HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 User manual

UEFI System Utilities User Guide for
HPE ProLiant Gen10 Servers and HPE
Synergy
Part Number: 881334-005
Published: June 2018
Edition: 1
Abstract
This guide details how to access and use the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
that is embedded in the system ROM of all ProLiant Gen10 servers and HPE Synergy
compute modules. It details how to access and use both UEFI and Legacy BIOS options
provided in BIOS Platform Configuration menus that were formerly known as the ROM-Based
Setup Utility (RBSU). All options and available responses are defined. This document is for
the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems.

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Contents
Getting Started........................................................................................ 9
UEFI System Utilities.................................................................................................................... 9
What is UEFI?.................................................................................................................... 9
UEFI System Utilities overview..................................................................................................... 9
Launching the System Utilities .......................................................................................... 9
Navigating the System Utilities ........................................................................................10
Navigating the System Utilities in GUI mode......................................................... 11
When a reboot is required..................................................................................... 12
System Utilities menu overview........................................................................................13
Common setup and configuration FAQs.......................................................................... 13
Updating firmware or system ROM.................................................................................. 15
Updating firmware from the System Utilities .........................................................15
System Utilities main menu options................................................... 17
System Configuration..................................................................................................................17
System Configuration menu options................................................................................ 17
BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU)...............................................................................17
Using the iLO 5 Configuration Utility................................................................................ 18
iLO 5 Configuration Utility options......................................................................... 18
Network Options....................................................................................................18
Configuring Network Options................................................................................ 19
Advanced Network Options...................................................................................19
Configuring Advanced Network Options............................................................... 20
User Management.................................................................................................20
Add User................................................................................................................20
Adding new user accounts.................................................................................... 21
Edit/Remove User................................................................................................. 21
Editing or removing user accounts........................................................................ 21
Setting Options......................................................................................................22
Configuring access settings.................................................................................. 23
Set to factory defaults............................................................................................23
Resetting iLO to the factory default settings .........................................................23
Reset iLO...............................................................................................................24
Resetting iLO active connections.......................................................................... 24
About..................................................................................................................... 24
Viewing information about iLO ..............................................................................25
Viewing and configuring embedded device information...................................................25
Viewing controller information............................................................................... 25
Configuring controller settings...............................................................................25
Configure arrays....................................................................................................30
Disk Utilities...........................................................................................................34
Setting bootable devices for Legacy Boot Mode................................................... 35
Viewing and configuring NIC and FCoE settings...................................................35
One-Time Boot Menu..................................................................................................................35
One-Time Boot Menu options.......................................................................................... 35
Selecting an option for a one-time boot........................................................................... 36
Embedded Applications.............................................................................................................. 36
Launching the Embedded UEFI Shell ............................................................................. 36
Viewing or clearing the Integrated Management Log.......................................................37
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Downloading Active System Health data ........................................................................ 37
Downloading an Active Health System Log .................................................................... 37
Logging in to Active Health System Viewer......................................................................38
Uploading an AHS log to AHSV....................................................................................... 39
Embedded Diagnostics......................................................................................... 39
Launching Embedded Diagnostics ..................................................................................39
Launching Intelligent Provisioning....................................................................................40
System Information and System Health......................................................................................40
System Information.......................................................................................................... 40
Viewing System Information.............................................................................................42
Viewing System Health ................................................................................................... 42
Rebooting the system, selecting a language, and setting the browser mode.............................42
Rebooting the system...................................................................................................... 42
Exiting and resuming system boot........................................................................ 42
Rebooting the system............................................................................................43
Selecting a language and browser mode.........................................................................43
Selecting a system language................................................................................ 43
Selecting a browser mode.....................................................................................43
BIOS/Platform Configuration Options.................................................44
Workload Profiles and performance options............................................................................... 44
Workload Matching...........................................................................................................46
Workload Profiles dependencies overview.......................................................................46
