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Inspur Server Whitley Platform

BIOS User Manual

Issue 1.0

Released on May 28, 2020

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Contents Contents .......................................................................................................................................... iii

1 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 BIOS Introduction ........................................................................................................... 5

1.2 Applied Products ............................................................................................................. 6

1.3 Declaration ...................................................................................................................... 6

2 Common Operations ................................................................................................................. 7

2.1 BIOS Setup Interface ................................................................................................... 7

2.2 UEFI/Legacy Mode Switch ............................................................................................. 8

2.3 View System Information ............................................................................................... 9

2.4 View CPU Information ................................................................................................. 10

2.5 View Memory Information ........................................................................................... 11

2.6 View HDD Information and RAID Configuration........................................................ 12

2.6.1 View HDD Information .................................................................................... 12

2.6.2 HDD RAID Mode Settings ............................................................................... 13

2.7 BMC Network Parameters View and Settings .............................................................. 24

2.7.1 View BMC Network Parameters ....................................................................... 24

2.7.2 BMC Network Settings ........................................................................................ 25

3 BIOS Parameter Description ................................................................................................... 31

3.1 Main .............................................................................................................................. 31

3.2 Advanced ...................................................................................................................... 32

3.2.1 Trusted Computing ............................................................................................ 33

3.2.2 Redfish Host Interface Settings ......................................................................... 35

3.2.3 AST2500 Super IO Configuration .................................................................... 36

3.2.4 Serial Port Console Redirection ........................................................................ 39

3.2.5 Console Redirection Settings ............................................................................ 40

3.2.6 System Debug Configuration ............................................................................ 42

3.2.7 PCI Subsystem Settings .................................................................................... 43

3.2.8 USB Devices Information ................................................................................. 44

3.2.9 Network Stack Configuration............................................................................ 45

3.2.10 CSM Configuration ........................................................................................... 47

3.2.11 OEM NIC Oprom Ctrl ...................................................................................... 48

3.2.12 iSCSI Configuration .......................................................................................... 49

3.3 Platform Configuration ..................................................................................................... 50

3.3.1 PCH SATA Configuration/PCH sSATA Configuration ................................... 51

3.3.2 USB Configuration ............................................................................................ 53

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3.3.3 Miscellaneous Configuration ............................................................................ 54

3.3.4 Server ME Configuration .................................................................................. 55

3.3.5 Runtime Error Logging ..................................................................................... 56

3.4 Socket Configuration .................................................................................................... 57

3.4.1 Processor Configuration .................................................................................... 57

3.4.2 Common RefCode Configuration ..................................................................... 61

3.4.3 Uncore Configuration ........................................................................................ 63

3.4.4 Memory Configuration ...................................................................................... 66

3.4.5 IIO Configuration .............................................................................................. 72

3.4.6 Advanced Power Management Configuration .................................................. 73

3.5 Sever Mgmt ................................................................................................................... 81

3.5.1 BMC network configuration ............................................................................. 83

3.5.2 BMC User Settings ........................................................................................... 86

3.5.3 VLAN Configuration ........................................................................................ 90

3.5.4 View FRU information ..................................................................................... 91

3.6 Security ......................................................................................................................... 92

3.6.1 Secure Boot ....................................................................................................... 93

3.7 Boot ............................................................................................................................... 94

3.7.1 Add New boot Option ....................................................................................... 95

3.7.2 Delete Boot Option ........................................................................................... 96

3.8 Save & Exit ................................................................................................................... 97

4 Firmware Update..................................................................................................................... 99

4.1 Update BIOS in UEFI Shell .......................................................................................... 99

4.2 Update BIOS in Linux ................................................................................................ 101

Versioning ..................................................................................................................................... 103

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1 Overview

1.1 BIOS Introduction

The BIOS of the Inspur M6 platform server is UEFI BIOS. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware

Interface) defines the Interface between the operating system and firmware during the boot or

startup process. The UEFI BIOS program is integrated into the motherboard chip. Its main functions

include power-on, self-test, CPU/memory initialization, detection of input and output devices and

bootable devices to finally boot the operating system.

The BIOS of the Inspur M6 platform server is developed based on AMI Codebase, supporting

Legacy and UEFI operating environments with rich in-band and out-of-band configuration functions

and scalability to meet various customization needs.

The BIOS of the Inspur M6 platform server:

1. offers rich BIOS configuration Interfaces in Chinese and English.

2. supports larger hard drives and boot partitions larger than 2.2 TB.

3. supports UEFI Shell, providing a pre-boot environment for running scripts and tools.

4. supports UEFI Secure Boot, Intel TXT, Boot Guard and other security technologies, with a

stronger security performance.

Note:

1. Before changing server BIOS settings, please record the corresponding initial settings, so

that when the system works abnormally due to option modifications, you can restore it

according to the recorded initial settings.

2. Generally, default settings of the system are optimal settings. Please do not attempt to

make changes without understanding the meaning of the parameters.

3. This chapter describes common settings in detail. The options that are rarely involved in

the use process are only briefly explained or not explained.



4. The content of the BIOS will vary depending on the configuration of products, so no

detailed description will be provided here.

1.2 Applied Products

Inspur M6 series severs：

SA5212T6、SA8260T6、NF5280M6、NF5180M6、I48M6、NF5260M6F、NF5260M6、

IR6000、NF8260M6、NF8480M6、SN6110M6、NF5260S6 、NF5270M6、TS860M6、NF5468M6、

NF5266M6、NF5488M6、NF5688M6、SA5212D6、NF5466M6 etc.

1.3 Declaration

Due to product version upgrades or other reasons, the content of this document will be updated

from time to time. To check the latest BIOS Interface, it is recommended to obtain the latest BIOS

firmware version from the Inspur website.

This article is general product information. For customized products, please refer to the actual

product situation. The picture is for reference only, please refer to the actual page for details.



2 Common Operations

2.1 BIOS Setup Interface

Power on the server. The system will then start to boot. When the following content appears

below Inspur logo on the screen：”Press <DEL> to SETUP or <F11> to Boot Menu or <F12> to

PXE Boot.” as shown in the following Figure2.1 Press DEL key. When “DEL Is Pressed,Going To

Setup...” appears in the lower right corner of the screen, it will enter the BIOS setup soon. In the

BIOS main menu, you could select the subitem through direction keys to enter the submenu.

Other hotkeys function：

1. Press F11 to enter the boot management Interface, select the boot device.

2. Press F12 to boot the PXE.

Table 2.1 BIOS Setup Interface Control Key Instruction Table

Key Function

<Esc> Exit or return from submenu to main menu

<←>or<→> Select a menu

<↑>or<↓> Move the cursor up or down

<Home>or<End> Move the cursor to the top or bottom of the

screen

<+>or<-> Select the previous or next numerical value or

setting of the current one

<F1> Help

<F2> Restore to the last configuration

<F9> Restore to the default configuration

<F10> Save and exit

<Enter> Execute commands or select a submenu

<K>or<M> Scroll up/down the help information area

Note: Options in grey are not available. Options with symbol “ ” have a sub-menu.



Figure 2.1 BIOS Logo Interface

2.2 UEFI/Legacy Mode Switch

Login to the BIOS Setup interface, select “Advanced -> CSM Configuration”. Press Enter, to

set Boot option filter（UEFI only/Legacy only） Set the Option ROM execution mode of Network,

Storage, Video OPROM Policy and Other PCI devices, as shown in the following figure2.2.

At present, Inspur M6 platform servers are set to UEFI Mode by default. Compared with

Legacy mode, UEFI mode has many advantages: it supports boot from the GPT disk, supports

IPv6/IPv4 PXE boot, and provides UEFI Shell environment. This option can be set according to

customer’s demand.

If the Boot Mode is set to Legacy Mode, the Option ROM execution mode of Network, Storage,

Video OPROM Policy and Other PCI devices will be set to Legacy.

If the Boot Mode is set to UEFI Mode, the Option ROM execution mode of Network, Storage,

Video OPROM Policy and Other PCI devices will be set to UEFI.And the Option ROM execution

mode of Storage, Video OPROM Policy and Other PCI devices is suggested to set to UEFI. If there

are special requirements, it can be set to Legacy.



If the Boot Mode is set to UEFI Mode,,The Option ROM execution mode of Network

must be set to UEFI

Figure 2.2 CSM Configuration Interface

2.3 View System Information

Login to the BIOS Setup interface, and the Main menu displays the current system information,

including BIOS/BMC/ME version, CPU/PCH SKU/RC version, memory and other information, as

shown in the following Figure2.3



Figure 2.3 Main Interface

2.4 View CPU Information

Login to the BIOS Interface,select " Socket Configuration → Processor Configuration ",press

Enter to display 示 the CPU information ,as shown in the following Figure2.4



Figure 2.4 Processor Configuration Interface

2.5 View Memory Information

Login to the BIOS interface, select " Socket Configuration → Memory Configuration →

Memory Topology", and press Enter to display the manufacturer, speed, capacity and other

information of the memories in position, as shown in the following Figure 2.5



Figure 2.5 Memory Topology Interface

2.6 View HDD Information and RAID Configuration

2.6.1 View HDD Information

Login to the BIOS interface, select " Platform Configuration→ PCH SATA Configuration/

PCH sSATA Configuration",and press Enter to display the HDD information of the current onboard

SATA ports or sSATA ports, as shown in the following figures.



Figure 2.6.1 PCH SATA Configuration Interface

Figure 2.6.2 PCH sSATA Configuration Interface

2.6.2 HDD RAID Mode Settings

Set the “Configure SATA as” or “Configure sSATA as” to [RAID],press F10 to save the setting,



and the system reboots.

2.6.2.1 Boot Mode is UEFI

When option Boot option filter set to UEFI Only,the BIOS Setup Advanced Interface will

display the Intel(R) VROC SATA Controller menu,as Figure 2.6.3

Figure 2.6.3 Advanced Interface

Press Enter, the executable operation and the current HDD information will be displayed, as

shown in the following figure.



