Setting The Nvdimm-N Backup Power Policy; Nvdimm-N Sanitize/Erase On Next Reboot Policy - HPE ProLiant Gen9 User Manual

Setting the NVDIMM-N Backup Power Policy

Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU) > System Options > Memory Operations > NVDIMM Memory Options > NVDIMM-N Backup
Power Policy and press Enter.
2. Select a setting and press Enter.
a. Wait for Backup Power on Boot—The server waits to charge if sufficient battery backup power for the
installed NVDIMM-Ns is not available.
b. Continue Boot without Backup Power—The server boots even if sufficient battery backup power is
not available for the installed NVDIMM-Ns.
3. Press F10.

NVDIMM-N Sanitize/Erase on Next Reboot Policy

This option is part of the process you use to sanitize or erase all user data and error status data saved in the
selected NVDIMM-Ns. It is disabled by default. After you enable this option, the screen displays various
options for sanitizing NVDIMMs. The following selections are available, depending on the NVDIMM-Ns
installed on your server:
• Sanitize/Erase all NVDIMM-N in the System—Sanitizes all NVDIMM-Ns installed in the server on reboot.
• Sanitize/Erase all NVDIMM-N on Processor 1—Sanitizes all NVDIMM-Ns installed in the DIMM slots for
processor 1 on reboot.
• Sanitize/Erase Processor 1 DIMM X —Sanitizes the NVDIMM-N installed in DIMM slot X for processor 1
on reboot. A selection is available for each Processor 1 DIMM slot that contains an NVDIMM-N.
• Sanitize/Erase all NVDIMM-N on Processor 2—Sanitizes all NVDIMM-Ns installed in the DIMM slots for
processor 1 on reboot.
• Sanitize/Erase Processor 2 DIMM X —Sanitizes the NVDIMM-N installed in DIMM slot X for processor 2
on reboot. A selection is available for each Processor 2 DIMM slot that contains an NVDIMM-N.
Selected NVDIMM-Ns are sanitized for the enabled setting on the next reboot of the system. The largest
group of NVDIMM-Ns selected are sanitized. For example, if Sanitize/Erase all NVDIMM-N on Processor 1
is enabled and Sanitize/Erase Processor 1 DIMM 8 is disabled, all NVDIMM-Ns on processor 1 are
sanitized including processor 1 DIMM 8.
The following policies control the action of the system after NVDIMM-Ns are sanitized/erased:
• Power off the system after sanitizing/erasing NVDIMMs
• Boot to the operating system after sanitizing NVDIMMs
• Boot to the System Utilities after sanitizing NVDIMMs
For more information, on NVDIMM sanitize policies, see the HPE 8GB NVDIMM User Guide for HPE ProLiant
Gen9 Servers.
54 Setting the NVDIMM-N Backup Power Policy