Workload Profile Dependencies—Intel-based servers..........................................47
Workload Profiles dependencies - AMD-based servers........................................50
Applying a Workload Profile ............................................................................................ 52
Changing dependent options after applying a profile.......................................................52
System options............................................................................................................................53
Configuring Boot Time Optimizations...............................................................................53
Setting Dynamic Power Capping Functionality..................................................... 53
Enabling or disabling Extended Memory Test....................................................... 53
Enabling or disabling Memory Fast Training......................................................... 54
Setting the UEFI POST Discovery Mode...............................................................54
Enabling or disabling Memory Clear on Warm Reset............................................55
Configuring Serial Port Options........................................................................................55
Assigning an Embedded Serial Port......................................................................55
Assigning a Virtual Serial Port...............................................................................55
Configuring USB Options................................................................................................. 56
Setting USB Control.............................................................................................. 56
Enabling or disabling USB Boot Support...............................................................56
Selecting the Removable Flash Media Boot Sequence........................................ 57
Enabling or disabling the Internal SD Card Slot.................................................... 57
Configuring Server Availability......................................................................................... 57
Enabling or disabling ASR.....................................................................................57
Setting the ASR timeout........................................................................................ 58
Enabling or disabling Wake-On LAN..................................................................... 58
Setting the POST F1 prompt delay....................................................................... 59
Enabling or disabling momentary power button functionality................................ 59
Setting the automatic power-on state....................................................................60
Setting the power-on delay....................................................................................60
Viewing and entering server asset information................................................................ 61
Entering server information................................................................................... 61
Entering administrator information........................................................................ 61
Entering service contact information..................................................................... 62
Entering a custom POST message ...................................................................... 62
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Processor options....................................................................................................................... 62
Enabling or disabling Intel Hyperthreading ..................................................................... 62
Setting the number of enabled processor cores ............................................................. 63
Enabling or disabling Processor x2APIC Support............................................................63
Enabling AMD Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT).........................................................64
Configuring Performance Determinism Options...............................................................64
Memory options...........................................................................................................................65
Configuring memory remapping.......................................................................................65
Configuring Advanced Memory Protection.......................................................................65
Configuring the Memory Refresh Rate.............................................................................66
Enabling or disabling channel interleaving.......................................................................66
Configuring IMC Interleaving............................................................................................66
Configuring AMD Interleaving.......................................................................................... 67
Setting the maximum memory bus frequency..................................................................67
Enabling or disabling Memory Patrol Scrubbing.............................................................. 68
Enabling or disabling node interleaving........................................................................... 68
Configuring AMD Secure Memory Encryption................................................................. 68
Configuring the memory mirroring mode..........................................................................69
Configuring Opportunistic Self Refresh............................................................................69
Configuring Persistent Memory........................................................................................70
Configuring HPE Scalable Persistent Memory.................................................................71
Configuring Scalable Persistent Memory Backup Storage Devices......................72
Configuring persistent memory recovery options.................................................. 72
Configuring NVDIMM-N Options...................................................................................... 73
NVDIMM-N Support...............................................................................................73
NVDIMM-N Sanitize/Erase on Next Reboot Policy............................................... 73
NVDIMM-N Interleaving.........................................................................................74
Virtualization options...................................................................................................................74
Enabling or disabling Virtualization Technology............................................................... 74
Enabling or disabling Intel VT-d....................................................................................... 74
Enabling or disabling SR-IOV.......................................................................................... 75
Enabling AMD virtualization options.................................................................................75
Enabling AMD Virtualization Technology..........................................................................76
Boot options................................................................................................................................ 76
Selecting the boot mode ................................................................................................. 76
Enabling or disabling UEFI Optimized Boot..................................................................... 77
Setting the boot order policy............................................................................................ 77
Changing the UEFI Boot Order list ..................................................................................78
Controlling the UEFI boot order ...................................................................................... 78
Adding a boot option to the UEFI Boot Order list ............................................................ 78
Deleting boot options from the UEFI Boot Order list........................................................ 79
Changing the Legacy BIOS Boot Order list .....................................................................79
Network options.......................................................................................................................... 80
Network Boot Options...................................................................................................... 80
Setting the Pre-Boot Network Environment...........................................................80
Setting the IPv6 DHCP Unique Identifier method..................................................80
Enabling or disabling Network Boot Retry Support............................................... 81