Figure 2.6.4 Intel(R) VROC SATA Controller Interface

1) Create RAID volume

Select Create RAID Volume option, and press Enter, as shown in the following figure.



Figure 2.6.5 Create RAID Volume Interface

Table 2.2 Create RAID Menu Instruction Table

Interface

Parameters Function Description

Name Please enter a volume name less than 16 characters without containing

any special characters.

RAID Level

Please select the RAID volume level. If no volume has been created at

present, there are four volume levels of RAID0 (Stripe), RAID1

(Mirror), and RAID10 (RAID0+1) RAID5 (Parity) which depending

on the RAID Key for selection. Please select the volume level

according to actual requirements.

RAID0: This RAID volume is allowed to be made on 2 or above

HDDs.

RAID1: This RAID volume is allowed to be made on 2 HDDs.



RAID10: This RAID volume is allowed to be made on 4 HDDs, which

is only available when HDD quantity is 4 or above.

RAID5 (Parity): This RAID volume is allowed to be made on 3 or

above HDDs.

Select Disks Select HDDs to make RAID volume, press Enter, select X, and then

press Enter to return to Create RAID Volume interface.

Strip Size Please select the strip size, only RAID0 and RAID5 volumes could

enable this option.

Capacity Set the volume capacity, and the maximum capacity is shown in the

Help information on the right side.

Create Volume After finishing the above settings, select this option to create RAID

volume.

2) Delete RAID volume

Select a created RAID Volume, press Enter. Select “Delete”, there will be a prompt. To delete

the volume, select “Yes”and press Enter; to cancel the deletion, select “No” and press Enter.

Figure 2.6.6 RAID Volume Interface

Figure 2.6.7 RAID Volume Info Interface



Figure 2.6.8 RAID Volume Delete Interface

2.6.2.2 Boot Mode is Legacy

When Boot Mode is set to Legacy, a prompt “Press <CTRL-I> to enter Configuration Utility…”

will appear on the screen during system booting. Press [Ctrl] and [I] keys at the same time to enter

SATA RAID configuration, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 2.6.9 Enter Legacy RAID Configuration Interface

After entering SATA RAID configuration interface, it will display the main menu list, the

information (HDD ID, HDD type, HDD capacity, volume member or not) of HDDs connected to

SATA controller, and the existed RAID volumes information (including volume ID, name, RAID

level, capacity, status, bootable or not). There are 5 executable menus in the SATA RAID

configuration interface, as shown in the following figure.



Figure 2.6.10 Legacy SATA RAID Configuration Interface

Table 2.3 Key Instruction Table

Interface Parameters Function Description

↑↓ Used to move cursor in different menus or to change values of

menu options.

TAB To select the next menu option.

Enter To select a menu.

Esc To exit menu or return to previous menu from sub-menu.

Table 2.4 Menu Instruction Table

Create RAID Volume To create an RAID volume.

Delete RAID Volume To delete an existed RAID volume.

Reset Disks to Non-

RAID

To reset HDDs in RAID volume, and to restore them to non-

RAID status.

Mask Disk as Spare

To mask the HDDs as spare disks. The data will be cleared, and

these HDDs can not be selected during RAID setting. It can be

restored through the Reset Disks to Non-RAID menu.

Exit To exit SATA HostRAID configuration interface.

1) Create RAID Volume menu

After entering SATA RAID configuration interface, you could use up and down arrow keys to

select this menu, and then press Enter to enter the Create RAID Volume menu, or directly input the

number before the menu to enter the Create RAID Volume menu. For other menu operations that

are similar, it will not be repeated here. A Create RAID Volume instance and Select Disks is shown

in the following figure:




Figure 2.6.12 Select Disks Interface

Table 2.5 Create RAID Menu Instruction Table

Interface


Name Please enter a volume label name less than 16 characters without

containing any special characters.

RAID Level

Please select RAID volume level. If no volume has been created at

present, there are four volume levels of RAID0 (Stripe), RAID1

(Mirror), RAID10 (RAID0+1) and RAID5 (Parity) for selection. Please

select volume level according to actual requirements.

RAID0: This RAID volume is allowed to be made on 2 or above HDDs.

RAID1: This RAID volume is allowed to be made on 2 HDDs.

RAID10: This RAID volume is allowed to be made on 4 HDDs, which

is only available when HDD quantity is 4 or above.

RAID5 (Parity): This RAID volume is allowed to be made on 3 or above

HDDs.

Select Disks Select HDDs to make RAID volume, press Space, select disks, and then



press Enter to return to Create RAID Volume interface.

Strip Size Please select the strip size, only RAID0 and RAID5 volumes could

enable this option.

Capacity Set the volume capacity.

After completing the above settings, please select [Create Volume], and press Enter. The

system will prompt “WARNING: ALL DATA ON THE SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are

you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N)”.：


To create an RAID volume, please enter “Y”. A volume will be created, and all data on the

selected disks will be lost. Otherwise, please enter “N”, to exit volume creation. Here we enter “Y”

to create an RAID volume. After the creation is completed, return to MAIN MENU interface, the

created RAID volume will be displayed.

2) Delete RAID Volume menu

After entering Delete RAID Volume menu, press [DEL] to delete the selected RAID volume,

and the system will prompt “ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! Are you sure you

want to delete “Volume0*”? (Y/N)”. To delete this RAID volume, please enter “Y”, to cancel the

deletion, please enter “N”.



Figure 2.6.14 Delete RAID Volume Interface

3) Reset Disks to Non-RAID menu

After entering Reset Disks to Non-RAID menu, system will display all HDDs in RAID volume.

Please use the space key to select the HDD to reset according to the actual demand, and then press

Enter to reset the HDD. The system will prompt “Are you sure you want to reset RAID data on

selected disks? (Y/N)” again, enter “Y” or “N” according to the prompt. It is to be noted that all

data on this disk will be lost after reset. Meanwhile, this disk will not belong to RAID volume any

more.

Figure 2.6.15 Reset Disks to Non-RAID Interface

4) Mask Disk as Spare menu



After entering Mask Disk as Spare menu, system will display the HDDs not in RAID volume.

Please use the space key to select the HDDs according to the actual demand, and then press Enter.

The system will prompt “Are you sure you want to mask selected disks as Spare? (Y/N)”, enter “Y”

or “N” according to the prompt. It is to be noted that all data on this disk will be lost as the spare

disk.

Figure 2.6.16 Mask Disk as Spare Interface

5) Exit menu

Select Exit menu through up and down keys, or press ESC to exit SATA RAID configuration

interface, as shown in the following figure. The system will prompt “Are you sure you want to exit?

(Y/N)”, enter “Y” to exit, or enter “N” to cancel the exit operation.



Figure 2.6.17 Exit Interface

2.7 BMC Network Parameters View and Settings

2.7.1 View BMC Network Parameters

Login to the BIOS interface, select " Server Mgmt→BMC Network Configuration→BMC

Dedicated Network Configuration/ BMC Sharelink Network Configuration",Press Enter key to

view the current BMC Dedicated and BMC Sharelink configuration, as shown in the following

figures.



Figure 2.7.1 BMC Dedicated Network Configuration Interface

Figure 2.7.2 BMC Sharelink Network Configuration Interface

2.7.2 BMC Network Settings

Take BMC Dedicated Network configuration as an example to introduce the BMC Dedicated

Network parameters, as shown in the following table



Table 2.6 BMC network configuration Interface Table

Interface Parameters Function Description Default

Value

BMC Dedicated Network

Parameters

Set the way to get BMC dedicated network

parameters, options include:

Auto：Automatically gets the current BMC

network Settings

Manual：Manually set the BMC network

Auto

Address source

Configure BMC IPV4 network status

parameters.,When Get BMC Dedicated

Parameters is set to [Manual], this option will

be displayed. Options include：

Unspecified：BMC network parameters will

not be modified if unspecified

Static：Static BMC network parameter setting

DynamicBmcDhcp：Dynamically obtain

BMC network parameters

Unspecified

Current Configuration Address

source

Display the current BMC network parameters

configuration

----

Station IP address BMC station IP address ----

Subnet mask Subnet mask ----

Router IP address BMC router IP address ----

CMC0 IP address

（Blade Server,Such as I48M6） Get the CMC0 IP from BMC

----

CMC1 IP address

（Blade Server,Such as I48M6） Get the CMC1 IP from BMC

----

Station MAC address BMC station MAC address ----

IPV6 Support

IPV6 Support,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Configuration Address Source

Configure BMC IPV6 network status

parameters.,When IPV6 Support is set to

[Enabled], this option will be displayed.

Options include：

Unspecified：BMC network parameters will

not be modified if unspecified

Static：Static BMC network parameter setting

DynamicBmcDhcp：Dynamically obtain

BMC network parameters

Unspecified

Current Configuration Address

source Current Configuration Address source

----

Station IPv6 address Station IPv6 address ----

Prefix Length Prefix Length ----

IPV6 Router1 IP Address IPV6 Router1 IP Address ----

IPV6 address status IPV6 address status ----

IPV6 DHCP Algorithm IPV6 DHCP Algorithm

1. Set BMC Static Network Parameters

Set the BMC Dedicated Network Parameters to Manual,the Address source will be



displayed,Set Address source to [Static] ,then the Station IP address 、Subnet mask、 Router IP

address can be set, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 2.7.3 BMC Ipv4 Network Configuration Interface

After set Station IP address ,Subnet mask and Router IP address. Press [ESC] and the Set BMC

Network Config window pops up,select Yes and press Enter,the IP will send to BMC, as shown in

the following figures:





If input IP invalid, the BIOS prompts “Invalid Station IP Entered!!!”,and reset the IP address

to 0.0.0.0,The assignment only changes the IP address in BIOS Setup interface, and does not notify

BMC to change the IP settings.



