Inspur OS - Setting the BIOS Time and Boot Device

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Figure 5-20 Selecting Back to Main Menu

5.4 Setting the BIOS Time and Boot Device

Procedure:

1. Modify the BIOS time.

Under the Main tab, select and modify System Date and System Time by using the

arrow keys.

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Table of Contents6
Installation Introduction10
How to Install an Operating System (OS)10
How to Log in to the Server10
Installation Process11
Selecting an Installation Method12
Identifying the Compatible os Versions12
Installing an os Via BMC (for Purley Platform)15
Preparing the Installation Image15
Logging in to the BMC Web GUI15
Configuring the RAID Arrays (Legacy Mode)19
Logging in to the Config Utility Screen19
Creating a RAID Array (RAID 1 for Example)23
Loading the os Image27
Selecting the BIOS Boot Device28
Installing the os (Windows Server 2016)29
Installing the os (Vmware Esxi 7.0 Update 1)38
Installing an os Via BMC (for Whitley/Cedar Island Platform)59
Preparing the Installation Image59
Logging in to the BMC Web GUI59
Configuring the RAID Arrays (UEFI Mode)63
Logging in to the Configuration Screen64
Creating a RAID Array (RAID 5 for Example)69
Setting the BIOS Time and Boot Device74
Loading the os Image76
Selecting the BIOS Boot Device80
Installing the os (RHEL 8.3)81
Installing the os (Vmware Esxi 6.7 Update 3)93
Installing an os Via a USB Flash Drive/CD-ROM (for Purley Platform)111
Preparing the Installation Image111
Configuring the RAID Arrays (UEFI Mode)111
Logging in to the Configuration Screen111
Creating a RAID Array (RAID 5 for Example)114
Selecting the BIOS Boot Device118
Installing the os (RHEL 7.4)119
Installing the os (Vmware Esxi 7.0 Update 1)131
Installing an os Via a USB Flash Drive/CD-ROM (for Whitley/Cedar Island Platform)152
Preparing the Installation Image152
Configuring the RAID Arrays (UEFI Mode)152
Logging in to the Configuration Screen152
Creating a RAID Array (RAID 1 for Example)156
Setting the BIOS Time and Boot Device164
Selecting the BIOS Boot Device166
Installing the os (Windows Server 2019)167
Installing the os (SLES 15 SP2)175
Installing the os (Vmware Esxi 6.7 Update 3)189
Installing/Updating the Drivers and Firmware209
Preparations209
Checking the Driver and Firmware Versions210
Checking the Driver Versions on Windows210
Checking the Driver and Firmware Versions on Linux211
Installing/Updating the Driver212
Installing/ Updating the Driver on Windows212
Installing/Updating the Driver on Linux216
Updating the Firmware216
Common Operations217
Transferring Files by Mounting a Local Folder Via BMC217
Transferring Files Via Winscp220
Configuring the JRE Environment221
Mounting a CD Image Via BMC H5Viewer225
OS Fault Location227
Configuring the Memory Dump Tools227
Related Concepts227
Configuring Kdump on RHEL228
Configuring Kdump on SLES238
Configuring Kdump on Ubuntu241
Configuring the Memory Dump Service on Windows246
Configuring the Memory Dump Service on Vmware Esxi254
Configuring the Serial Port Redirection256
Configuring the Serial Port Output on Linux259
Configuring the Serial Port Output on Windows262
Verifying the Serial Port Configuration263
Configuring the NMI264
Configuring the Linux Magic Sysrq Key265
Changing the Linux System Log Levels266
Disabling the Screen Saver267
Deploying and Verifying the Fault Locating Tools on Linux268
Troubleshooting268
An Unknown Error Reported During the RHEL 7.4 os Installation268
An Error Reported During the Windows Server 2016 os Installation270
Error "COMRESET Failed" Reported During the RHEL 7.4 os Installation271
Entering the Dracut CLI During the RHEL 7 os Installation271
How to Obtain Help273
Preparations before Contacting Inspur273
Appendix Acronyms and Abbreviations274

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