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- Page 1 Reference Manual - English D3320 BIOS Setup Utility for FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY BX2560 M2 Reference Manual Edition February 2016...
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Page 2: Copyright And Trademarks
– The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice. – Fujitsu assumes no liability for damages to third party copyrights or other rights arising from the use of any information in this manual. – No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of Fujitsu. - Page 3 Before reading this manual For your safety This manual contains important information for safely and correctly using this product. Carefully read the manual before using this product. Pay particular attention to the accompanying manual "Safety Notes and Regulations" and ensure these safety notes are understood before using the product.
- Page 4 Please consult the sales staff of Fujitsu if intending to use this product for high safety use. Measures against momentary voltage drop This product may be affected by a momentary voltage drop in the power supply caused by lightning.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Content Introduction ......7 Navigating the BIOS setup utility ....9 Open the BIOS setup utility . - Page 6 Content 4.14 Network Stack Configuration ....43 4.15 Option ROM Configuration ....44 4.16 iSCSI Configuration .
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Page 7: Introduction
Introduction BIOS setup utility provides settings for system functions and the hardware configuration for your system. Any changes you make take effect as soon as you save the settings and quit BIOS setup utility. The individual menus in BIOS setup utility provide settings for the following areas: Main –... - Page 8 Introduction Notational conventions The meanings of fonts and symbols used in this manual are as follows: Italics Commands, menu items, path names, and file names System output fixed font Text you have to enter via the keyboard semi-bold fixed font "Quotation marks"...
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Page 9: Navigating The Bios Setup Utility
Navigating the BIOS setup utility Open the BIOS setup utility Ê Start the system and wait until the screen output appears. Ê Press the [F2] function key. Ê If a password is assigned, enter this password and confirm with the [Enter] key. -
Page 10: Screen Design
Navigating the BIOS setup utility Screen design Figure 1: Example for a BIOS setup utility screen The BIOS setup utility screen is divided into the following areas: 1 Menu bar The menu bar is used to select the different BIOS setup utility menus. 2 Help area Brief information is displayed in the help area. -
Page 11: Exiting The Bios Setup Utility
Navigating the BIOS setup utility Exiting the BIOS setup utility Ê In the Save & Exit menu select the required parameter and press the [Enter] key. D3320 - BIOS Setup Utility BX2560 M2... - Page 12 Navigating the BIOS setup utility D3320 - BIOS Setup Utility BX2560 M2...
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Page 13: Main Menu
Main menu The following parameters can be set in this menu. Some of them are only available under special preconditions. Figure 2: Example for the "Main" menu Open Source Software License Information This submenu provides licenses information for open source software, used in this system board. - Page 14 If the system time and date are lost after you switch the system off and back on again, the lithium battery is empty and needs to be replaced. Refer to the "FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY BX2560 M2 Server Blade Upgrade and Maintenance Manual" for information on how to replace the lithium battery.
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Page 15: Advanced Menu
Advanced menu CAUTION! Only change the default settings if required for a special purpose. Incorrect settings in this menu can result in malfunctions on your computer! Figure 3: Example for the "Advanced" menu Onboard Devices Configuration Calls a submenu used to configure Onboard Devices. Some of them are only available under special preconditions (see "Onboard Devices Configuration"... - Page 16 Advanced menu CPU Status Calls a submenu used to watch the processor status (see "CPU Status" on page 22). CPU Configuration Calls a submenu used to make additional processor settings (see "CPU Configuration" on page 23). The adjustment options available in this submenu depend on the processor being used.
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Page 17: Onboard Devices Configuration
Advanced menu Option ROM Configuration Calls a submenu to enable or disable the legacy Option ROMs of the PCI Express expansion cards (see "Option ROM Configuration" on page 44). iSCSI Configuration Calls a submenu used to configure a UEFI driver for a LAN controller (see "iSCSI Configuration"... -
Page 18: Pci Status
Advanced menu PCI Status This submenu displays the current status of the expansion card in the slots. PCI Slot n Displays the current status of the expansion card in this slot. Enabled No errors were reported for this slot. The expansion card in this slot can be used without restriction. -
Page 19: Pci Subsystem Settings
Advanced menu PCI Subsystem Settings The following parameters can be set in this menu. Some of them are only available under special preconditions. 4.3.1 PCI Express Settings ASPM Support Active State Power Management (ASPM) is used to power-manage the PCI Express links, thus consuming less power. Even if ASPM is generally enabled by this selection, it will only be enabled for a specific link if the appropriate PCI Express expansion card or onboard controller supports it also. - Page 20 Advanced menu Disabled Only memory resources below the 4 GB address boundary will be assigned to the PCI devices. This selection is mandatory when using a 32-bit operating system, but is also supported on 64-bit operating systems. Enabled Memory resources above the 4 GB address boundary may be assigned to PCI devices, which are capable of 64-bit address decoding.