The prompts of Subnet mask and Router IP address settings are similar to those of Station IP

address setting, there is no more detailed description here. As shown in the following figure, the

BMC network parameters have taken effect, you can login to BMC Web interface to operate.

2. Set BMC Dynamic Network Parameters

Change the Address source to [DynamiBmcDhcp] ,Press [ESC] and the Set BMC Network

Config window pops up,select Yes and press Enter,the command will send to BMC as shown in the

following figure





Note：Please make sure that the BMC management port is connected to the network

when you use the Manual setting options.

The options that take effect immediately in the BIOS Setup interface are implemented by

calling the Callback function. Callback functions are only called when the options in the BIOS Setup

interface are changed. Otherwise, the function will not take effect. For example, if you want to

automatically get BMC parameters again, you need to set Get BMC Sharelink Parameters to [Do

nothing] or [Manual], then set to [Auto], the function will take effect.

The settings of BMC IPv6 network parameters are similar to this, which will be omitted here.



3 BIOS Parameter Description

3.1 Main

The Main interface contains basic information of the BIOS system, including version

information of the BIOS, BMC, and ME, CPU model information, total memory capacity

information, and system time. The specific parameter description is shown in Table 3.1, and the

Main interface is shown in Figure 3.1.

Figure 3.1 Main Interface

Table 3.1 Main Interface Instruction Table


Product Name Product name

Serial Number Serial number

Customer ID Customer ID

BIOS Version BIOS version

Build Date Build date

BMC Firmware Version BMC FW Version

ME Firmware Version ME Firmware Version

Access Level Current access level



CPU Type Display the current CPU’s type

CPU Current Speed Display the current CPU’s current speed

PCH SKU Display the current PCH SKU version

RC Revision Display the current RC version information

DRAM Total Memory Display the current DRAM total memory

BPS Total Memory Display the current BPS total memory

System Memory Speed Display the current memory speed

System Language Display and set system language

System Date (Day mm/dd/yyyy)

Display and set system date.

Use [Tab] or [Enter] key to switch between system date and time,

directly input the value or use +/- keys to change the value (Press

+ key, the value increases by 1, and press – key, the value

decreases by 1).

System Time (hh/mm/ss)

Display and set system time.

Use [Tab] or [Enter] key to switch between system date and time,

directly input the value or use +/- keys to change the value (Press

+ key, the value increases by 1, and press – key, the value

decreases by 1).

3.2 Advanced

The Advanced interface contains the parameters and related functions of the BIOS system.

Such as ACPI, serial port, PCI subsystem, CSM, USB, onboard network card, etc. The specific

parameter description is shown in Table 3.2, and the Advanced interface is shown in Figure 3.2.

Figure 3.2 Advanced Interface



Table 3.2 Advanced Interface Instruction Table


Trusted Computing Trusted computing configuration

Redfish Host Interface Settings Redfish Host Interface Parameters

AST2500 Super IO Configuration AST2500 I/O chip parameter configuration

Serial Port Console Redirection Serial port console redirection settings

System Debug Configuration Detail for System Debug Configuration

PCI Subsystem Settings PCI subsystem settings

USB Devices Information USB devices information

Network Stack Configuration Network stack configuration

CSM Configuration CSM configuration

Oem NIC Oprom Ctrl Enable/Disable All NIC Oprom Execution on Platform

iSCSI Configuration iSCSI configuration

Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter

XL710 -XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter XL710 -

XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

Driver Health Driver Health

3.2.1 Trusted Computing

The Trusted Computing interface introduces methods for configuring security devices. We

installed the TPM2.0 chip on the machine. Taking this as an example, the specific parameter

description is shown in Table 3.3, and the Trusted Computing interface is shown in Figure 3.3.

Figure 3.3 Trusted Computing Interface

Table 3.3 Trusted Computing Interface Instruction Table

Interface Parameters Function Description Default Value



Security Device Support

Security device support settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

BIOS supports TPM TCG version 1.2/2.0. BIOS

supports TPM module through TPM software

binding, when the verification of software binding

fails, BIOS will record the error to SEL.

Enabled

No Security Device Found

Display the status of security device. There is no

information displayed at present, to enable this

function, it needs to install TPM chip.

----

SHA-1 PCR Bank

Enable or Disable SHA-1 PCR Bank.Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

SHA256 PCR Bank Enable or Disable SHA-256 PCR Bank. Options

are the same as above .

Enabled

SM3_256 PCR Bank Enable or Disable SM3_256 PCR Bank. Options

are the same as above .

Disabled

Measure Storage Devices

Enable or disable the OPROM of the measurement

storage device (note that if you modify this item,

please reconfigure the PCONF file) The options

parameters are the same as above.

Enabled

Measure Network Devices

Enable or disable the OPROM of the network

device (note that if you modify this item, please

reconfigure the PCONF file) The options

parameters include:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Measure Video Devices

Enable or disable OPROM for measuring video

devices. (Note that if you modify this item, please

reconfigure the PCONF file) The options

parameters are the same as above.

Enabled

Pending operation

Plan the operation of the safety equipment, and the

computer will restart once during the startup

process. Option parameters include:

None

TPM Clear

None

Platform Hierarchy

Enable or disable the platform level. Option

parameters include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Storage Hierarchy

Enable or Disable Storage Hierarchy. Option


Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Endorsement Hierarchy

Enable or Disable Endorsement Hierarchy. Option


Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

TPM 2.0 UEFI Spec Version

Select the TCG2 Spec Version Support, the

Compatible mode for Win8/Win10, TCG_2:

Support new TCG2 protocol and event format for

Win10 or later. Option parameters include：

TCG_2



TCG_1_2

TCG_2

Physical Presence Spec Version

Select to Tell O.S. to support PPI Spec Version 1.2

or 1.3. Note some HCK tests might not support 1.3.

1.2

1.3

1.3

TPM 2.0 InterfaceType For text information, shows the interface type of

TPM 2.0.

TIS

PH Randomization

Enable or disable randomization of the platform

hierarchy. Please do not enable it in the production

platform. It is a production platform that is

developed and tested to support TXT. It overrides

ChangePlatformAuth Elink. Option parameters

include:

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Device Select

TPM 1.2 only supports TPM 1.2 devices, TPM 2.0

only supports TPM 2.0 devices, automatic options

are supported by both devices (automatically set to

support TPM 2.0 devices by default, if there is no

TPM2.0, then actively look for TPM1.2), option

parameters include:

TPM 1.2

TPM 2.0

Auto

Auto

3.2.2 Redfish Host Interface Settings

The Redfish Host Interface Settings interface is the Redfish host interface settings. Specific

parameter descriptions are shown in Table 3.4. The Redfish Host Interface Settings interface is

shown in Figure 3.4.



Figure 3.4 Redfish Host Interface Settings Interface

Table 3.4 Redfish Host Interface Settings Interface Instruction Table


Authentication mode

Authentication mode. Option parameters include:

Basic Authentication

Session Authentication

Basic Authentication

IP address Redfish BMC IP address setting

----

IP Mask address Redfish BMC IP mask address setting ----

IP Port Redfish BMC IP port settings ----

3.2.3 AST2500 Super IO Configuration

The AST2500 Super IO Configuration interface is about I / O chip related option settings. The

specific parameter description is shown in Table 3.5, and the AST2500 Super IO Configuration

interface is shown in Figure 3.5.



Figure 3.5 AST2500 Super IO Configuration Interface

Table 3.5 AST2500 Super IO Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Serial Port 1 Configuration

Serial port 1 configuration settings, the configuration page

provides the serial port switch control and resource adjustment

control function, resource adjustment is mainly to manually

adjust the IO PORT and IRQ number used by COM PORT.

Serial Port 2 Configuration Serial port 2 configuration (virtual serial port)

3.2.3.1 Serial Port 1 Configuration

The Serial Port 1 Configuration interface is the serial port 1 related option setting. The specific

parameter description is shown in Table 3.6, and the Serial Port 1 Configuration interface is shown

in Figure 3.6.



Figure 3.6 Serial Port 1 Configuration Interface

Table 3.6 Serial Port 1 Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Serial Port

Serial port 1 switch setting, option parameters are:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Change Settings

Choose the optimal settings for the serial port

according to your needs. The options are:

Auto

I0=3F8h; IRQ=4;

I0=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;

I0=2F8h; IRO=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;

I0=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;

I0=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;

Auto

3.2.3.2 Serial Port 2 Configuration

Serial Port 2 Configuration Interface is the serial port 1 related option setting. The specific

parameters are shown in Table 3.7, and the Serial Port 2 Configuration Interface is shown in Figure

3.7.



Figure 3.7 Serial Port 1 Configuration Interface

Table 3.7 Serial Port 2 Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Serial Port

Serial port 2 switch setting, option parameters are:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

3.2.4 Serial Port Console Redirection

Serial Port Console Redirection Interface is a serial port redirection related option setting. The

specific parameters are shown in Table 3.8, and the Serial Port Console Redirection Interface is




Figure 3.8 Serial Port Console Redirection Interface

Table 3.8 Serial Port Console Redirection Interface Instruction Table


Console Redirection Com0/Com1

Serial port 0 console redirection

switch setting, option parameters are:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Console Redirection Settings Serial port console redirection

parameter setting

----

Console Redirection Com1

Serial port 1 console redirection

switch setting, option parameters are:

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

3.2.5 Console Redirection Settings

When the Console Redirection Com0 / Com1 option is set to Enabled, the Console Redirection

Settings menu is opened. The specific parameter description is shown in Table3.9, and the Serial

Port Console Redirection Interface is shown in Figure3.9.



