Step 6

From the CIMC Compute, select the BIOS tab.

Step 7

From the CIMC Compute, select the BIOS tab.

Step 8

From the CIMC Compute, select the BIOS tab.

Step 9

Select Configure Boot Order and the Configure Boot Order, the dialog box appears.

Step 10

From the CD/DVD page, select Cisco vKVM-Mapped vDVD, and select Add.

Step 11

From HDD, select RAID Adapter, and then select Add.

Step 12

Set the boot order sequence using the Up and Down options. The Cisco vKVM-Mapped vDVD boot order must be the first choice. Save Changes to complete the boot order setup.


Note

To configure Boot Order for UEFI through CIMC, the supported BIOS version is 3.2.10 or later. If any other BIOS version is used, you must configure UEFI Boot Order through the BIOS setup menu and set BootOrderRules to Loose.

Enable UEFI Boot Order

Procedure

Select Configure Boot Order, the dialog box appears.

What to do next

Reboot the server to have your configuration boot order settings take place.

Viewing the Actual Server Boot Order

The actual server boot order is the boot order actually used by BIOS when the server last booted. The actual boot order can differ from the boot order configured in .

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the BIOS tab, click the Configure Boot Order tab.

Step 3

In the BIOS Properties area, click Configure Boot Order.

This area displays the boot order devices configured through Cisco IMC as well as the actual boot order used by the server BIOS.

The Configured Boot Devices section displays the boot order (Basic or Advanced) configured through Cisco IMC. If this configuration changes, Cisco IMC sends this boot order to BIOS the next time that server boots. The Basic configuration allows you to specify only the device type. The Advanced configuration allows you to configure the device with specific parameters such as slot, port and LUN.

To change the configured boot order, or to restore the previously configured boot order, administrators can click the Configure Boot Order button. To have these changes take effect immediately, reboot the server. You can verify the new boot order by refreshing the BIOS tab.

Note

 
This information is only sent to BIOS the next time the server boots. Cisco IMC does not send the boot order information to BIOS again until the configuration changes.

The Actual Boot Devices section displays the boot order actually used by BIOS when the server last booted. The actual boot order will differ from the configured boot order if either of the following conditions occur:

  • The BIOS encounters issues while trying to boot using the configured boot order.

  • A user changes the boot order directly through the BIOS. To override any manual changes, you can change the configured boot order through Cisco IMC and reboot the server.

Note

 
When you create a new policy using the configured boot order, BIOS tries to map this new policy to the device or devices present in the system. It displays the actual device name and the policy name to which it is mapped under the Actual Boot Order area. If BIOS cannot map any device found to a particular policy in Cisco IMC, then the actual device name is stated as NonPolicyTarget under the Actual Boot Order area.

Configuring the Power Restore Policy for Modules on ISRG2

The power restore policy determines how power is restored to the server after a chassis power loss.


Note

Even though you can see the changed settings in the GUI, you have to reboot the server for the settings to take effect.

Before you begin

You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the work pane, click the BIOS and then the Server Management tab.

Step 3

In the Server Management area, update the following field:

Name

Description

Power Restore Policy

The action to be taken when chassis power is restored after an unexpected power loss. This can be one of the following:

Power On – The server is powered on post the power outage.

Power Off – The server remains in the power off state.

Restore Last State – The server is set to the state it was in prior to the power outage.

Step 4

Click Save.

Configuring the Power Restore Policy for Modules on ISR4K

The power restore policy determines how power is restored to the server after a chassis power loss.

Before you begin

You must log in with admin privileges to perform this task.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the work pane, click the Power Policies tab.

Step 3

In the Power Restore Policy area, update the following field:

Name

Description

Power Restore Policy

The action to be taken when chassis power is restored after an unexpected power loss. This can be one of the following:

Power On – The server is powered on post the power outage.

Power Off – The server remains in the power off state.

Restore Last State – The server is set to the state it was in prior to the power outage.

Step 4

Click Save.

Configure Boot Order

Configure Boot Order for UEFI Installation

Before you begin

You must log in as a user with admin privileges to configure server the boot order.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Navigation pane, click the Compute menu.

Step 2

In the BIOS tab, click the Configure Boot Order tab. Under BIOS Properties, you can see the Device Types table with Configured Boot Devices and Actual Boot Devices.

Step 3

In the BIOS Properties area, under the Actual Boot Devices, select UEFI Image Map, use the >> button to add the image map under the Configured Boot Devices table. Similarly, add UEFI OS to the device, click Configure Boot Order.

Note

 

Using the << button removes the options from the configuration list.

Step 4

Click Save Changes to reflect the configured boot devices.

Name

Description

Configure Boot Order button

This opens a pop-up window with the Basic tab. Select the devices you wish to add under the Configured Boot Devices table.

Save Changes button

Adds the device to the Configured Boot Devices table.

Cancel button

Closes the dialog box without saving any changes made while the dialog box was open.