Enabling or disabling network boot for a NIC........................................................ 81
Enabling or disabling PCIe Slot Network Boot...................................................... 82
Setting HTTP support............................................................................................82
Setting the iSCSI policy.........................................................................................83
Configuring Pre-Boot Network Settings........................................................................... 83
Pre-Boot Network Settings.................................................................................... 83
Prerequisites for Boot from URL............................................................................85
iSCSI Boot Configuration................................................................................................. 85
Adding an iSCSI initiator name............................................................................. 85
Adding an iSCSI boot attempt............................................................................... 85
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Deleting iSCSI boot attempts................................................................................ 86
Viewing and modifying iSCSI boot attempt details................................................86
Configuring VLAN Configuration...................................................................................... 86
Storage options...........................................................................................................................87
Enabling embedded chipset SATA controller support...................................................... 87
Enabling SATA Secure Erase...........................................................................................87
Setting the embedded storage boot policy.......................................................................88
Setting the PCIe storage boot policy................................................................................88
Changing the default Fibre Channel/FCoE scanning policy.............................................89
Enabling or disabling Embedded NVM Express Option ROM......................................... 89
Power and performance options................................................................................................. 90
Setting the Power Regulator mode.................................................................................. 90
Setting the minimum processor idle power core C-State................................................. 90
Setting the Minimum Processor Idle Power Package C-State ........................................ 91
Enabling or disabling Intel Turbo Boost Technology........................................................ 91
Configuring AMD Core Performance Boost..................................................................... 92
Setting the Energy/Performance Bias.............................................................................. 92
Enabling or disabling collaborative power control............................................................ 93
Setting Intel DMI Link Frequency..................................................................................... 93
Setting NUMA Group Size Optimization.......................................................................... 94
Enabling or disabling Intel Performance Monitoring Support........................................... 94
Configuring Uncore Frequency Scaling........................................................................... 94
Enabling or disabling Sub-NUMA Clustering................................................................... 95
Enabling or disabling the Energy Efficient Turbo option...................................................95
Setting a Local/Remote Threshold...................................................................................96
Setting the LLC Dead Line Allocation.............................................................................. 96
Setting the Stale A to S.................................................................................................... 96
Disabling Processor Prefetcher Options.......................................................................... 96
Enabling or disabling I/O Options.....................................................................................97
Configuring Advanced Performance Tuning Options....................................................... 98
Setting Direct to UPI Options.................................................................................99
Intelligent System Tuning...................................................................................... 99
Setting the redundant power supply mode.....................................................................101
Embedded UEFI Shell options..................................................................................................102
Enabling or disabling the Embedded UEFI Shell........................................................... 102
Adding the Embedded UEFI Shell to the UEFI Boot Order list...................................... 102
Enabling or disabling automatic execution of the Embedded UEFI Shell startup script.103
Enabling or disabling Shell script verification................................................................. 103
Setting the Embedded UEFI Shell startup script location.............................................. 104
Enabling or disabling discovery of the Shell auto-start script using DHCP.................... 104
Setting the network location for the Shell auto-start script............................................. 105
Server security.......................................................................................................................... 106
Server Security options.................................................................................................. 106
Setting the power-on password......................................................................................106
Setting an administrator password.................................................................................107
Secure Boot................................................................................................................... 107
Enabling or disabling Secure Boot................................................................................. 108
Advanced Secure Boot Options..................................................................................... 108
Viewing Advanced Secure Boot Options settings............................................... 109
Enrolling a Secure Boot certificate key or database signature............................109
Deleting a Secure Boot certificate key or database signature............................. 110
Deleting all keys ..................................................................................................110
Exporting a Secure Boot certificate key or database signature........................... 111
Exporting all Secure Boot certificate keys........................................................... 112
Resetting a Secure Boot certificate key or database signature to platform
defaults................................................................................................................ 112
Resetting all Secure Boot certificate keys to platform defaults............................112
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TLS (HTTPS) Options.................................................................................................... 112
Viewing TLS certificate details.............................................................................112
Enrolling a TLS certificate....................................................................................113
Deleting a TLS certificate.....................................................................................113
Deleting all TLS certificates................................................................................. 113
Exporting a TLS certificate...................................................................................113
Exporting all TLS certificates............................................................................... 114
Resetting all TLS settings to platform defaults.................................................... 114
Configuring advanced TLS security settings....................................................... 114
Configuring Trusted Platform Module options................................................................ 115
Setting TPM FIPS Mode Switch Operation..........................................................117
Enabling or disabling Intel TXT support..........................................................................117