Figure 3.9 Console Redirection Settings Interface

Table 3.9 Console Redirection Settings Interface Instruction


Value

Terminal Type

Terminal Type Setting.option parameters are：

VT100

VT100+

VT-UTF8

ANSI

VT100+

Bits per second

Bits per second Setting.option parameters

are：

9600

19200

38400

57600

115200

115200

Data Bits

Data Bits Setting .option parameters are：

7

8

8

Parity

Parity Setting.option parameters are：

None

Even

Odd

Mark

Space

None

Stop Bits

Stop Bits Setting.option parameters are：

1

2

1

Flow Control Flow Control Setting.option parameters are：

None

None



Hardware RTS/CTS

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support Setting.option

parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Recorder Mode

Recorder Mode Setting.option parameters

are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Redirection 100×31

Redirection 100×31 Setting.option parameters

are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Putty KeyPad

Putty KeyPad Setting,option parameters

are：

VT100

LINUX

XTERMR6

SCO

ESCN

VT400

VT100

3.2.6 System Debug Configuration

System Debug Configuration Interface is the system debugging setting, the specific parameter

description is shown in Table 3.10, and System Debug Configuration Interface is shown in Figure

3.10.



Figure 3.10 System Debug Configuration Interface

Table 3.10 System Debug Configuration Interface Instruction


System Debug Level

System Debug Level Setting,option parameters

are：

Debug

Disabled

Disabled

3.2.7 PCI Subsystem Settings

PCI Subsystem Settings Interface is the related option setting of PCI subsystem. The specific

parameter description is shown in Table 3.11, and the PCI Subsystem Settings Interface is shown in

Figure 3.11.



Figure 3.11 PCI Subsystem Settings Interface

Table 3.11 PCI Subsystem Settings Interface Instruction Table


Above 4G Decoding

Above 4G Decoding Setting.option parameters

are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

SR-IOV Support

SR-IOV Support Setting.option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

3.2.8 USB Devices Information

The USB Devices Information Interface displays information about USB devices. The USB

Devices Information Interface is shown in Figure 3.12.



Figure 3.12 USB Devices Information Interface

3.2.9 Network Stack Configuration

Network Stack Configuration interface is used to set the options related with Network UEFI

PXE.



Figure 3.13 Network Stack Configuration Interface

Table 3.12 Network Stack Configuration Interface Instruction Table

Interface


Default Value

Network Stack

Network Stack Setting.option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

The following options are controlled by this option. Only

when this option is enabled, the following options can be

displayed and the functions can be set.

Enabled

Ipv4 PXE Support

UEFI Ipv4 PXE supported switches Setting.option parameters

are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Ipv4 HTTP Support

Ipv4 HTTP supported switches Setting.option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Ipv6 PXE Support

UEFI Ipv6 PXE supported switches Setting.option parameters

are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Ipv6 HTTP Support

Ipv6 HTTP supported switches Setting.option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

PXE boot wait time Wait for the ESC key to cancel PXE boot time Setting, Setting 0



range 0 ~ 5.

Media detect Count Device detection times Setting, Setting range 1 ~ 50 1

3.2.10 CSM Configuration

CSM Configuration Interface is the setting of compatible module related options. The specific

parameter description is shown in Table 3.13, and the CSM Configuration Interface is shown in

Figure 3.14.

Figure 3.14 CSM Configuration Interface

Table 3.13 CSM Configuration Interface Instruction Table


CSM Support

Compatibility mode support switch Setting.option

parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

GateA20 Active

A20 Address line control mode Setting.option

parameters are：

Upon Request

Always

A20 is an address line. This address line controls

how the system accesses the memory space above

1MB.

Upon Request

INT19 Trap Response

Interrupt, capture signal response Setting. option

parameters are：

Immediate

Postponed

Immediate

Boot option filter

Start mode Setting, control device Legacy or UEFI

mode start strategy. option parameters are：

UEFI Only

UEFI Only



Legacy Only

Option ROM execution

Option ROM execution strategy, this option controls

the system's traditional or UEFI ROM priority.

option parameters are：

Manual

Auto

Auto

Network

Network card Option Rom execution method

Setting,option parameters are：

Do not launch

Legacy

UEFI

UEFI

Storage Storage device Option Rom execution mode Setting,

option parameters are the same as above. UEFI

Video Video device Option Rom execution mode

Setting.option parameters are the same as above. UEFI

Other PCI devices Other PCI devices Option Rom execution mode

Setting, option parameters are the same as above. UEFI

3.2.11 OEM NIC Oprom Ctrl

OEM NIC Oprom Ctrl Interface is OEM NIC operating program control. The specific

parameter description is shown in Table 3.14, and the OEM NIC Oprom Ctrl Interface is shown in

Figure 3.15.

Figure 3.15 OEM NIC Oprom Ctrl Interface



Table 3.14 OEM NIC Oprom Ctrl Interface Instruction Table


Value

Global NIC oprom Ctrl Control

Global NIC oprom Ctrl Control,option

parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Onboard NIC oprom Ctrl

Onboard NIC oprom Ctrl,option parameters

are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Onboard NIC 0 port 6

Enable switch for dynamically loading

onboard network card,option parameters

are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Slot NIC Oprom Ctrl

Slot NIC Oprom Ctrl,option parameters

are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

3.2.12 iSCSI Configuration

iSCSI Configuration Interface is the iSCSI parameter configuration. It runs the SCSI command

set on the upper layer of the IP protocol and provides block-level data access. The specific

parameters are shown in Table 3.15, and the iSCSI Configuration Interface is shown in Figure 3.16.



Figure 3.16 iSCSI Configuration Interface

Table 3.15 iSCSI Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Attempt Priority

Attempt Priority Setting.option parameters are：

Host Attempt

Redfish Attempt:Redfish

RSD Attempt:RSD

Host Attempt

Redfish Attempt

RSD Attempt

Host iSCSI Configration Host iSCSI Configration ------

Add an Attempt Add an Attempt -------

Delete Attempts Delete Attempts -------

Change Attempt Order Change Attempt Order --------

3.3 Platform Configuration

The Platform Configuration interface contains information settings for PCH SATA / sSATA,

USB, ME and other devices and runtime error log settings. The specific parameter description is

shown in Table3.16, and the Platform Configuration interface is shown in Figure3.17.



Figure 3.17 Platform Configuration Interface

Table 3.16 Platform Configuration Interface Instruction Table


PCH SATA Configuration SATA devices and settings

PCH sSATA Configuration sSATA devices and settings

USB Configuration USB Configuration Settings

Miscellaneous Configuration Miscellaneous Configuration

Server ME Configuration Configure Server ME Technology Parameters

Runtime Error Logging Runtime error log configuration.

3.3.1 PCH SATA Configuration/PCH sSATA Configuration

PCH sSATA Configuration and PCH SATA Configuration interfaces are used to set the

options related with the onboard sSATA/SATA ports, as shown in Figure 3.18, Figure 3.19. Take

PCH SATA Configuration menu as an example. The specific parameters are shown in Table 3.17.



Figure 3.18 PCH SATA Configuration Interface

Figure 3.19 PCH sSATA Configuration Interface

Instruction:SATA/sSATA port number is shown according to the actual product.

Table 3.17 PCH SATA Configuration Interface Instruction Table


SATA Controller SATA controller on-off settings. Options include: Enabled



Enabled

Disabled

Configure SATA as

SATA mode settings. Options include:

AHCI

RAID

AHCI

SATA N SATA port N HDD information ----

Port -N

SATA port on-off settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

PCH sSATA Configuration Interface Instruction Table is omitted here.

3.3.2 USB Configuration

USB Configuration is used to set the options related with the onboard USB ports. The USB

Configuration interface is shown in Figure 3.20, and the specific parameter description is shown in

Table 3.18.

Figure 3.20 USB Configuration Interface

Instruction: Onboard USB ports are shown according to the actual product.

Table 3.18 USB Configuration Interface Instruction Table


USB N

USB Configuration Settings,including front, rear and

on-board USB devices (specific display is controlled

by screen printing information, such as Onboard USB0

Enabled



(J116) 2.0) .Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

3.3.3 Miscellaneous Configuration

Miscellaneous Configuration interface is used to set some other common options.

Figure 3.21 Miscellaneous Configuration Interface

Table 3.19 Miscellaneous Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Restore AC Power Loss

Power state settings when restoring on AC

power loss. Options include:

Power OFF

Last State

Power ON

Power OFF

KCS Access Control Policy

Decides when IPMI commands shall be sent

through KCS interface. Options include:

Allow All - Always,

Restricted - until BIOS DONE is signalled,

Deny All - Never

Allow All

Max Page Table Size Select

The maximum page table size settings.

Options include:

1GB

2MB

For older OS, please select 2MB, otherwise, it

may cause a problem.

1GB

PFR Supported Text information, showing whether the

platform supports PFR.

no



3.3.4 Server ME Configuration

Server ME Configuration interface is used to display and set the options related with server

ME configuration. The specific parameters are shown in Table 3.20, Miscellaneous Configuration

Interface is shown in Figure 3.22.

Figure 3.22 Server ME Configuration Interface

Table 3.20 Server ME Configuration Interface Instruction Table


General ME Configuration ----

Oper. Firmware Version Show Oper. Firmware Version ----

Recovery Firmware Version Show Recovery Firmware Version ----

ME Firmware Status #1 Show ME Firmware Status #1 ----

ME Firmware Status #2 Show ME Firmware Status #2 ----

Current State Show ME Firmware Status #1 ----

Error code Show Error code ----

Recovery Cause Show Recovery Cause N/A

PTT Support

Enable/disable Platform Trusted Technology

(PTT) support, Option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Suppress PTT Commands

Bypass TPM2 commands submitting to PTT FW,

Option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Altitude The altitude of the platform location above the

sea level, expressed in meters. The hex number

8000



is decoded as 2's complement signed integer.

Provide the 8000h value if the altitude is

unknown.

MCTP Bus Owner

MCTP bus owner location on PCIe: [15:8] bus,

[7:3] device, [2:0] function. If all zeros sending

bus owner is disabled.