- Page 21 Advanced menu The memory hole has a size of 3 GB. The remaining 1 GB address space, below the 4G address boundary is available for DRAM. Typically this selection is only used with 32-bit operating systems and PCI adapter cards, which consume a huge amount of PCI address space.
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Page 22: Cpu Status
Advanced menu CPU Status CPU x Specifies whether the processor can or cannot be used. Only disable a processor if it has reported an internal malfunction. The malfunction is recorded in the error log, which you can view using the ServerView Operations Manager or via the iRMC S4's Web interface. -
Page 23: Cpu Configuration
Advanced menu CPU Configuration The following parameters can be set in this menu. Some of them are only available under special preconditions. Hyper-Threading Hyper-threading technology allows a single physical processor core to appear as several logical processors. With this technology the operating system can better utilize the internal processor resources, which in turn leads to increased performance. - Page 24 Advanced menu Hardware Prefetcher If activated memory content, that is likely required, is preloaded automatically to the cache when the memory bus is inactive. Fetching content form cache instead of memory reduces the latency especially for applications with linear data access. With this parameter you can change the performance settings for non-standard applications.
- Page 25 Advanced menu DCU IP Prefetcher Performance gains are expected when code is organized sequentially and in contiguous memory. With this parameter you can change the performance settings for non-standard applications. It is recommended that you should adhere to the default settings for standard applications. Disabled Deactivates the DCU IP Prefetch of the CPU.
- Page 26 Advanced menu Intel TXT Support ® Activates Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) Support. Intel TXT is available if the populated CPU supports Secure Mode Extensions (SMX) and Virtualization Technology (VT) as well as VT-d are enabled within the CPU submenu. ® The Intel TXT Support has to be disabled before the system BIOS update is initiated.
- Page 27 Advanced menu Turbo Mode Allows the processor to run faster than the marked frequency if the OS requests the highest performance state (P0). This feature is also known ® as Intel Turbo Boost Technology. Disabled Turbo Mode is disabled. Enabled Turbo Mode is enabled.
- Page 28 Advanced menu CPU C1E Support If supported by the operating system the processor will be stopped when possible to save power. Disabled C1E Power State functionality is not available. Enabled C1E Power State functionality is available. Utilization Profile The Energy - Performance ratio can be optimized for different system utilizations.
- Page 29 Advanced menu C6 is the C state limit. C6 (Retention) C6 Retention is the C state limit. QPI Link Frequency Select The QPI frequency can be set to the commonly supported frequencies of the CPUs. 6.4 GT/s, 8.0 GT/s 9.6 GT/s (CPU dependent) Possible speed settings vary with CPU(s) and chipset so different values are displayed depending on your system.
- Page 30 Advanced menu COD Enable If not supported by the equipped CPU this item will not show up. CPUs with 2 home agents are required. If COD (Cluster-on-Die) is enabled by the end user BIOS will configure an additional NUMA node per socket, which will optimize the performance on highly NUMA oriented workloads.
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Page 31: Memory Status
Memory Mode Memory capacity can be reserved for possible error treatment. For detailed instructions refer to the "FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY BX2560 M2Server Upgrade and Maintenance Manual". Normal No additional memory capacity is reserved for error treatment. - Page 32 Advanced menu uncorrectable errors occur, data cannot be collected from the first copy, the data is immediately called from the second copy. At the same time, the memory error is reported to the administrator. Sparing The BIOS uses a memory rank as a reserve for the case that too many correctable errors occur in another memory rank.
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Page 33: Sata Configuration
Advanced menu Patrol Scrub Specifies whether the full memory will periodically be screened in the background. Correctable memory errors will be detected and corrected before an accumulation of such errors may lead to an uncorrectable memory error. Disabled No background memory screening will be performed, resulting in increased performance. - Page 34 Advanced menu sSATA Controller Configuration sSATA Controller Enables or disables the onboard sSATA controller. sSATA Mode Defines in which mode the ports of the second SATA controller operate. AHCI Mode SATA interface is in AHCI Mode. RAID Mode SATA interface is in RAID Mode. SATA Port n For the SATA ports is displayed whether the SATA port is free (Not present) or which drive is connected to the SATA port.