Enabling or disabling the One-Time Boot Menu F11 prompt..........................................118
Enabling or disabling the Intelligent Provisioning F10 prompt........................................118
Enabling or disabling processor AES-NI support........................................................... 118
Enabling or disabling backup ROM image authentication.............................................. 119
PCIe device options.................................................................................................................. 119
Selecting advanced PCIe device settings...................................................................... 119
Setting GPU Configurations........................................................................................... 120
Selecting PCIe bifurcation options................................................................................. 120
Configuring specific PCIe devices..................................................................................120
Advanced platform configuration options..................................................................................121
Selecting a ROM image................................................................................................. 121
Configuring an embedded video connection..................................................................122
Enabling or disabling Consistent Device Naming.......................................................... 122
Enabling or disabling mixed power supply reporting......................................................122
Enabling or disabling High Precision Event Timer (HPET) ACPI Support..................... 123
Setting the thermal configuration................................................................................... 123
Enabling or disabling thermal shutdown........................................................................ 124
Setting fan installation requirements messaging............................................................124
Setting the fan failure policy........................................................................................... 125
Enabling or disabling higher ambient temperature support............................................125
Re-entering a serial number...........................................................................................126
Re-entering a product ID................................................................................................126
Configuring advanced debug options.............................................................................126
Obtaining UEFI serial output log data with the UEFI System Utilities............................ 127
Date, time, and system default options.....................................................................................128
Setting the Date and Time .............................................................................................128
Resetting system defaults.............................................................................................. 129
Restoring default system settings....................................................................... 129
Restoring default manufacturing settings............................................................ 129
Changing the default UEFI device priority...........................................................130
Saving or erasing user default options ............................................................... 130
Using scripted configuration flows................................................... 132
Scripted configuration flow........................................................................................................132
iLO RESTful API support for UEFI................................................................................. 132
Configuration Replication Utility (CONREP).................................................................. 132
HPE Smart Storage Administrator (HPE SSA).............................................................. 132
Troubleshooting.................................................................................. 133
Cannot boot devices................................................................................................................. 133
Cannot restore system defaults ............................................................................................... 134
Cannot download the file in the network boot URL ..................................................................134
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Cannot network boot with the downloaded image file ..............................................................135
Cannot deploy from the UEFI Shell script ................................................................................136
Cannot execute Option ROM for one or more devices............................................................. 137
Cannot find a new network or storage device in the Boot Order list......................................... 137
Intel TXT is not working properly.............................................................................................. 137
Invalid Server Serial Number and Product ID........................................................................... 138
Invalid time or date....................................................................................................................138
Networking devices are not functioning properly...................................................................... 138
System unresponsive ...............................................................................................................139
Server will not boot................................................................................................................... 139
Smart Array controllers are not functioning properly.................................................................140
VMware not booting in UEFI mode........................................................................................... 140
Websites, support, and other resources.......................................... 142
Websites................................................................................................................................... 142
Support and other resources.................................................................................................... 142
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support.............................................................142
Accessing updates......................................................................................................... 143
Customer self repair.......................................................................................................143
Remote support..............................................................................................................144
Warranty information...................................................................................................... 144
Regulatory information................................................................................................... 144
Documentation feedback............................................................................................... 145
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Getting Started
UEFI System Utilities
The UEFI System Utilities is embedded in the system ROM. Its features enable you to perform a wide
range of configuration activities, including:
• Configuring system devices and installed options.
• Enabling and disabling system features.
• Displaying system information.
• Selecting the primary boot controller or partition.
• Configuring memory options.
• Launching other preboot environments.
HPE servers with UEFI can provide:
• Support for boot partitions larger than 2.2 TB. Such configurations could previously only be used for
boot drives when using RAID solutions.
• Secure Boot that enables the system firmware, option card firmware, operating systems, and software
collaborate to enhance platform security.
• UEFI Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• An Embedded UEFI Shell that provides a preboot environment for running scripts and tools.
• Boot support for option cards that only support a UEFI option ROM.
What is UEFI?
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) defines the interface between the operating system and
platform firmware during the boot, or start-up process. Compared to BIOS, UEFI supports advanced pre-
boot user interfaces. The UEFI network stack enables implementation on a richer network-based OS
deployment environment while still supporting traditional PXE deployments. UEFI supports both IPv4 and
IPv6 networks. In addition, features such as Secure Boot enable platform vendors to implement an OS-
agnostic approach to securing systems in the pre-boot environment.
The ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU) functionality is available from the UEFI interface along with
additional configuration options.
UEFI System Utilities overview
Launching the System Utilities
Procedure
1. Optional: If you access the server remotely, start an iLO remote console session.
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a. Open a browser and enter https://<iLO host name or IP address> to log on to the iLO
web interface.
b. On the login page, enter a directory or local user account name and password, and then click Log
In.
c. Select Remote Console & Media in the iLO navigation tree.
The Launch tab is displayed.
d. Verify that your system meets the requirements for using the remote console application you want
to use.
e. Click the launch button for your selected application.
You can also launch an iLO Remote Console session by selecting:
• The Integrated Remote Console link on the Information - iLO Overview page.
• The Console thumbnail in the low left corner of the iLO web interface, and then choosing the
application type to launch.
2. Restart or power on the server.
The server restarts and the POST screen appears.
3. Press F9.
The System Utilities screen appears.
Navigating the System Utilities
Procedure
1. Launch the System Utilities and do one of the following.
• To navigate the screens and modify settings, use your pointing device or press any of the
navigational keys. Key functions are shown at the bottom of every System Utilities screen.
TIP: When Setup Browser Selection is set to Auto (the default setting) or GUI, you can use
your pointing device to navigate the System Utilities screens. When Setup Browser
Selection is set to Text, you must use the navigational keys.
• To access the mobile online help, scan the QR code on the bottom left of the System Utilities
screen with your mobile device.
2. To exit the System Utilities screen and reboot the server, press Esc until the main menu is displayed,
and then select one of the following options:
•Exit and resume boot—Exits the system and continues the normal boot process. The system
continues through the boot order list and launches the first bootable option in the system.
•Reboot the System—Exits the system and reboots the system without continuing the normal boot
process.
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Navigating the System Utilities in GUI mode
System Utilities GUI that allows you to navigate using either your pointing device or navigational keys. In
GUI mode, selected menu items turn green.
NOTE: GUI mode is not supported when you access the System Utilities using a serial console.
To set the browser mode to GUI:
Prerequisites
• The System Utilities is accessed through Integrated Remote Console or a physical terminal.
•Setup Browser Selection is set to Auto or GUI.
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select Setup Browser Selection.
2. Select Auto or GUI.
3. Save the setting.
4. Reboot the system.
UEFI System Utilities GUI
HPE ProLiant Gen10 and HPE Synergy compute modules support a GUI UEFI System Utilities. Both
mouse and keyboard devices are supported on the UEFI System Utilities GUI.
Regions
The System Utilities GUI has the following regions:
1. Caption Bar—This region shows the UEFI form title and the system buttons. The Form title shows the
name of the form that you are currently navigating.
2. Navigation History—This region shows the forms to which you navigated previously. A Navigation
History node is added to the navigation history each time you visit a new system utility form.
3. Server Information—This region shows server information and function key information.
4. System Utilities Form—This region shows the menu options of the current form.
5. Activity Bar—This region shows the system wide functions, such as function keys and the system
status indicator.
Keyboard support in the GUI
The GUI has support for basic keys to navigate the system utilities form. The Tab key is used to change
the focus on the different regions of the form. Supported keys include:
• Up and Down arrows
• Enter
• Function keys
• Esc key
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Navigation History region and keyboard support
Navigation History shows system utility forms which user navigated previously. A Navigation History node
is added to the Navigation History each time you visit a new form. You can Click a Navigation History
node to return to the utility form that you previously visited.
If there are too many Navigation History nodes to fit on the Navigation History bar, the Home node is
collapsed. To view a pop-up list of the navigation history node that you visited, you can select the Home
node. To return to a previously accessed form, you can Click a Navigation History node from the list.
To move through the Navigation History region, you use the:
• Tab key to change focus in the Navigation History region.
• Enter key to get in to the Navigation History node selection mode and to select a node.
• Arrow keys to move to the node you want to select.
• Esc key to exit the Navigation History node selection mode.
System Utilities key functions
• Up or down arrow—Selects a menu option. When selected, the color of a menu option changes from
white to yellow in text browser mode, or to green in GUI mode.
•Enter—Selects an entry. A selected option changes color from white to yellow in text browser mode,
or to green in GUI mode. When a submenu is available, the submenu appears.
•Esc—Returns to the previous screen.
