System Profile Settings; System Security - Dell PowerEdge R360 Installation And Service Manual

System Profile Settings

To view the System Profile Settings screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System
BIOS > System Profile Settings.
Table 45. System Profile Settings details
Option
System Profile
CPU Power Management
Memory Frequency
Turbo Boost
C1E
C-States
Memory Refresh Rate
Uncore Frequency
Dynamic Load Line Switch
Monitor/Mwait
PCI ASPM L1 Link Power
Management
Workoad Configuration

System Security

To view the System Security screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS >
System Security.
Description
Sets the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than
Performance Per Watt (DAPC), the BIOS automatically sets the rest of the options. You
can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set to Custom. This option is set to
Performance Per Watt (DAPC) by default. Other options include Custom, Performance,
Performance Per Watt (OS) and Workstation Performnce.
NOTE: All the parameters on the system profile setting screen are available only when
the System Profile option is set to Custom.
Sets the CPU power management. This option is set to System DBPM (DAPC) by default.
Other option includes Maximum Performance, OS DBPM.
Sets the speed of the system memory. You can select Maximum Performance, Maximum
Reliability or a specific speed. This option is set to Maximum Performance by default.
Enables or disables the processor to operate in the turbo boost mode. This option is set to
Enabled by default.
Enables or disables the processor to switch to a minimum performance state when it is idle.
This option is set to Enabled by default.
Enables or disables the processor to operate in all available power states. C States allow the
processor to enter lower power states when idle. When set to Enabled (OS controlled) or
when set to Autonomous (if hardware controlled is supported), the processor can operate
in all available Power States to save power, but may increase memory latency and frequency
jitter. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Sets the memory refresh rate to either 1x or 2x. This option is set to 2x by default.
Enables you to select the Uncore Frequency option. Dynamic mode enables the processor
to optimize power resources across cores and uncores during runtime. The optimization of
the uncore frequency to either save power or optimize performance is influenced by the
setting of the Energy Efficiency Policy option.
Dynamic Load Line Switch control. Dynamic Load Line (DLL) is a Power Management
feature, which dynamically switches to the performance mode during periods of high CPU
utilization. This setting is read-only and set to Enabled when Optimized Power Mode is
Enabled. Read - Only unless System Profile is set to Custom.
Enables the Monitor/Mwait instructions in the processor. This option is set to Enabled for all
system profiles, except Custom by default.
NOTE: This option can be disabled when System Profile is set to Custom.
NOTE: When C States is set to Enabled in the Custom mode, changing the Monitor/
Mwait setting does not impact the system power or performance.
Enables or disables the PCI ASPM L1 Link Power Management. This option is set to
Enabled by default.
This feature allows you to select a preconfigured workload profile. This option is set to IO
Sensitive by default.
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