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Page 35: Csm Configuration
Advanced menu CSM Configuration Opens the submenu of Compatibility Support Module (CSM) for configuration. This submenu is only available when the "Secure Boot Control" menu under Setup/Secure Boot Configuration is deactivated. Launch CSM Specifies whether the Compatibility Support Module (CSM) is executed. A legacy operating system can only be started if the CSM was loaded. - Page 36 Advanced menu Do not launch No Storage Option ROMs are started. UEFI only Only UEFI Storage Option ROMs are started. Legacy only Only Legacy Storage Option ROMs are started. Other PCI device ROM priority Specifies which option ROM is booted for devices other than the network, mass storage or video.
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Page 37: Trusted Computing
Advanced menu 4.10 Trusted Computing Opens the submenu used to activate TPM and adjust TPM settings. If this setup menu is available, the system board includes a security and encryption chip (TPM – Trusted Platform Module) that complies with TCG Specification 1.2 or 2.0. -
Page 38: Usb Configuration
Advanced menu TPM Clear TPM will be reset to factory default. All keys within the TPM will be cleared. These menu entries are only visible if a TPM2.0 is installed. None No TPM operation will be executed. TPM Clear TPM will be reset to factory default. All keys within the TPM will be cleared. - Page 39 Advanced menu If you use an operating system which does not support USB 3.0 (e.g Windows XP) it is recommended to choose the Disabled state for xHCI Mode. Smart Auto Depending on whether operating system used supports USB 3.0 (xHCI Mode) or USB 2.0 (EHCI Mode) the following system boots uses automatically the preset mode as long as the system has not been without current Auto...
- Page 40 Advanced menu The Legacy USB Support function should be disabled if the operating system supports USB and you do not want to boot the operating system from USB devices. Onboard USB Controllers Allows the USB controllers on the system board to be enabled or disabled.
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Page 41: 4.11.1 Usb Port Security
Advanced menu 4.11.1 USB Port Security Opens the submenu to configure USB Port Security. Some of them are only available under special preconditions. USB Port Control Configures the usage of the USB ports. Any disabled USB ports are neither available during POST nor are they available under the operating system. -
Page 42: Intel Mezzanine Card Option Rom Configuration
Advanced menu 4.12 Intel Mezzanine card option ROM configuration Slot n LAN1 Specifies the option ROM configuration for this port. Disabled No option ROM will be loaded for this port. The PXE option ROM will be loaded for this port. Slot n LAN2 Specifies the option ROM configuration for this port. -
Page 43: Network Stack Configuration
Advanced menu Change Settings Selects the base I/O address and the interrupt used to access the corresponding serial port. Auto [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4;] [IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;] [IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;] [IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;] [IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12;] The serial port uses the selected address and interrupt from the list above. -
Page 44: Option Rom Configuration
Advanced menu Ipv6 PXE Support Specifies whether the PXE UEFI Boot via Ipv6 for installation of operating systems is available in UEFI mode. Disabled PXE UEFI Boot via Ipv6 is not available. Enabled PXE UEFI Boot via Ipv6 is available. 4.15 Option ROM Configuration Calls the submenu Option ROM Configuration. -
Page 45: Security Menu
Security menu The following parameters can be set in this menu. Some of them are only available under special preconditions. Figure 4: Example for the "Security" menu Only administrator password is assigned If ONLY administrator password is assigned solely the BIOS setup utility is protected. - Page 46 Security menu Only user password is assigned If ONLY user password is assigned the BIOS setup utility as well as booting the system are protected by user password. In case of entering BIOS setup utility with user password the user obtains administrator level and has full access to BIOS setup utility.
- Page 47 Security menu Flash Write Assigns write protection to the system BIOS. Disabled The system BIOS cannot be written. Flash-BIOS update is not possible. Enabled The system BIOS can be written if the appropriate switch option (see manual for the system board) is set accordingly. Flash BIOS update is possible.
