Chapter 6: BIOS
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When SEL is Full
This feature allows the user to specify 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.
Custom EFI Logging Options
Log EFI Status Codes
This feature allows the user to determine whether the BIOS will log EFI Status Cods, error
code only, progress code only, or both. The options are Disabled, Both,
Error code
, and
Progress code
Note
: After making changes on a setting, be sure to reboot the system for the changes
to take effect.
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. The following items will be displayed:
•
IPMI LAN Selection: This feature displays the IPMI LAN setting. The default setting is
Failover
.
•
IPMI Network Link Status: This item displays the IPMI Network Link status. The default
setting is
Dedicated LAN
.
•
Current Configuration Address Source: This feature displays the source of the current IPMI
LAN address. The default setting is
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
.
•
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., 192.168.10.253).
•
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 6 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., 192.168.10.253).
•
VLAN: Select Enabled to enable IPMI VLAN support. The options are
Enabled
and
Disabled.
