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UCS M5 Server BIOS Tokens

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UCS M5 Server BIOS Tokens

New and Changed Information

This section provides information about new and changed M5 server BIOS tokens in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 3.2.

Table 1 New and Changed BIOS Tokens in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 3.2(3)

New or Changed

BIOS Token Name

Description

New

  • SBNVMe1 OptionROM

  • SBNVMe2 OptionROM

  • IOEMezz1 OptionROM

  • IOENVMe1 OptionROM

  • IOENVMe2 OptionROM

  • IOESlot1 OptionROM

  • IOESlot2 OptionROM

  • SBMezz1 OptionROM

  • SBMezz2 OptionROM

  • SIOC1 OptionROM

  • SIOC2 OptionROM

  • SIOCNvme1 OptionROM

  • SIOCNvme2 OptionROM

  • SBLom1 OptionROM

  • SBNVMe1 Link Speed

  • SBNVMe2 Link Speed

  • SIOCNVMe1 Link Speed

  • SIOCNVMe2 Link Speed

  • SIOC1 Link Speed

  • SIOC2 Link Speed

  • SBMezz1 Link Speed

  • SBMezz2 Link Speed

  • IOESlot1 Link Speed

  • IOESlot2 Link Speed

  • IOEMezz1 Link Speed

  • IOENVMe1 Link Speed

  • IOENVMe2 Link Speed

Newly added for S3260 M5 platform.

New

  • PCIe Slot N3 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N4 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N5 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N6 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N7 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N8 OptionROM

Newly added for C220 M5, C240 M5, and C480 M5.

New

  • PCIe Slot N9 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N10 OptionROM

Newly added for C220 M5 and C480 M5.

New

  • PCIe Slot N11 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N12 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N13 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N14 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N15 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N16 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N17 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N18 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N19 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N20 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N21 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N22 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N23 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N24 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot Rear NVMe3 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot Rear NVMe4 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot Rear NVMe5 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot Rear NVMe6 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot Rear NVMe7 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot Rear NVMe8 OptionROM

Newly added for C480 M5.

New

  • Energy Efficient Turbo

  • Autonomous Core C-state

  • ProcessorEppProfile

  • Patrol Scrub

Newly added for all M5 servers.

Changed

  • Memory Mapped IO above 4GB

  • Sub NUMA Clustering

  • XPT Prefetch

  • LLC Prefetch

Updated the default value to Disabled

Changed

  • PCIe Slot N1 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot N2 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot Rear NVMe1 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot Rear NVMe2 OptionROM

Updated to include support for C480 M5

Changed

P-SATA mode

Updated to include support for all M5 servers.

Changed

IMC Interleave

Updated the default value to Auto
Table 2 New and Changed BIOS Tokens in Cisco UCS Manager, Release 3.2(2)

New or Changed

BIOS Token Name

Description

New

  • PCIe Slots 7 - 12 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot RAID OptionROM

  • RAID Link Speed

  • PCIe Slot 7 -12 Link Speed

  • USB Port VMedia

Newly added for C480 M5

Changed

  • Boot Option Retry

  • Cool Down Time (sec)

  • Number of Retries

  • Tokens earlier supported by All M5 servers.

Updated to include support for B480 M5 and C480 M5

Changed

  • All Onboard LOM

  • LOM Port 1 - 2 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot 1 - 6 OptionROM

  • PCIe Slot 1 - 6 Link Speed

  • Power On Password

  • USB Port Front

  • USB Port Rear

  • USB Port KVM

  • USB Port Internal

  • USB Port SD Card

Updated to include support for C480 M5 only

Changed

XPT Prefetch

Updated the default value to Disabled

Changed

Sub NUMA Clustering

Updated the default value to Disabled

Changed

IMC Interleave

Updated the default value to Auto

Changed

LLC Prefetch

Updated the default value to Disabled

M5 Server BIOS Tokens in Release 3.2(3)

Cisco UCS Manager, Release 3.2(3) introduces S3260 M5 to the list of supported M5 platforms. The M5 platforms supported in this release are:

  • B200 M5

  • B480 M5

  • C220 M5

  • C240 M5

  • C480 M5

  • S3260 M5

The following table lists the BIOS token names, including the defaults and values for each supported M5 platform in this release.

Name

Default Value

M5 Server Supported Values

Platform

Dependencies

Legacy USB Support

Enabled

Disabled , Enabled, Auto

All M5 Servers

FRB-2 Timer

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

OS Boot Watchdog Timer Policy

Power Off

Power Off, Reset

All M5 Servers

Applicable only when OS Boot Watchdog Timer is Enabled.

OS Boot Watchdog Timer Timeout

10 minutes

5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes

All M5 Servers

Applicable only when OS Boot Watchdog Timer is Enabled.

