Chapter 4: BIOS
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When SEL is Full
This feature allows you to decide what the BIOS should do when the system event log is full.
Select Erase Immediately to erase all events in the log when the system event log is full. The
options are
Do Nothing
and Erase Immediately.
Note
: All values changed here do not take effect until the computer is restarted.
BMC Network Configuration
--BMC Network Configuration--
Update IPMI LAN Configuration
Select Yes for the BIOS to implement all IP/MAC address changes at the next system boot.
The options are
No
and Yes.
*If the feature above is set to Yes, Configuration Address Source, VLAN, and IPv6
Support are available for configuration:
Configure IPv4 Support
IPMI LAN Selection
Use this feature to select the type of the IPMI LAN. The default setting is
Failover
.
IPMI Network Link Status
This feature displays the status of the IPMI network link for this system. The default setting
is
Dedicated LAN
.
Configuration Address Source
Use this feature to select the IP address source for this computer. If Static is selected,
you will need to know the IP address of this computer and enter it to the system manually
in the field. If DHCP is selected, AMI BIOS will search for a Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) server attached to the network and request the next available IP address
for this computer. The options are
DHCP
and Static.
*If the feature above is set to Static, the following features are available for
configuration:
Station IP Address
: This feature displays the Station IP address for this computer. This
should be in decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 172.29.176.131).
Subnet Mask
: This feature displays the sub-network that this computer belongs to. The
value of each three-digit number separated by dots should not exceed 255.
Station MAC Address
: This feature displays the Station MAC address for this computer.
Mac addresses are six two-digit hexadecimal numbers.
Gateway IP Address
: This feature displays the Gateway IP address for this computer. This
should be in decimal and in dotted quad form (i.e., 172.29.0.1).
VLAN
: This feature displays the status of VLAN support. The default setting is
Disable
.