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Page 48: Secure Boot Configuration
Security menu Secure Boot Configuration Opens the submenu for configuring Secure Boot. Secure Boot Configuration defines a firmware execution authentication process. As an industry standard, Secure Boot defines how platform firmware manages certificates, authenticates firmware, and how the operating system interfaces with this process. -
Page 49: Key Management
Security menu Secure Boot Mode Specifies whether the Key Management submenu is available. Standard The Key Management submenu is not available. Custom The Key Management submenu is available. 5.1.1 Key Management Submenu for deleting, changing and adding the key and signature databases required for Secure Boot. - Page 50 Security menu Platform Key Platform Key (PK) Shows the current status of the Platform Key (PK). Installed The PK is installed. System is in user mode. Not Installed The PK is not installed. The system is in setup mode. Set new PK Sets the Platform Key (PK).
- Page 51 Security menu Not Installed The DB is not installed. Set new DB Sets the Authorized Signature Database (DB). After selecting the drive, the corresponding file must be selected in the browser. Delete DB Deletes the Authorized Signature Database (DB). Append DB Adds an entry to the Authorized Signature Database (DB).
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Page 53: Power Menu
Power menu The following parameters can be set in this menu. Some of them are only available under special preconditions. CAUTION! Only change the default settings if required for a special purpose. Incorrect settings in this menu can result in malfunctions on your computer! Figure 5: Example of the "Power"... -
Page 54: Wake-Up Resources
Power menu ACPI Controlled The switch on sources are managed by the ACPI operating system. Wake-up Resources Calls a submenu used to make settings for Wake-Up Resources (see "Wake-Up Resources" on page 54). Wake-Up Resources Determines whether the system can be switched on via a LAN controller (on the system board or expansion card). -
Page 55: Server Mgmt Menu
Server Mgmt menu The following parameters can be set in this menu. Some of them are only available under special preconditions. Figure 6: Example for the "Server Mgmt" menu Asset Tag Displays the Asset Tag field of SMBIOS Type 3 (system housing or chassis). - Page 56 Server Mgmt menu Sync RTC with Mgmt. Blade Specifies if the RTC is synchronized with the management blade. Disabled The RTC will not be synchronized with the management blade. Enabled The RTC will be kept in synchronization with the management blade.
- Page 57 Server Mgmt menu Pressing the [+] key or the {-} key increases or decreases this value. Temperature Monitoring Specifies whether the system is disabled if the ambient temperature or the temperature of a processor exceeds the critical value. This protects against damage to the system or data.
- Page 58 Server Mgmt menu The iRMC default values are loaded when you choose Save Changes and Exit to exit the BIOS setup utility. Any BIOS setup utility settings that affect the iRMC are not lost by this setting. They are sent to the iRMC after the iRMC default values are loaded and therefore overwrite the corresponding values again.
- Page 59 Server Mgmt menu Boot Watchdog Specifies whether the system is restarted if the server management process (ServerView Agent) is unable to establish a connection with the iRMC. After a successful operating system start-up the ServerView Agent starts the communication with the iRMC within a specified period. The iRMC assumes a start-up error if a timeout occurs and may restart the system to recover from this error.
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Page 60: Irmc Lan Parameters Configuration
Server Mgmt menu Action Determines the action taken after the boot watchdog expires. Continue The system continues to run. Reset The system is restarted by a system reset. Power Cycle The system is restarted by a power cycle. iRMC LAN Parameters Configuration Calls a submenu used to make settings for the Remote Management Controller (see "iRMC LAN Parameters Configuration"... - Page 61 Server Mgmt menu Management LAN Port Specifies which LAN interface can be used by the iRMC. The iRMC and the onboard LAN can share the LAN interface or the iRMC can use a separate LAN interface. The Management LAN interface is indicated by a screw-wrench icon.
- Page 62 Server Mgmt menu Management VLAN Enables the support of IEEE 802.1q VLAN (virtual LAN) headers for IPMI over IP sessions on IEEE 802.3 Ethernet. Enabled Enables the support of IEEE 802.1q VLAN (virtual LAN) headers for IPMI over IP sessions on IEEE 802.3 Ethernet. Disabled Disables the support of IEEE 802.1q VLAN (virtual LAN) headers for IPMI over IP sessions on IEEE 802.3 Ethernet.
- Page 63 Server Mgmt menu IP Address Specifies IP address of the iRMC. Numeric values from 0 to 255 are possible. Subnet Mask Specifies the subnet mask of the iRMC. Uses the same subnet mask as in the operating system. Numeric values from 0 to 255 are possible. Gateway Address Specifies the gateway address of the iRMC.
