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Chapter 5: BIOS
Erasing Settings
Erase SEL
Select Yes, On next reset to erase all system event logs upon next system reboot. Select
Yes, On every reset to erase all system event logs upon each system reboot. Select No
to keep all system event logs after each system reboot. The options are
No,
Yes, On next
reset, and Yes, On every reset.
When SEL is Full
This feature allows the user to determine 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
: After making changes on a setting, be sure to reboot the system for the changes
to take effect.
BMC Network Configuration
The following items will be displayed:
IPMI LAN Selection
This item 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
.
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 item above is set to Yes, "Configuration Address Source" and "VLAN" will
become available for configuration:
Configuration Address Source
Use this item to select the source of the IP address 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, the BIOS will search for a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol) server in the network that is attached to and request the next available IP address
for this computer. The options are
DHCP
and Static.
The following items are assigned IP addresses automatically if DHCP is selected, or they
can be configured manually if Static is selected.
Station IP Address
This item displays the Station IP address for this computer. This should be in decimal and
in dotted quad form (i.e., 192.168.10.253).