OS Boot Watchdog Timer

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Flow Control

None

None, RTS-CTS

All M5 Servers

Applicable only when Console Redirection is COM 0.

Baud Rate

115.2k

9.6k, 19.2k, 38.4k, 57.6k, 115.2k

All M5 Servers

Applicable only when Console Redirection is COM 0.

Terminal Type

VT100

PC-ANSI, VT100, VT100-PLUS, VT-UTF8

All M5 Servers

Applicable only when Console Redirection is COM 0.

Console Redirection

Disabled

COM 0, COM 1, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Number of Retries

13

Infinite, 5, 13

B200 M5

B480 M5

C480 M5

Applicable only when Boot Option Retry is Enabled.

Cool Down Time (sec)

90

15, 45, 90

B200 M5

B480 M5

C480 M5

Applicable only when Boot Option Retry is Enabled.

Boot Option Retry

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

B200 M5

B480 M5

C480 M5

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel Virtualization Technology

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel VT for directed IO

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Can be Enabled only when Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is Enabled.

Enabling Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support auto enables Intel VT for directed IO andIntel Virtualization Technology.

Local X2 Apic

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Enabling Local X2 Apic auto enables Intel VT for directed IO.

Intel VTD coherency support

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel VTD ATS support

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

NUMA optimized

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Memory RAS configuration

Maximum Performance

Mirror Mode 1LM, Maximum Performance

All M5 Servers

Memory Mapped IO above 4GB

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Hardware Prefetcher

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

DCU Streamer Prefetch

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

DCU IP Prefetcher

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Processor C1E

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Processor C6 Report

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Execute Disable Bit

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel Turbo Boost Tech

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

P STATE Coordination

HW ALL

HW ALL, SW ALL, SW ANY

All M5 Servers

Boot Performance Mode

Max Performance

Max Performance, Max Efficient, Set by Intel NM

All M5 Servers

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Tech

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Disabling Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Tech auto disables Intel Turbo Boost Tech.

Intel HyperThreading Tech

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

CPU Performance

Custom

Enterprise, HPC, High Throughput, Custom

All M5 Servers

If set as Enterprise then:

  • Hardware Prefetcher is Enabled

  • Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher is Enabled

  • DCU Streamer Prefetch is Enabled

  • DCU IP Prefetcher is Enabled

If set as High Throughput then:

  • Hardware Prefetcher is Disabled

  • Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher is Disabled

  • DCU Streamer Prefetch is Disabled

  • DCU IP Prefetcher is Enabled

If set as HPC then:

  • Hardware Prefetcher is Enabled

  • Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher is Enabled

  • DCU Streamer Prefetch is Enabled

  • DCU IP Prefetcher is Enabled

CDN Control

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Processor CMCI

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

All Onboard LOM

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

If set as Disabled, then LOM Port 1 OptionROM and LOM Port 2 OptionROM are Disabled.

LOM Port 1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

LOM Port 2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

SBNVMe1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

SBNVMe2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

IOEMezz1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

IOENVMe1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

IOENVMe2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

IOESlot1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

IOESlot2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

SBMezz1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

SBMezz2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

SIOC1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

SIOC2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

SIOCNvme1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

SIOCNvme2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

SBLom1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

S3260 M5

SBNVMe1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

SBNVMe2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

SIOCNVMe1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

SIOCNVMe2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

SIOC1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

SIOC2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

SBMezz1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

SBMezz2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

IOESlot1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

IOESlot2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

IOEMezz1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

IOENVMe1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

IOENVMe2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

S3260 M5

PCIe Slot 1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 3 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 4 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 5 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 6 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 7 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 8 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 9 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 10 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 11 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 12 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot MLOM OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot MRAID OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot RAID OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot N2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot N3 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot N4 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot N5 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot N6 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot N7 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot N8 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot N9 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot N10 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot N11 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N12 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N13 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N14 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N15 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N16 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N17 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N18 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N19 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N20 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N21 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N22 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N23 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N24 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5, C480 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe3 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe4 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe5 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe6 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe7 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe8 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

MRAID Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

RAID Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

MLOM Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot 1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1 , GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 3 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 4 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 5 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 6 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 7 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 8 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 9 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 10 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 11 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 12 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

Front NVME1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

Front NVME2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

Rear NVME1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

Rear NVME2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

Power On Password

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

P-SATA mode

LSI SW RAID

LSI SW RAID, Disabled

All M5 Servers

VGA Priority

OnBoard

OnBoard, OffBoard, OnBoard VGA Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

Core Multi Processing

All

All, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

All M5 Servers

USB Port Front

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

USB Port Rear

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

USB Port KVM

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

USB Port VMedia

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C480 M5

USB Port Internal

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

USB Port SD Card

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

UEFI Boot Mode

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Workload Configuration

IO Sensitive

Balanced, IO Sensitive

All M5 Servers

IMC Interleave

Auto

1-way Interleave, 2-way Interleave, Auto

All M5 Servers

Sub NUMA Clustering

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

KTI Prefetch

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

XPT Prefetch

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Energy Performance Tuning

OS

OS, BIOS

All M5 Servers

If set as OS then Energy Performance is Balanced Performance.