0

Server ME Firmware Features

list Show Server ME Firmware Features list

----

3.3.5 Runtime Error Logging

Runtime Error Logging interface is used to set the runtime error logs.The specific parameters

are shown in Table 3.21, Runtime Error Logging Interface is shown in Figure 3.23.

Figure 3.23 Runtime Error Logging Interface

Table 3.21 Runtime Error Logging Interface Instruction Table


System Errors

System error log record settings.Option parameters

are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Fault Diagnosis Support

Enable/Disable Fault Diagnosis Support:error info

collect. Option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

RAS Log Level RAS Log setup options.Option parameters are：

None：

MIN

(BASIC_FLOW)



MIN (BASIC_FLOW)

MID (BASIC_FLOW, FUNC_FLOW)

MAX (BASIC_FLOW, FUNC_FLOW, REG)

Shutdown Suppression

(ICX)

Configures Shutdown Suppression and Log MCA

IERR Support, Option parameters are：

Disabled

Shutdown Suppression and Log MCA IERR

Shutdown Log MCA IERR

Disabled

3.4 Socket Configuration

Processor interface is used to set the options related with the processor and memory.

Figure 3.24 Socket Configuration Interface

Table 3.22 Socket Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Processor Configuration Processor Configuration

Common RefCode Configuration Common RefCode Configuration

Uncore Configuration Uncore Configuration

Memory Configuration Memory Configuration

IIO Configuration IIO Configuration

Advanced Power Management Configuration Advanced Power Management Configuration

3.4.1 Processor Configuration

Processor Configuration interface is used to set the options related with the processor.



Figure 3.25 Processor Configuration Interface

Table 3.23 Processor Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Processor BSP Revision etc. Processor information submenu, the processor’s

detailed information

----

Active Cores Per CPU

Active all Cores for each CPU,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Active Cores CPU core settings. Input the number of CPU cores you 0



want to enable. This option will be displayed when the

“Active Cores Per CPU” set to Disabled.In the Help

information, it will display the effective values you can

set and the maximum number of physical cores

according to the current CPU usage.

The default value is 0, all cores enabled.

Hyper-Threading [ALL]

Enables Hyper Threading (Software Method to

Enable/Disable Logical Processor threads.Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Core Failover（ICX）

Enable spare core(s) in place of core(s) that fail

BIST,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Max CPUID Value Limit

The max CPUID value limit on-off settings. Options

include:

Enabled

Disabled

When the legacy OS boot does not support CPUID

function, please enable this option.

Disabled

Hardware Prefetcher

Hardware Prefetcher on-off settings, Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Hardware prefetching means that the CPU pre-fetches

these instructions or data from the memory to the L2

cache before processing the instructions or data to

reduce the time of memory reads and help eliminate

potential bottlenecks to improve system performance

Enabled

L2 RFO Prefetch Disable

L2 RFO Prefetch on-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Adjacent Cache Prefetch

Adjacent Cache Prefetch on-off settings,Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled

If the adjacent cache prefetch is enabled, when the

computer reads the data, it will intelligently think that

the adjacent data or the adjacent data is also needed, so

the adjacent data will be read in advance during

processing. Which can speed up the reading speed.

Enabled

DCU Streamer Prefetcher

DCU streamer prefetcher on-off settings. Options

include:

Enabled

Disabled

This function can prefetch CPU data to shorten the data

reading time.

Enabled

DCU IP Prefetcher

DCU IP prefectcher on-off settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

This function can judge whether there is data to

prefetch, to shorten the data reading time.

Enabled

LLC Prefetcher All threads LLC prefetcher on-off settings. Options

include: Disable（CPX）



Enabled

Disabled Enabled（ICX）

DCU Mode

DCU mode settings,Options include：

Normal

Mirror-Mode（ICX）

Normal

Extended APIC

Extended APIC on-off settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Intel TXT Support

Intel trusted execution technology on-off settings.

Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

VMX

Intel virtual machine extensions technology on-off

settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Enable SMX

Safe mode extension on-off settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

AES-NI

AES instruction on-off settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

This menu mainly controls whether the CPU supports

AES instruction. These instructions are mainly used for

system virtualization. Enable this instruction, system

performance will be improved.

Enabled

TSC Reset（ICX）

Enable or Disable TSC reset during warm

reboot,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Limit CPU PA to 46 bits

（ICX）

Limit CPU physical address to 46 bits to support older

Hyper-v,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

3.4.1.1 PSMI configuration

PSMI configuration Interface is Power Supply Management Interface.



Figure 3.26 PSMI configuration Interface

Table 3.24 PSMI configuration Interface Instruction Table


Global PSMI Enable

Global PSMI on-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Socket (0-n) Configuration Per Socket PSMI Configuration Interface, Only

aviliable when Global PSMI Enable set to Enabled

----

3.4.2 Common RefCode Configuration

Common RefCode Configuration is the Common RefCode configure Interface



Figure 3.27 Common RefCode Configuration Interface

Table 3.25 Common RefCode Configuratio Interface Instruction Table


MMIO High Base

MMIO high base settings,Options include：

56T

40T

32T

24T

16T

4T

2T

1T

512G

32T

MMIO High Granularity Size

MMIO high granularity size settings.

Options include：

1G

4G

16G

64G

256G

1024G

64G

Numa

Numa on-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

UMA-Based Clustering (ICX)

UMA-Based Clustering,Options include：

Disable (All2All)

Hemisphere (2-clusters)

UMA Based Clustering options include

Disable (ALL2ALL), Hemisphere (2

cluster), and Quadrant (4 cluster, not

Hemisphere (2-

clusters)



supported on ICX). These option are only

valid when SNC is disabled. If SNC is

enabled, UMA-Based Clustering is

automatically disabled by BIOS.

3.4.3 Uncore Configuration

Uncore Configuration Interface is used to set the options related with Uncore.

Figure 3.28 Uncore Configuration Interface

Table 3.26 Uncore Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Uncore General Configuration Uncore General Configuration ----

3.4.3.1 Uncore General Configuration

Uncore General Configuration Interface is used to configure uncore general settings.



Figure 3.29 Uncore General Configuration Interface

Table 3.27 Uncore General Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Uncore Status Uncore status submenu, displaying the current UPI

link status

----

Degrade Precedence

Degrade precedence settings. Options include:

Topology Precedence

Feature Precedence

When the system settings conflict, set it to Topology

Precedence to reduce Feature; or set it to Feature

Precedence to reduce Topology.

Topology

Precedence

Degraded 4S Topology

Preference

Choose 4S Topoloty Preference when system can be

degraded to either 4S1LfullyConnect or 4S2LRing

topology：

4S Fully Connect (Single Link)

4S Ring (Dual Link)

4S Fully Connect

(Single Link)

Link Speed Mode

Link speed mode settings,Options include：

Slow

Fast

Fast

Link Frequency Select

Link frequency select settings.,Options include：

Auto

9.6 GT/s

10.4GT/s

11.2GT/s（ICX）

Auto

Link L0p Enable

Link L0p on-off settings,Options include：

Disabled

Enabled

Auto

Link power-saving mode setting, which is set when

the bandwidth is half of the peak bandwidth

Disabled



Link L1 Enable

Link L1 on-off settings,Options include：

Disabled

Enabled

Auto

In the case that system is extremely idle, turn off QPI

Link.

Disabled

UPI Failover Support

UPI failover support on-off settings. Options

include: Enabled

Enabled

Auto

Enabled

XPT Remote Prefetch

（ICX）

XPT remote prefetch on-off settings, Options

include：

Disabled

Enabled

Auto

Auto

KTI Prefetch

KTI prefetch on-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Loctorem Thresholds

Normal

TOR Thresholds - Loctorem Thresholds Normal

settings, Options include：

Disabled,

Auto,

Low,

Medium,

High

Auto

Loctorem Thresholds

Empty

TOR Thresholds - Loctorem Thresholds Empty

Setting , Options include：

Disabled,

Auto,

Low,

Medium,

High

Auto

Legacy VGA Socket Legacy VGA number settings, the range of effective

values is 0~3.

0

SplitLock

SplitLock on-off settings,Options include：

Disabled

Enabled

Auto

Disabled

SNC (Sub NUMA)(CPX)

Sub NUMA settings for CPX6 CPU,Options

include：

Disabled

Enabled

Auto

Disabled

SNC (Sub NUMA)(ICX)

Sub NUMA settings for ICX CPU,Options include：

Disabled

Enable SNC2 (2-clusters)

Enable SNC4 (4-clusters)

Disabled

XPT Prefetch

XPT prefetch on-off settings,Options include：

Disabled

Enabled

Auto

Enabled

D2K Credit configuration

（CPX）

Select the level of available D2K VNA BL credits

for redistribution：

Medium



Low

Medium

High

Snoop Throttle

Configuration

Select the level of snoop throttle setting for CHA.：

Disabled

Low

Medium

High

Disabled

Legacy VGA Stack Legacy VGA stack number settings, the range of

effective values is 0~6

0

PCIe Remote P2P Relaxed

Ordering（ICX）

Pcie remote P2P relaxed sorting on-off

settings,Options include：

Disabled, the hardware will enforce the P2P write

sequence

Enabled, the software decides to relax the P2P

writing sequence

Disabled

3.4.4 Memory Configuration

Memory Configuration interface is used to set the options related with the memory.

