•Setthedateandtime.
•Setandchangepasswords.
•Setthestartupcharacteristicsoftheserverandtheorderofstartupdevices.
•Setandchangesettingsforadvancedhardwarefeatures.
•View,set,andchangesettingsforpower-managementfeatures.
•Viewandclearerrorlogs.
•Changeinterruptrequest(IRQ)settings.
•Resolveconfigurationconflicts.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
Step1.Turnontheserver.
Note:Approximately20secondsaftertheserverisconnectedtopower,thepower-controlbutton
becomesactive.
Step2.Whentheprompt<F1>Setupisdisplayed,pressF1.Ifyouhavesetanadministratorpassword,
youmusttypetheadministratorpasswordtoaccessthefullSetupUtilitymenu.Ifyoudonottype
theadministratorpassword,alimitedSetupUtilitymenuisavailable.
Step3.Selectsettingstovieworchangeaccordingtoyourneeds.
SetupUtilitymenuchoices
UsetheSetupUtilitymainmenutoviewandconfiguretheserversettings.
ThefollowingchoicesareontheSetupUtilitymainmenufortheUEFI.Dependingontheversionofthe
firmware,somemenuchoicesmightdifferslightlyfromthesedescriptions.
•SystemInformation(availableonthefullSetupUtilitymenuonly)
Selectthischoicetoviewinformationabouttheserver.Whenyoumakechangesthroughotherchoices
intheSetupUtility,someofthosechangesarereflectedinthesysteminformation;youcannotchange
settingsdirectlyinthesysteminformation.
–SystemSummary
Selectthischoicetoviewconfigurationinformation,includingtheID,speed,andcachesizeofthe
microprocessors;machinetypeandmodeloftheserver;theserialnumber,thesystemUUID;andthe
amountofinstalledmemory.WhenyoumakeconfigurationchangesthroughotheroptionsinSetup
Utility,thechangesarereflectedinthesystemsummary;youcannotchangesettingsdirectlyin
thesystemsummary.
–ProductData(availableonthefullSetupUtilitymenuonly)
Selectthischoicetoviewthesystem-boardidentifier,therevisionlevelorissuedateofthefirmware,
theIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)anddiagnosticscode,andtheversionanddate.
•SystemSettings
Selectthischoicetovieworchangetheservercomponentsettings.
–AdaptersandUEFIDrivers
SelectthischoicetoviewinformationabouttheUEFI1.10andUEFI2.0compliantadaptersand
driversinstalledintheserver.
–Processors
Selectthischoicetovieworchangetheprocessorsettings.
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