If set as BIOS then, Energy Performance is Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced Power, or Power.

Energy Performance

Balanced Performance

Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced Power, Power

All M5 Servers

Package C State Limit

C0 C1 State

No Limit, Auto, C0 C1 State, C2, C6 Non Retention, C6 Retention

All M5 Servers

LLC Prefetch

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

CPU Hardware Power Management

HWPM Native Mode

Disabled, HWPM Native Mode, HWPM OOB Mode, Native Mode with no Legacy

All M5 Servers

If set as HWPM OOB Mode then, ProcessorEppProfile is set as Performance, Balanced Performance, or Balanced Power, Power.

IPV6 PXE Support

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Energy Efficient Turbo

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Autonomous Core C-state

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

ProcessorEppProfile

Balanced Performance

Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced Power, Power

All M5 Servers

Patrol Scrub

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

M5 Server BIOS Tokens in Release 3.2(2)

Cisco UCS Manager, Release 3.2(2) introduces B480 M5 and C480 M5 to the list of supported M5 platforms. The M5 platforms supported in this release are:

  • B200 M5

  • B480 M5

  • C220 M5

  • C240 M5

  • C480 M5

The following table lists the BIOS token names, including the defaults and values for each supported M5 platform in this release.

Name

Default Value

M5 Server Supported Values

Platform

Legacy USB Support

Enabled

Disabled , Enabled, Auto

All M5 Servers

FRB-2 Timer

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

OS Boot Watchdog Timer Policy

Power Off

Power Off, Reset

All M5 Servers

OS Boot Watchdog Timer Timeout

10 minutes

5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes

All M5 Servers

OS Boot Watchdog Timer

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Flow Control

None

None, RTS-CTS

All M5 Servers

Baud Rate

115.2k

9.6k, 19.2k, 38.4k, 57.6k, 115.2k

All M5 Servers

Terminal Type

VT100

PC-ANSI, VT100, VT100-PLUS, VT-UTF8

All M5 Servers

Console Redirection

Disabled

COM 0, COM 1, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Number of Retries

13

Infinite, 5, 13

B200 M5

B480 M5

C480 M5

Cool Down Time (sec)

90

15, 45, 90

B200 M5

B480 M5

C480 M5

Boot Option Retry

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

B200 M5

B480 M5

C480 M5

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel Virtualization Technology

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel VT for directed IO

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Local X2 Apic

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel VTD coherency support

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers
Intel VTD ATS support

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

NUMA optimized

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Memory RAS configuration

Maximum Performance

Mirror Mode 1LM, Maximum Performance

All M5 Servers

Memory Mapped IO above 4GB

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Hardware Prefetcher

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

DCU Streamer Prefetch

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

DCU IP Prefetcher

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Processor C1E

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Processor C6 Report

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Execute Disable Bit

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel Turbo Boost Tech

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

P STATE Coordination

HW ALL

HW ALL, SW ALL, SW ANY

All M5 Servers

Boot Performance Mode

Max Performance

Max Performance, Max Efficient, Set by Intel NM

All M5 Servers

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Tech

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel HyperThreading Tech

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

CPU Performance

Custom

Enterprise, HPC, High Throughput, Custom

All M5 Servers

CDN Control

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Processor CMCI

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

All Onboard LOM

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

LOM Port 1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

LOM Port 2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 3 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 4 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 5 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 6 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 7 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 8 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 9 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 10 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 11 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 12 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot MLOM OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot MRAID OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot RAID OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C480 M5

PCIe Slot N1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot N2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

MRAID Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

RAID Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

MLOM Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot 1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1 , GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 3 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 4 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 5 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 6 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 7 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 8 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 9 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 10 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 11 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

PCIe Slot 12 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C480 M5

Front NVME1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

Front NVME2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

Rear NVME1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

Rear NVME2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

Power On Password

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

P-SATA mode

LSI SW RAID

LSI SW RAID, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

VGA Priority

OnBoard

OnBoard, OffBoard, OnBoard VGA Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

