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1. System Utilities
Express5800/R120h-1E, R120h-2E Maintenance Guide
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Chapter 2 Useful Features
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Storage Options Menu
When you select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > Storage Options from the
System Utilities, the Storage Options menu appears.
For details about the options, see the table below.
Option
Parameter Description
SATA Controller Options
-
Select this option to display SATA Controller
options, such as selecting the Embedded SATA
configuration.
Embedded Storage Boot
Policy
-
Use this option to select the UEFI BIOS boot
devices for embedded storage controllers. This
option is only supported in UEFI Mode.
PCIe Slot Storage Boot
Policy
-
Use this option to select the UEFI BIOS boot
devices for storage controllers in PCIe slots. This
option overrides the Fibre Channel/FCoE Scan
Policy for Fibre channel controllers in PCIe slots.
This option is only supported in UEFI Mode.
Fibre Channel/FCoE Scan
Policy
Scan All Targets
[Scan Configured Targets
Only]
Use this option to change the default Fibre Channel
or FCoE policy for scanning for boot devices. When
configured for Scan All Targets, each installed
FC/FCoE adapter scans all available targets. When
configured for Scan Configured Targets Only, the
FC/FCoE adapters only scan targets that are
preconfigured in the devices settings. This option
overrides any individual device settings configured
in the device-specific setup.
NVM Express Options
-
Select this option to display Logical NVDIMM-N
NVM Express Configuration Options.
[ ]: Default setting
(a) SATA Controller Options Menu
When you select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > Storage Options > SATA
Controller Options from the System Utilities, the SATA Controller Options menu appears.
For details about the options, see the table below.
Option Parameter Description
Embedded SATA
Configuration
[SATA AHCI Support]
Smart Array SW RAID Support
Important: Smart Array SW RAID is not supported
when Boot Mode is set to Legacy BIOS Mode.
Use this option to configure the embedded chipset
SATA controller. When selecting the Advanced
Host Controller Interface (AHCI) or RAID (if
supported), make sure the proper operating system
drivers are used for proper operation.
SATA Secure Erase Enabled
[Disabled]
Use this option to control whether Secure Erase
functionality is supported. When enabled, the
Security Freeze Lock command is not sent to
supported SATA hard drives, enabling Secure
erase to function (the Secure Erase command is
supported). This option is only supported when the
SATA controller is in AHCI mode. Secure Erase
only operates with hard drives that support the
Secure Erase command.
[ ]: Default setting