Table 3. System setting details
Item
Options
Description
Start Control
• Auto
• Tool Suite
• Text Setup
Controls the tools that are started using the F1 key or
equivalent IPMI command.
• [Tool Suite] starts a graphical suite of tools which
support System Information, UEFI setup, Platform
Update, Raid Setup, OS installation and Diagnostics
functions.
• [Text Setup] starts a text mode UEFI setup utility.
• [Auto] starts text mode UEFI setup if Serial Over Lan
(SOL) or “Console Redirection” are enabled or SOL is
configured to [Auto] and an active session is detected.
Otherwise, [Auto] starts the graphical [Tool Suite].
Devices and I/O Ports N/A Display onboard devices and I/O port options.
Driver Health N/A View the health of the controllers in the system as
reported by their corresponding drivers.
Foreign Devices N/A View a list of foreign devices, including unclassified
devices, video devices, input devices, onboard devices,
and other devices.
Intel Optane DCPMMs* N/A View and configure Intel Optane DCPMMs.
Legacy BIOS N/A Configure system UEFI firmware execution environment
preferences for supporting legacy OS and legacy Option
ROM.
Memory
N/A
Display and provide options to change the memory
settings.
Network
N/A
Display network devices and network related settings.
Operating Modes N/A Select the operating mode based on your preference.
Note: Power savings and performance are also highly
dependent on hardware configuration and the software
running on the system.
Power
N/A Configure power scheme options.
Processors
N/A
Display and provide options to change the processor
settings.
Recovery and RAS N/A Configure recovery policies and advanced reliability,
availability, and serviceability settings.
Security N/A Configure system security settings.
Storage N/A Manage storage adapter options. Some systems may use
planar devices and can be configured under “Devices and
I/O Ports”.
Notes: Setting marked with asterisk (*) is available on the following models only:
• SD530
• SD650
• SN550
• SN850
• SR570
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