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- Page 1 Dell EMC PowerEdge XE8545 BIOS and UEFI Reference Guide Regulatory Model: B25S Regulatory Type: B25S001 March 2022 Rev. A03...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: Pre-operating system management applications............4 System Setup..................................4 System BIOS................................... 5 iDRAC Settings utility..............................20 Device Settings................................20 Dell Lifecycle Controller..............................21 Embedded system management..........................21 Boot Manager..................................21 PXE boot....................................21 Chapter 2: Getting help....................... 22 Recycling or End-of-Life service information......................22 Contacting Dell...................................22... -
Page 4: Chapter 1: Pre-Operating System Management Applications
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC settings utility. For more information about this utility, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at www.dell.com/ poweredgemanuals. -
Page 5: System Bios
System BIOS To view the System BIOS screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS. Table 2. System BIOS details Option Description System Information Provides information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version, and Service Tag. -
Page 6: Memory Settings
Table 3. System Information details (continued) Option Description System CPLD Version Specifies the current version of the system complex programmable logic device (CPLD) firmware. UEFI Compliance Version Specifies the UEFI compliance level of the system firmware. AGESA Version Specifies the AGESA reference code version. SMU Version Specifies the SMU firmware version. - Page 7 Table 5. Processor Settings details Option Description Logical Processor Each processor core supports up to two logical processors. If this option is set to Enabled, the BIOS displays all the logical processors. If this option is set to Disabled, the BIOS displays only one logical processor per core.
- Page 8 Table 5. Processor Settings details (continued) Option Description Enabling TSME affects the system memory performance. Enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB Enables or disables Enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB support. This setting can affect performance, depending on the application running on the server. This option is set to Disabled by default.
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Page 9: Sata Settings
Table 6. Processor n details (continued) Option Description Brand Specifies the brand name. Level 2 Cache Specifies the total L2 cache. Level 3 Cache Specifies the total L3 cache. Number of Cores Specifies the number of cores per processor. Microcode Specifies the processor microcode version. -
Page 10: Boot Settings
Dell Qualified NVMe drives always use the UEFINVMe driver built into the Dell EROS. When this option is set to 'All Drives', the BIOS driver will also be used with any NVMe drives in the system that has not been qualified by Dell. The option is set to Dell Qualified Drives by default. -
Page 11: Choosing System Boot Mode
Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode. NOTE: For the latest information about supported operating systems, go to www.dell.com/ossupport. Changing boot order About this task You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive. - Page 12 Table 12. Network Settings details Option Description UEFI PXE Settings Enables you to control the configuration of the UEFI PXE device. PXE Device n (n = 1 to 4) Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created for the device.
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Page 13: Integrated Devices
Table 14. HTTP Device n Settings details (continued) Option Description TLS Authentication Specifies the option for TLS authentication configuration. Configuration Table 15. UEFI iSCSI Settings screen details Option Description iSCSI Initiator Name Specifies the name of the iSCSI initiator in IQN format. iSCSI Device1 Enables or disables the iSCSI device. - Page 14 Table 17. Integrated Devices details (continued) Option Description Embedded Video Controller Enables or disables the use of Embedded Video Controller as the primary display. When set to Enabled, the Embedded Video Controller will be the primary display even if add-in graphic cards are installed. When set to Disabled, an add-in graphics card will be used as the primary display.
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Page 15: Serial Communication
Serial Communication To view the Serial Communication screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Serial Communication. Table 18. Serial Communication details Option Description Serial Communication Selects serial communication devices (Serial Device 1 and Serial Device 2) in BIOS. -
Page 16: System Security
Table 19. System Profile Settings details (continued) Option Description Write Data CRC When set to Enabled, DDR4 data bus issues are detected and corrected during 'write' operations. Two extra cycles are required for CRC bit generation which impacts the performance. Read-only unless System Profile is set to Custom. This option is set to Disabled by default. - Page 17 Table 22. System Security details Option Description AMD Dynamic Root of Trust Enable/Disable AMD Dynamic Root of Trust Measurement (DRTM) Measurement (DRTM) To enable AMD DRTM, below configurations must be enabled: 1. TPM2.0 must be enabled and the hash algorithm must be set to SHA256. 2.
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Page 18: Creating A System And Setup Password
Table 22. System Security details (continued) Option Description Secure Boot Policy Summary Specifies the list of certificates and hashes that secure boot uses to authenticate images. Secure Boot Custom Policy Configures the Secure Boot Custom Policy. To enable this option, set the Secure Boot Settings Policy to Custom option. -
Page 19: Redundant Os Control
Deleting or changing system and setup password Prerequisites NOTE: You cannot delete or change an existing system or setup password if the Password Status is set to Locked. Steps 1. To enter System Setup, press F2 immediately after turning on or restarting your system. 2. -
Page 20: Miscellaneous Settings
NOTE: Accessing some of the features on the iDRAC settings utility needs the iDRAC Enterprise License upgrade. For more information about using iDRAC, see Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at https:// www.dell.com/idracmanuals. -
Page 21: Dell Lifecycle Controller
Dell Lifecycle Controller Dell Lifecycle Controller (LC) provides advanced embedded systems management capabilities including system deployment, configuration, update, maintenance, and diagnosis. LC is delivered as part of the iDRAC out-of-band solution and Dell system embedded Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) applications. -
Page 22: Chapter 2: Getting Help
Dell contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill or Dell product catalog. The availability of services varies depending on the country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical... -
Page 23: Quick Resource Locator For Poweredge Xe8545 System
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