Figure 3.30 Memory Configuration Interface

Table 3.28 Memory Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Enforce POR

Enforce POR settings,Options include：

POR

Disabled

POR

Enforce Population POR(Displayed Enforce Population POR settings, Options Disable



when Enforce POR option is POR) include：

Disable Enforcement

Enforce Supported Populations

Enforce Validated Populations

Enforcement

Memory Frequency

Memory frequency settings,Options include：

Auto

1866

2133

2400

2666

2933

3200

Auto

Data Scrambling for NVMDIMM

NVMDIMM data scrambling on-off


Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Data Scrambling for DDR4/5

DDR4/5 data scrambling on-off


Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Allow Memory Training

Correctable Error

Allow Memory Training Correctable

Error,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Allow Memory Test Correctable

Error

Allow Memory Test Correctable

Error,Options include：Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Enable ADR

ADR Enable on-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Legacy ADR Mode

Legacy ADR Mode on-off settings,Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Minimum System Memory Size

Minimum memory size assigned as system

memory when only JEDEC NVDIMMs are

present,Options include：

2GB,

4GB,

6GB,

8GB

2GB

ADR Data Save Mode

ADR data save mode settings. Options include:

Disabled

Batterybacked DIMMs

NVDIMMs

NVDIMMs

Erase-Arm NVDIMMs

Erase-Arm NVDIMMs on-off settings,Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Restore NVDIMMs

Restore NVDIMMs on-off settings,Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled



Interleave NVDIMMs

Interleave NVDIMMs on-off settings,Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

SPD-SMBUS Access（Only for

ICX）

Allow Cpu Spd Smbus access to be

Locked\UnLocked before booting to

OS,Options include：

Lock

UnLock

Lock

SPD Print

SPD print on-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

SPD Print Length(Displayed when

SPD Print is Enabled)

SPD Print Length settings,Options include：

Auto

256 Byte

512 Bytes

Auto

Cmd Setup % Offset

Cmd setup / hold percent offset for late cmd

training result. The possible values are from 0

to 100

50

Periodic Rcomp（Only for ICX）

Memory Periodic Rcomp cycles on-off


Auto

Enabled

Disabled

Auto

Periodic Rcomp Interval(Only for

ICX,Hidden when Periodic Rcomp

is Disabled)

Memory Periodic Rcomp interval. Options

include：

10.24us,

20.48us,

40.96us,

163.84us,

327.68us,

655.36us,

1310.72us,

2621.44us,

5242.88us,

10.48576ms,

20.67152ms,

41.94304ms,

83.88608ms,

167.77216ms,

335.54432ms,

671.08864 ms

671.08864 ms

Memory Topology

Memory topology submenu, displaying the

detailed information of the current installed

memories.

----

Memory Map Memory Map submenu ----

Memory RAS Configuration Memory RAS configuration submenu ----

3.4.4.1 Memory Map

Memory Map interface is used to set some modes of the memory.



Figure 3.31 Memory Map Interface

Table 3.29 Memory Map Interface Instruction Table


Volatile Memory Mode

Volatile memory mode settings.,Options

include：

1LM

2LM

2LM

AppDirect cache (Hidden when

Volatile Memory Mode is 1LM)

Enable caching for memory areas on-off

settings. Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

eADR Support

eADR support on-off settings,Options

include：

Auto

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

1LM Memory Interleave Granularity

（Displayed when CPU is CPX and

Volatile Memory Mode is 1LM）

1LM memory interleave granularity settings.

Options include：

256B Target, 256B Channel

64B Target, 64B Channel

256B Target,

256B Channel

3.4.4.2 Memory RAS Configuration

Memory RAS Configuration interface is used to set the options related with the memory RAS

feature.



Figure 3.32 Memory RAS Configuration Interface

Table 3.30 Memory RAS Configuration Interface Instruction Table


NEW 48B SDDC ECC（Only for

ICX）

48B SDDC ECC on-off settings

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Enhanced SDDC（Optional when

CPU is ICX and NEW 48B SDDC

ECC is Disabled）

Enhance enabled SDDC,Options include：

Auto

Enabled

Disabled

Auto

Enable Pcode WA for SAI

PG(Only for ICX)

Enable Pcode Work Around for SAI Policy group

for A Step：

Auto

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Mirror Mode

Mirror Mode settings,Options include：

Disabled

Mirror Mode (1LM)

Disabled

Partial Mirror 1 Size (GB)

（Displayed when Mirror Mode is

Partial Mirror Mode）

Select multiplier of 1 GB for the size of the SAD

to be created.The mirror size must be lower than

half of the total memory size.Options include：

0-X(X=Total Memory size*0.5)

0

Mirror TAD0

Mirror TAD0 mode on-off settings, Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

UEFI ARM Mirror

UEFI ARM mirror mode on-off settings,Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled



Disabled

ARM Mirror percentage

Enter the percentage to be mirrored in basis

points . 12.75% is represented 1275,optional

range: 0-5000

0

Memory Rank Sparing

Memory Rank sparing on-off settings. Options

include:

Enabled

Disabled

When it is set to Enabled, users can select the

memory sparing mode. It is a kind of memory

channel sparing in Rank, the total memory

capacity varies with sparing modes, and it

supports at most half of the memory capacity to be

used for sparing.

Disabled

Multi Rank Sparing

Select Rank mode,Options include：

One Rank

Two Rank

Two Rank

Memory Correctable Error Flood

Policy

Memory Correctable Error Flood Policy,Options

include：

Disable

Once

Frequency

Frequency

ADDDC Sparing

ADDDC Sparing on-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Plus One

Enable SDDC+1,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Enable ADDDC Error Inject

(Displayed when ADDDC

Sparing is Enable)

Allow ADDDC Error Inject,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Set NGN Die Sparing

NGN Die Sparing on-off settings,Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

ECC mode switch（CPX）

Enable Far memory controller switch from Mode

A to Mode B,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Patrol Scrub

Patrol Scrubon-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Patrol Scrub Interval Selects the number of hours (1-24) required to

complete full scrub. A value of zero means auto

24

Patrol Scrub Address Mode

Patrol Scrub Address Mode settings,Options

include：

System Physical Address

Reverse Address

System Physical

Address



3.4.5 IIO Configuration

IIO Configuration interface is used to set the options related with the PCIe sockets.

Figure 3.33 IIO Configuration Interface

Table 3.31 IIO Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Socket N Configuration

Socket N configuration submenu, used to set

the Link speed, Max Payload Size and

ASPM of the CPU0’s PCIE device, and to

display the link status, maximum link and

current link speed of the PCIE port.

----

Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel VT-d settings submenu, Intel VT-d on-

off settings

----

Intel VMD Technology Intel VMD settings submenu, VMD on-off

settings of each PStack of each CPU.

----

IIO Global Performance Tuning All IIO performance tuning configuration

options

----

Retimer workaround(Only for ICX)

Retimer workaround on-off settings,Options

include：

No

Yes

No

NTB Link Train by BIOS

NTB Link Train by BIOS on-off


Disabled

Enabled

Auto

Auto

Delay before link training Delay before link training,Options include： No delay



No Delay

100ms

300ms

500ms

1s

2s

PCIe Hot Plug

Global PCIe hot plug on-off settings,Options

include：

Enabled

Disabled

Auto

Manual

Enabled

CbDma MultiCast Enable

Enable CbDma MultiCast(for validation

use) ,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

PCI-E ASPM Support（Global）

PCIE ASPM Global on-off settings,Options

include：

Disabled

Per-Port

L1 Only

Disabled

PCIe Max Read Request Size

PCIe Max Read Request Size,Options

include：

Auto

128B

256B

512B

1024B

2048B

4096B

Auto

PCIe PTM Enable

PCIe PTM setting,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled （ for

ICX）

Enabled （ for

CPX）

3.4.6 Advanced Power Management Configuration

Advanced Power Management Configuration interface is used to set the options related with

the CPU power management.



Figure 3.34 Advanced Power Management Configuration Interface

Table 3.32 Advanced Power Management Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Power/Performance Profile

Power/Performance profile settings.

Options include:

Maximum Performance

Minimum Power

Custom

Custom

CPU P State Control CPU P state control submenu ----

Hardware PM State Control Hardware PM state control submenu ----

CPU C State Control CPU C state control submenu ----

Package C State Control Package C state control submenu ----

CPU-Advanced PM Tuning CPU power-saving performance tuning

submenu

----

SOCKET RAPL Config Socket RAPL configuration submenu ----

3.4.6.1 CPU P State Control

CPU P State Control interface is used to set the options related with the CPU P state.



Figure 3.35 CPU P State Control Interface

Table 3.33 CPU P State Control Interface Instruction Table


Uncore Freq Scaling（UFS）

Uncore frequency scaling settings, Options

include：

Enabled

Min Frequency

MAX Frequency

Custom

Enabled(Standard)

MAX Frequency

（Tencent）

Uncore Frequency（ Displayed

when Uncore Freq Scaling

(UFS) is Custom）

Set the Uncore frequency, The selectable range is

read from the CPU by the BIOS and displayed in

the help message

----

SpeedStep（Pstates）

CPU P Stateson-off settings, Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Config TDP Lock

TDP level settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

AVX P1（SpeedStep (Pstates)选

项为 Enabled 时显示）

Select AVX P1 level,Options include：

Normal

Level 1

Level 2

Normal

Boot performance mode BIOS boot performance mode settings before

enter OS. Options include：

Max Performance



Max Performance

Max Efficient

Set by Intel Node Manager

Turbo Mode

(Dispalyed when SpeedStep

(Pstates) is Enabled)

Turbo Mode on-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

CPU Flex Ratio Override

Enable/Disable CPU Flex Ratio

Programming,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

CPU Core Flex Ratio

Non-Turbo Mode Processor Core Ratio

Multiplier,The selectable range is read from the

CPU by the BIOS and displayed in the help

message

23

GPSS timer（ICX）

P-state change hysteresis time window,Options

include：

0 us

50 us

500 us

500 us

3.4.6.2 Hardware PM State Control

Hardware PM State Control interface is used to set the options related with the hardware PM

state.



Figure 3.36 Hardware PM State Control Interface

Table 3.34 Hardware PM State Control Interface Instruction Table


Hardware P-States

Hardware P-States is set by OS automatically or not, the

default value is decided based on the actual test. Options

include:

Disabled: based on legacy OS request

Native Mode: based on legacy OS boot

Out of Band Mode: hardware auto select, no OS boot

Native Mode with No Legacy Support

Disabled

EPP Enable

EPP on-off settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Native ASPM

ASPM control mode select,Options include：

Auto：BIOS control ASPM

Disabled：ASPM off

Enabled：OS control ASPM

Auto

Static Turbo Mode

Enable to keep CPU frequency Turbo,Options include：

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

3.4.6.3 CPU C State Control

CPU C State Control interface is used to set the options related with the CPU C state, for

controlling the power consumption of CPU in idle state.



