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If you enable the boot fail count, the BIOS default settings will be restored after three
consecutive failures to find a boot record.
You can enable a virus-detection test that checks for changes in the boot record when the blade
server starts.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup menu only.
•
Advanced Setup
Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features.
Important:
The blade server might malfunction if these options are incorrectly configured.
Follow the instructions on the screen carefully.
— Memory Settings
Select this choice to manually enable a pair of memory DIMMs.
If a memory error is detected during POST or during memory configuration, the blade
server automatically disables the failing pair of memory connectors and continues operating
with reduced memory. After the problem is corrected, you must enable the memory
connectors. Use the arrow keys to highlight the rows representing the pair that you want to
enable; then use the arrow keys to select
Enable
.
To maintain optimum system operation in the event of a memory failure, you can set the
Memory Configuration
for memory
Mirroring
or
Sparing
. Memory mirroring stores
duplicate data on two DIMMs to prevent data loss if a DIMM fails. Memory sparing
removes the failed memory from the system configuration and activtes a Hot Spare Memory
pair of DIMMs to replace the failed pair of DIMMs. Before you can enable memory
mirroring or sparing, at least two pairs of DIMMs must be installed in the blade server.
These pairs must adhere to the special requirements described in “Installing memory
modules” on page 23.
— CPU Options
Select this choice to disable the processor cache or to set the processor cache to use the
write-back or the write-through method. Write-back caching generally provides better
system performance
You can also select this choice to enable or disable hyper-threading and adjust the processor
performance settings. If enabled, hyper-threading will only be active if it is supported by the
operating system.
— PCI Bus Control
Select this choice to view and set interrupts for PCI devices and to configure the master
latency timer value for the blade server.
— Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings
Select this choice to enable or disable the Reboot on System NMI option on the menu. If
you enable this option, the blade server will automatically restart 60 seconds after the
service processor issues a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) to the blade server. You can also
select this choice to enable or disable and set the time-outs for the POST and OS loader
watchdog timers and view BMC version information.
–
BMC Network Configuration
Select this choice to set the network addresses of the BMC.
–
BMC System Event Log
Select this choice to view and clear BMC event log entries.
