Cisco UCS C890 M5, Instruction Manual

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Force x2APIC (Extended Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)
Select Enable to force the BIOS to use the x2 APIC mode which will allow the operating system
to perform more efficiently on high-core CPU configurations and optimize interrupt
distribution in virtualization. The options are Disable and Enable.
AES-NI
Select Enable to use the Intel Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) New Instructions (NI) to
ensure data security. The options are Enable and Disable.
Advanced Power Management Configuration
Power Technology
Select Energy Efficient to support power-saving mode. Select Custom to customize system
power settings. Select Disabled to disable power-saving settings. The options are Disable,
Energy Efficient , and Custom.
Power Performance Tuning (Available when "Power Technology" is set to Custom)
Select BIOS to allow the system BIOS to configure the Power-Performance Tuning Bias
setting. The options are BIOS Controls EPB and OS Controls EPB .
Energy Performance BIOS Setting (Available when "Power Performance Tuning" is set to
BIOS Controls EPB)
Use this feature to set the processor power use policy to achieve the desired operation
settings for your machine by prioritizing system performance or energy savings. Select
Maximum Performance to maximize system performance (to its highest potential); however,
this may result in maximum power consumption as energy is needed to fuel the processor
frequency. The higher the performance is, the higher the power consumption will be. Select
Max Power Efficient to maximize power saving; however, system performance may be
substantially impacted because limited power use decreases the processor frequency. The
options are Max (Maximum) Performance, Performance, Balanced Performance , Balanced
Power, and Power.
Super Performance Mode (Available when "Power Technology" is set to Custom)
Select Enable to support Super Performance to enhance system performance. The options
are Enable and Disable .