Figure 3.37 CPU C State Control Interface

Table 3.35 CPU C State Control Interface Instruction Table


Enable Monitor MWAIT

Monitor/Mwait support on-off settings. Options

include:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Autonomous Core C-State

Autonomous core C-state on-off settings.

Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

CPU C6 report

On-off settings of reporting C6 state to OS.

Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Auto（ICX）

Disabled(CPX)

Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

C1E on-off settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

3.4.6.4 Package C State Control

Package C State Control interface is used to set the options related with the Package C state.



Figure 3.38 Package C State Control Interface

Table 3.36 Package C State Control Interface Instruction Table


Package C State

Package C state settings. Options include:

C0/C1 state

C2 state

C6(non Retention) state

C6(Retention) state

No Limit

C0/C1 state

3.4.6.5 CPU-Advanced PM Tuning

CPU-Advanced PM Tuning interface is used to set the options related with the CPU

powersaving performance, with an Energy Perf BIAS submenu.



Figure 3.39 Energy Perf BIAS Interface

Table 3.37 Energy Perf BIAS Interface Instruction Table

Interface 参数功能说明默认值

Power Performance Tuning

Power performance tuning settings , Options

include：

OS Controls EPB

BIOS Controls EPB

PECI Controls EPB(Only for ICX)

BIOS Controls

EPB

ENERGY_PERF_BIAS_CFG

mode (Optional when Power

Performance Tuning is BIOS

Controls EPB)

Power performance management settings,

Options include：

Performance

Balanced Performance

Balanced Power

Power

Performance

Workload Configuration

Workload optimization settings,Options include：

Balanced

I/O Sensitive

Balanced

3.4.6.6 SOCKET RAPL Config

SOCKET RAPL Config interface is used to set the options related with socket RAPL



configuration.

Figure 3.40 SOCKET RAPL Config Interface

Table 3.38 SOCKET RAPL Config Interface Instruction Table


PL1 Limit

PL1 Limit on-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

PL1 Power Limit PL1 Power Limit 0

PL1 Time Window PL1 time window settings, the range of effective

values is 0~56 1

PL2 Limit

PL2 Limit on-off settings,Options include：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

PL2 Power Limit PL2 Power Limit 0

PL2 Time Window PL2 time window settings, the range of effective

values is 0~56 1

3.5 Sever Mgmt

Server Mgmt interface is used to set the options related with server management, including

watchdog, BMC network configuration, BMC user settings, system health information, etc.



Figure 3.41 Server Mgmt Interface

Table 3.39 Server Mgmt Interface Instruction Table


BMC Self Test Status BMC self-test status ----

BMC Firmware Revision Current motherboard’s BMC firmware version ----

FRB-2 Timer

FRB-2 timer on-off settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

FRB-2 Timer Timeout FRB-2 timer timeout settings. Options include:

3-30min

6

FRB-2 Timer policy

FRB-2 timer policy settings. Options include:

Do Nothing

Reset

Power Down

Power Cycle

Power Cycle

OS Watchdog Timer

OS watchdog timer settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

OS Wtd Timer Timeout

OS watchdog timer timeout settings. Options

include:

3-30min

10

OS Wtd Timer policy

OS watchdog timer policy settings. Options

include:

Do Nothing

Reset

Power Down

Power Cycle

Reset

BMC network Configuration BMC network configuration submenu ----

BMC User Settings BMC user settings submenu ----

VLAN Configuration VLAN configuration submenu ----

View FRU information View FRU information submenu ----

BMC Load Default BMC load default value ----



3.5.1 BMC network configuration

BMC Network Configuration interface is used to configure the BMC network through BIOS.

Figure 3.42 BMC network configuration Interface

Table 3.40 BMC network configuration Interface Instruction Table


Sharelink Support

BMC Sharelink network on-off settings.

BIOS reads this parameter from BMC each

boot . Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

BMC Network Select Auto,

Manual

Auto

Auto Failover Nic Count(Displayed during

BMC Network Select option Manual)

1 = Only Dedicate or NCSI support Remote

Mangement

2 = Dedicate and one NCSI support Remote

Mangement

1

BMC Network Type(Displayed during

BMC Network Select option Manual)

BMC network type.Options include:

MGMT

OCP

PCIE

MGMT

BMC Dedicated Network Configuration BMC Dedicated Network Configuration

information

----

BMC Sharelink Network Configuration

（Hidden in Tencent project）

BMC Sharelink Network Configuration

information

----



3.5.1.1 BMC Dedicated Network Configuration

The BMC Dedicated Network Configuration interface configures the BMC dedicated network

through the BIOS. The specific parameter description is shown in Table 3.41, and the BMC

Dedicated Network Configuration interface is shown in Figure 3.43.

Figure 3.43 BMC Dedicated Network Configuration Interface

Table 3.41 BMC Dedicated Network Configuration Interface Instruction Table


BMC Dedicated Network Parameters

Set the method to get the BMC dedicated

parameters. Options include:

Auto

Manual

Auto

Address source

Set BMC network status. Options include:

Unspecified

Static

DynamicBmcDhcp

Unspecified

Current Configuration Address source Current BMC configuration address status ----

Station IP address Station IP address ----


Router IP address Router IP address ----

CMC0 IP address

（Only NS5488M6(I48) Contains） CMC IP0 address from BMC

----

CMC1 IP address

（Only NS5488M6(I48) Contains） CMC IP1 address from BMC

----

Station MAC address Station MAC address ----

IPV6 Support Enable or Disable LAN1 IPV6 Support.

Options include:

Enabled



Enabled

Disabled

Configuration Address Source


Unspecified

Static

DynamicBmcDhcp

Unspecified

Current Configuration Address source Current Configuration Address source ----

Station IPv6 address Station IPv6 address ----

Prefix Length IPv6 prefix length ----

IPV6 Router1 IP Address IPV6 Router1 IP Address ----

IPV6 address status IPV6 address status ----


3.5.1.2 BMC Sharelink Network Configuration

The BMC Sharelink Network Configuration interface configures the BMC sharelink network

through the BIOS. The specific parameter description is shown in Table 3.42, and the BMC

Dedicated Network Configuration interface is shown in Figure 3.44.

Figure 3.44 BMC Sharelink Network Configuration Interface

Table 3.42 BMC Sharelink Network Configuration Interface Instruction Table


BMC Sharelink Network Parameters

Set the method to get the BMC sharelink

parameters. Options include:

Auto

Manual

Auto

Address Source Set BMC network status. Options include: Unspecified



Unspecified

Static

DynamicBmcDhcp

Current Configuration Address source Current Configuration Address source ----

Station IP address Station IP address ----


Router IP address Router IP address

Station MAC address Station MAC address

IPV6 Support

Enable or Disable LAN1 IPV6 Support.

Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Configuration Address source


Unspecified

Static

DynamicBmcDhcp

Unspecified

Current Configuration Address source Current Configuration Address source

Station IPv6 address Station IPv6 address

Prefix Length Prefix Length

IPV6 Router1 IP Address IPV6 Router1 IP Address

IPV6 address status IPV6 address status


3.5.2 BMC User Settings

BMC User Settings interface is used to configure BMC users through BIOS.

Figure 3.45 BMC User Settings Interface

Table 3.43 BMC User Settings Interface Instruction Table



3.5.2.1 Add User

Add User interface is used to add a BMC user through BIOS. The addition takes effect

immediately, and the user will be added to the BMC user list.The specific parameter description is

shown in Table 3.44, and the Add User interface is shown in Figure 3.46.

Figure 3.46 Add User Interface

Table 3.44 Add User Interface Instruction Table


User Name

Enter BMC User Name,User name is a string of

1 to 16 alpha-numeric characters,and first

character must be a letter.Special characters are

only allow '-'(hyphen),'_'(underscore),'@'(at sign)

----

User Password

Passward, must include special

characters,uppercase letters,lowercase

letters,numbers.When BMC password

complexity is enabled,the minimum password

length is specified by BMC. After the setting is

successful, it will prompt "Added User

----


Add User Add user submenu

Delete User Delete user submenu

Change User Settings Change user settings submenu



successfully"

User Access

User access on-off settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Channel No Set BMC channel, input 1 or 8. 0

User Privilege Limit

User privilege settings. Options include: No

Access

User

Operator

Administrator

After successful setting, it will prompt "Set User

Access Command Passed", BMC User will take

effect immediately.

No Access

Note: To enable the new user, it needs to set the User option in the Change User Settings interface

to [Enabled], and then this user can login to the BMC Web interface.

3.5.2.2 Delete User

Delete User interface is used to delete a BMC user through BIOS. The deletion takes effect

immediately, and this user can not login to the BMC Web interface any more. The specific parameter

description is shown in Table 3.45, and the Delete User interface is shown in Figure 3.47.

Figure 3.47 Delete User Interface

Table 3.45 Delete User Interface Instruction Table




User Name Input the name of user to delete

User Password

Input the password of user to delete. If the password is correct, it

pops up “User Deleted!!!” The deletion takes effect immediately in

BMC, and this user can not login to the BMC Web interface any

more.

3.5.2.3 Change User Settings

Change User Settings interface is used to modify the BMC user settings through BIOS..The

specific parameters are shown in Table 3.46, and the Change User Settings interface is shown in

Figure 3.48.

Figure 3.48 Change User Settings Interface

Table 3.46 Change User Settings Interface Instruction Table


User Name Input the name of user to modify. ----

User Password

Input the password of user to modify. Only both the

name and password are correct, the following options

can be modified.