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Page 64: Console Redirection
Server Mgmt menu Console Redirection The following parameters can be set in this menu. Some of them are only available under special preconditions. Console Redirection Specifies the interface used for communication with the terminal. Disabled The terminal interface is disabled. Serial 1 The terminal uses the first serial interface. -
Page 65: Boot Menu
Boot menu The following parameters can be set in this menu. Some of them are only available under special preconditions. Figure 7: Example for the "Boot" menu This menu can be used to define the sequence of the drives from which the system is booted. - Page 66 Boot menu Bootup NumLock State Determines the setting of the NumLock function when the system is started up. NumLock controls the usage of the numeric keypad. NumLock is enabled and the numeric keypad can be used. NumLock is disabled and the cursor functions of the numeric keys can be used.
- Page 67 Boot menu Keep Void Boot Options Specifies if UEFI and legacy Boot Options for devices, which are no longer connected to the system will be removed from "Boot Option Priority" list. If enabled the void Boot Options will be preserved in the "Boot Option Priorities"...
- Page 68 Boot menu Boot Option Priorities Displays the current boot order. Ê Press the cursor keys Ê or Ë to select the device for which you want to change the boot order. Ê Press the [+] key to increase the priority and the [-] key to decrease the priority for the selected device.
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Page 69: Save & Exit Menu
Save & Exit menu The following parameters can be set in this menu. Figure 8: Example for the "Save & Exit" menu Save Changes and Exit To save the current menu entries and exit the BIOS setup utility, select Save Changes and Exit followed by Yes. The new settings will be effective and the POST continues as long as no changed option requires a reset. - Page 70 Save & Exit menu A reset is initiated and the new settings will be effective. Discard Changes and Reset Select Discard Changes and Reset followed by Yes to discard the changes you have made since entering BIOS setup utility or since invoking Save Changes.
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Page 71: Flash Bios Update
A Flash BIOS update does not normally affect the settings in the BIOS setup utility. Ê Call up the following internet page: http://support.ts.fujitsu.com/ Ê Select your system via Select Product or look under Product Search by Serial- /Identnumber for your system. - Page 72 Flash BIOS Update Flash BIOS Update under Windows Ê Boot the operating system. The execution of Desk Flash Instant is limited to Administrator Privileges. Ê Open the Windows explorer, select the downloaded Flash BIOS Update - Desk Flash Instant and start the Flash BIOS Update with a double click. Then follow the instructions on the screen.
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Page 73: Flash Memory Recovery Mode
Flash BIOS Update Ê Check the settings in the BIOS setup utility. If necessary, reconfigure the settings again. 10.1 Flash Memory Recovery Mode Ê Prepare a bootable USB stick or USB CDROM as described in section Flash BIOS Update with a USB stick. Ê... -
Page 74: D3320 - Bios Setup Utility Bx2560 M2
Flash BIOS Update The following Recovery screen is shown in BIOS setup: Figure 9: Recovery screen Reset NVRAM If user wants to set BIOS settings to the default, then select Enabled. In most cases you have to keep this setting. S2LBIOS does not support BIOS setup value reservation between different versions of BIOS. - Page 75 Flash BIOS Update Figure 10: Recovery finished – Remove the USB stick. – Turn off the system. – Remove the server blade from the system unit and remove the "Recovery" (RCV) jumper. – Install the server blade in the system unit. –...
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Page 76: D3320 - Bios Setup Utility Bx2560 M2
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Page 77: Index
Index CPU C6 Report Above 4G Decoding CPU Status Access Level CPU x Status Action Current Status Information Active Processor Cores Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch DCU IP Prefetcher Administrator Password DCU Streamer Prefetcher Append DB DDR Performance Append KEK Delete DB ASPM Support Delete DBX ASR&R Boot Delay... - Page 78 Index Hyper-Threading Onboard CNA Onboard CNA OpROM Intel TXT (LT) Support Onboard USB Controllers Intel Virtualization Technology Onboard Video IP Address Open Source Software License IP configuration Information Ipv4 PXE Support Other PCI device ROM priority IPv6 Gateway Override OS Energy Ipv6 PXE Support Performance iRMC IPv4 LAN Stack...
- Page 79 Index Secure Boot Secure Boot Mode Serial Multiplexer Serial Port Set new DB Set new DBX Set new KEK Set new PK Skip Password on WOL Slot n LAN1 Slot n LAN2 SR-IOV Support sSATA Mode Staggered Spin-up Subnet Mask Super IO Chip Sync RTC with Mgmt.
- Page 80 Index xHCI Mode D3320 - BIOS Setup Utility BX2560 M2...