Core Multi Processing

All

All, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

All M5 Servers

USB Port Front

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

USB Port Rear

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

USB Port KVM

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

USB Port VMedia

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C480 M5

USB Port Internal

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

USB Port SD Card

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

C480 M5

UEFI Boot Mode

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Workload Configuration

IO Sensitive

Balanced, IO Sensitive

All M5 Servers

IMC Interleave

Auto

1-way Interleave, 2-way Interleave, Auto

All M5 Servers

Sub NUMA Clustering

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

KTI Prefetch

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

XPT Prefetch

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Energy Performance Tuning

OS

OS, BIOS

All M5 Servers

Energy Performance

Balanced Performance

Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced Power, Power

All M5 Servers

Package C State Limit

C0 C1 State

No Limit, Auto, C0 C1 State, C2, C6 Non Retention, C6 Retention

All M5 Servers

LLC Prefetch

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

CPU Hardware Power Management

HWPM Native Mode

Disabled, HWPM Native Mode, HWPM OOB Mode, Native Mode with no Legacy

All M5 Servers

IPV6 PXE Support

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

M5 Server BIOS Tokens in Release 3.2(1)

Cisco UCS Manager, Release 3.2(1) introduces support for M5 platforms. The M5 platforms supported in this release are:

  • B200 M5

  • C220 M5

  • C240 M5

The following table lists the BIOS token names, including the defaults and values for each supported M5 platform in this release.

Name

Default Value

M5 Server Supported Values

Platform

Legacy USB Support

Enabled

Disabled , Enabled, Auto

All M5 Servers

FRB-2 Timer

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

OS Boot Watchdog Timer Policy

Power Off

Power Off, Reset

All M5 Servers

OS Boot Watchdog Timer Timeout

10 minutes

5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes

All M5 Servers

OS Boot Watchdog Timer

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Flow Control

None

None, RTS-CTS

All M5 Servers

Baud Rate

115.2k

9.6k, 19.2k, 38.4k, 57.6k, 115.2k

All M5 Servers

Terminal Type

VT100

PC-ANSI, VT100, VT100-PLUS, VT-UTF8

All M5 Servers

Console Redirection

Disabled

COM 0, COM 1, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Number of Retries

13

Infinite, 5, 13

B200 M5

Cool Down Time (sec)

90

15, 45, 90

B200 M5

Boot Option Retry

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

B200 M5

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel Virtualization Technology

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel VT for directed IO

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Local X2 Apic

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel VTD coherency support

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers
Intel VTD ATS support

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

NUMA optimized

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Memory RAS configuration

Maximum Performance

Mirror Mode 1LM, Maximum Performance

All M5 Servers

Memory Mapped IO above 4GB

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Hardware Prefetcher

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

DCU Streamer Prefetch

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

DCU IP Prefetcher

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Processor C1E

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Processor C6 Report

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Execute Disable Bit

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel Turbo Boost Tech

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

P STATE Coordination

HW ALL

HW ALL, SW ALL, SW ANY

All M5 Servers

Boot Performance Mode

Max Performance

Max Performance, Max Efficient, Set by Intel NM

All M5 Servers

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Tech

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Intel HyperThreading Tech

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

CPU Performance

Custom

Enterprise, HPC, High Throughput, Custom

All M5 Servers

CDN Control

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

All Onboard LOM

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

LOM Port 1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

LOM Port 2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot 1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot 2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot 3 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

PCIe Slot 4 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

PCIe Slot 5 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

PCIe Slot 6 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C240 M5

PCIe Slot MLOM OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot MRAID OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot N1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot N2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe1 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot Rear NVMe2 OptionROM

Enabled

Disabled, Enabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

MRAID Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

MLOM Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot 1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1 , GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot 2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

PCIe Slot 3 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

PCIe Slot 4 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

PCIe Slot 5 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

PCIe Slot 6 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

Front NVME1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

Front NVME2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C220 M5, C240 M5

Rear NVME1 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

Rear NVME2 Link Speed

Auto

Disabled, Auto, GEN1, GEN2, GEN3

C240 M5

Power On Password

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

VGA Priority

OnBoard

OnBoard, OffBoard, OnBoard VGA Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

Core Multi Processing

All

All, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

All M5 Servers

USB Port Front

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

USB Port Rear

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

USB Port KVM

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

USB Port Internal

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

USB Port SD Card

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

P-SATA mode

LSI SW RAID

LSI SW RAID, Disabled

C220 M5, C240 M5

UEFI Boot Mode

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Workload Configuration

NUMA

NUMA, UMA

All M5 Servers

IMC Interleave

1-way Interleave

1-way Interleave, 2-way Interleave

All M5 Servers

Sub NUMA Clustering

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

KTI Prefetch

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

XPT Prefetch

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

Energy Performance Tuning

OS

OS, BIOS

All M5 Servers

Energy Performance

Balanced Performance

Performance, Balanced Performance, Balanced Power, Power

All M5 Servers

Package C State Limit

C0 C1 State

No Limit, Auto, C0 C1 State, C2, C6 Non Retention, C6 Retention

All M5 Servers

LLC Prefetch

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

CPU Hardware Power Management

HWPM Native Mode

Disabled, HWPM Native Mode, HWPM OOB Mode, Native Mode with no Legacy

All M5 Servers

IPV6 PXE Support

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

All M5 Servers

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