----

Change User Password

Passward, must include special characters,uppercase

letters,lowercase letters,numbers.When BMC

password complexity is enabled,the minimum

password length is specified by BMC

----

User Access User privilege on-off settings. Options include: Disabled



Enabled

Disabled

Channel No Set BMC channel, input 1 or 8. 0

User Privilege Limit

Modify the user privilege. Options include:

No Access

User

Operator

Administrator

No Access

3.5.3 VLAN Configuration

VLAN Configuration interface is used to set the BMC VLAN parameters through BIOS. The

specific parameter description is shown in Table 3.47, and the VLAN Configuration interface is


Figure 3.49 VLAN Configuration Interface

Table 3.47 VLAN Configuration Interface Instruction Table


Sharelink/Dedicated VLAN Control

BMC sharelink/dedicated VLAN control

on-off settings. Options include:

Enabled

Disabled

To enable VLAN, it needs to set the

VLAN ID first.

Disabled

Sharelink/Dedicated VLAN ID BMC sharelink/dedicated VLAN ID 2



settings, the range is 2~4094.

The setting takes effect immediately.

Sharelink/Dedicated VLAN Priority

BMC sharelink/dedicated VLAN priority

settings, the range is 1~7.

The setting takes effect immediately.

0

3.5.4 View FRU information

View FRU Information interface displays the BMC FRU information read by BIOS. On each

system reboot, BIOS interacts with BMC to keep the FRU information synchronized.The specific

parameter description is shown in Table 3.48, and the View FRU information display interface is


Figure 3.50 View FRU information Interface

Table 3.48 View FRU information Interface Instruction Table


Product Manufacturer Product Manufacturer ----

Product Name Product Name ----

Product Part Number Product Part Number ----

Product Version Product Version ----

Product Serial Product Serial ----

Product Asset Tag Product Asset Tag ----



Board Mfg Board Mfg ----

Board Product Board Product ----

Board Serial Board Serial ----

Board Part Number Board Part Number ----

Chassis Manufacturer Chassis Manufacturer ----

Chassis Type Chassis Type ----

Chassis Part Number Chassis Part Number ----

System UUID System UUID ----

3.6 Security

Security Interface is the administrator and user password settings.The specific parameters are

shown in Table 3.49, Security Interface is shown in Figure 3.51.

Figure 3.51 Security Interface

Table 3.49 Security Interface Instruction Table


Administrator Password Set Administrator Password ----

User Password Set User Password ----

BIOS Update Authority

Enabled/Disabled BIOS Update Authority support,


Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Secure Boot Secure Boot Meun. ----



3.6.1 Secure Boot

Secure Boot Interface means that if secure boot is enabled, the secure boot function is active.

If the platform key (PK) is registered and the system is in user mode, the mode change requires a

platform reset.The specific parameters are shown in Table 3.50, Security Interface is shown in

Figure 3.52.

Figure 3.52 Secure Boot Interface

Table 3.50 Secure Boot Interface Instruction Table


Secure Boot

Secure Boot feature is Active if Secure Boot is

Enabled.

Platform Key(PK) is enrolled and the System is in

User mode.

The mode change requires platform reset, Option

parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Not Activate

Secure Boot Mode

Secure Boot mode selector:

Standard or Custom.

In Custom mode, Secure Boot Policy variables can

be configured by a physically present user without

full authentication.Option parameters are：

Custom

Standard

Custom

Restore Factory Keys Force System to User Mode. Yes



Install factory default Secure Boot key databases,


Yes

No

Reset To Setup Mode

Delete all Secure Boot key databases from NVRAM,


Yes

No

No

Enter Audit Mode

Enter Aduit Mode workflow.

Transitions from User to Audit Mode will result in

erasing of PK variable.

----

Key Management

Manage keys for secure boot, including key viewing,

adding, deleting, authorizing, and restoring factory

settings.

----

3.7 Boot

Boot interface is used to set the options related with system boot, including boot mode, boot

priority, boot procedure, etc.The specific parameters are shown in Table3.51, Boot Interface is


Figure 3.53 Boot Interface

Table 3.51 Boot Interface Instruction Table


Setup Prompt Timeout

Number of seconds to wait for setup

activation key. 65535(0xFFFF) means

indefinite waiting.

1



Bootup NumLock State

Select the keyboard NumLock state., Option

parameters are：

On

Off

Off

Boot Retry

Enables or Disables Boot Option Retry

Function, Option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Pxe Only

Enables or Disables Pxe Only Boot Retry

Function, Option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Add EFI Shell To Boot Option

Enables or Disables Add UEFI Shell to Boot

Option, Option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Quiet Boot

Enables or disables Quiet Boot option,


Enabled

Disabled

Set to Enabled, the startup logo is displayed

as the manufacturer's logo, set to disabled,

and the startup screen is in text mode Post

Interface.

Enabled

Fast Boot

Enables or disables boot with initialization of

a minimal set of devices required to launch

active boot option.Has no effect for BBS

boot options, Option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Fixed Boot Order Control

When disabled, user can manually change

devices' boot order, otherwise related items

would be grayout, Option parameters are：

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Fixed Boot Order Priorities

Boot Option #X Boot Option priority setting

----

Add New boot Option Add New boot Option

Delete Boot Option Delete Boot Option

XXXX BBS Priorities XXXX BBS Priorities ----

3.7.1 Add New boot Option

Add New boot Option interface is to add boot item interface.The specific parameters are shown

in Table 3.52, Boot Interface is shown in Figure 3.54.



Figure 3.54 Add New boot Option Interface

Table 3.52 Add New boot Option Interface Instruction Table


Add boot option Specify name for new boot option. ----

Path for boot option Enter the path to the boot option in the format

fsx:\path\filename.efi

----

Boot option file Path File path for newly created boot option ----

Create Creates the newly formed boot option ----

3.7.2 Delete Boot Option

Delete Boot Option is Delete Boot Option Interface.The specific parameters are shown in Table

3.53, Boot Interface is shown in Figure 3.55.



Figure 3.55 Delete Boot Option Interface

Table 3.53 Delete Boot Option Interface Instruction Table


Delete Boot Option Remove an EFI boot option from the boot order ----

3.8 Save & Exit

Save & Exit interface is used to set the options related with BIOS parameters saving and exit.



Figure 3.56 Save & Exit Interface

Table 3.54 Save & Exit Interface Instruction Table


Save Changes and Exit To save changes and exit

Discard Changes and Exit To discard changes and exit

Save Changes and Reset To save changes and reset

Discard Changes and Reset To discard changes and reset

Save Changes To save changes

Discard Changes To discard changes

Restore Defaults To restore defaults

Save as user Defaults To save as user defaults

Restore user Defaults To restore user defaults

Boot Override To override the boot option, you could select the boot device from the

following options



4 Firmware Update

For BIOS update, you could select to update in UEFI Shell or OS.

4.1 Update BIOS in UEFI Shell

1. Start the System, and boot to UEFI Shell. When the screen shows prompt “Press <DEL> to

SETUP or <TAB> to POST or <F11> to Boot Menu or <F12> to PXE Boot” (Different models

may be slightly different, please refer to actual) at the bottom.Press the DEL key to enter the Setup

interface, select Add UEFI Shell To Boot Menu to Enabled under the Boot menu, then press F10 to

save and restart

2. When the screen shows prompt “Press <DEL> to SETUP or <TAB> to POST or <F11> to

Boot Menu or <F12> to PXE Boot” (Different models may be slightly different, please refer to

actual) at the bottom. Then press the F11 key to Boot Menu,select the “UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell”

and press Enter. The Boot Menu example is shown in Figure 4.1.

Figure 4.1 Boot Menu Interface

Enter the disk where the AfuEfi64 package resides, and enter the AfuEfi64 folder. The BIOS.bin

file is the 32M BIOS+ME file to update, as shown in the following figure.



Figure 4.2 UEFI Shell Interface

When there is no change in ME part, execute the command to update 16M BIOS: AfuEfix64.efi

BIOS.bin /b /p /n /x /k /l, and the process is as shown in the following figure. After the update is

complete, it is recommended to power cycle the system.

Figure 4.3 Update BIOS in UEFI Shell

If there are any changes in ME part, execute the command to update 32M ME+BIOS: AfuEfix64.efi

BIOS.bin /b /p /n /x /k /l /me, and the process is as shown in the following figure.

Parameter Instruction:

1. - /B Program Boot Block

2. - /P Program main bios image

3. - /N Program NVRAM

4. - /X Do not check ROM ID

5. - /K Program all non-critical blocks

6. - /L Program all ROM Holes



7. - /ME Program ME Entire Firmware Block.

Figure 4.4 Update BIOS in UEFI Shell

Note: After the update is complete, please power off the machine, confirm that there is no residual

electricity on the motherboard, and then power it on.

4.2 Update BIOS in Linux

There are 32bit and 64bit Linux OS afulnx tools. Taking Linux 64bit OS as an example, use the

afulnx_64 tool to enter the directory containing afulnx_64 tool. Meanwhile, put the corresponding

BIOS bin file into this folder.

When there is no change in ME part, execute the command to update BIOS: ./afulnx_64 BIOS.bin

/b /p /n /x /k /l, as shown in the following figure.



Figure 4.5 Update BIOS in Linux

If there are any changes in ME part, execute the command to update BIOS and ME

simultaneously: ./afulnx_64 BIOS.bin /b /p /n /x /k /l /me, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 4.6 Update BIOS in Linux

Notes:

1. For Linux system, it needs to run the afulnx_64 tool as root.

After the update is complete, please power off the machine, and confirm that there is no residual

electricity on the motherboard, and then power it on.



Versioning

Date Version Drafting /

Revising

Auditor/

Approver Revision note

2020/05/28 V1.0

Jeremy Zhai

Joker Zhang

Stephen Xu

Jasmine Jiang

Tony Li

Aaron Wang First edition

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