•F1—Displays online help about a selection in text mode.
NOTE: To display online help in GUI mode, click the ? icon on the upper right corner of the System
Utilities main screen.
•F7—Loads default UEFI BIOS configuration settings.
NOTE: Pressing F7 only resets the BIOS configuration. It does not reset other entities, such as option
cards or iLO.
•F10—Prompts you to save changed settings.
•F12—Prompts you to save changed settings, and then exits the System Utilities.
•Reboot Required (radio button)—Is selected and turns red when changes require that you reboot the
server.
•Changes Pending (radio button)—Is selected and turns red when changes are pending that must be
saved to take effect.
When a reboot is required
For certain configuration changes to take effect, a reboot might be required. In such cases, one of the
following occurs depending on your Setup Browser Selection that prompts you to do so.
• In GUI mode, the Reboot Required (radio button) is selected and turns red when changes require
that you reboot the server.
• In text mode, a prompt appears on the applicable System Utilities screen.
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System Utilities menu overview
NOTE: UEFI system configuration options vary by server platform. Therefore, you might not see some of
the options that are documented here.
The System Utilities screen is the main screen in the UEFI menu-driven interface. It displays menu
options for the following configuration tasks:
•System Configuration—Displays options for viewing and configuring:
◦BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU)
◦iLO 5 Configuration Utility
◦ Other system-specific devices, such as installed Smart Array devices, PCIe cards, and NICs. For
example, Embedded FlexibleLOM Port 1.
NOTE: Throughout the menus, the interface attempts to display the proper marketing name for
installed PCI devices. If the interface does not recognize a device, it assigns a generic label to the
device, such as a non-HPE name. This generic labeling does not affect the functionality or
operation of the device. Devices vary based on your system.
•One-Time Boot Menu—Displays options for selecting a boot override option and running a UEFI
application from a file system.
•Embedded Applications—Displays options for viewing and configuring:
◦Embedded UEFI Shell
◦Integrated Management Log (IML)
◦Active Health System Log
◦Firmware Update
◦Intelligent Provisioning
•System Information—Displays options for viewing the server name and generation, serial number,
product ID, BIOS version and date, power management controller, backup BIOS version and date,
system memory, storage devices, and processors.
•System Health—Displays options for viewing the current health status of all devices in the system.
•Exit and resume system boot—Exits the system and continues the normal boot process.
•Reboot the System—Exits the system and reboots it by going through the UEFI Boot Order list and
launching the first bootable option in the system. For example, you can launch the UEFI Shell, if
enabled and listed as the first bootable option in the list.
•Select Language—Enables you to select a language to use in the user interface. English is the
default language.
Common setup and configuration FAQs
1. How do I access the UEFI System Utilities?
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See Launching the System Utilities.
2. How do I transition from RBSU settings to UEFI settings?
The BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) menu replaced the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). Use
this menu to access and use UEFI options. See BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU).
3. How do I update the firmware or system ROM?
See Updating firmware or system ROM.
4. How do I select a boot device?
See Launching the System Utilities. To access the One-Time Boot Menu where you can select an
option for a one-time boot override, do one of following:
• Press F11 during server POST.
• On the System Utilities screen, select One-Time Boot Menu. See One-Time Boot Options.
To modify the boot order for all boots, see Changing UEFI boot order.
5. How do I enable or disable Intel Hyperthreading?
By default, Intel Hyperthreading is enabled. To disable or re-enable this setting, see Enabling or
disabling Intel Hyperthreading.
6. How do I configure the Minimum Processor Idle Power Package State to No Package State?
By default, this is set to Package C6 (retention) State, the lowest processor idle power state. To
change this setting, see Minimum Processor Idle Power Package C-State.
7. How do I configure the time zone?
See Setting the Date and Time.
8. How do I save my configuration changes and reboot the system?
a. When you are done making changes, if you do not see the prompt Changes are pending.
Do you want to save changes and exit?, press F10 to display it.
b. Press Y to save your changes.
A Change saved confirmation prompt appears.
c. Select a reboot option and press Enter:
•Exit and resume system boot—Exits the system and continues the normal boot process.
The system continues through the boot order list and launches the first bootable option in the
system.
•Reboot the System—Exits the system and reboots the system without continuing
the normal boot process.
9. How do I enter the Embedded UEFI Shell?
See Launching the Embedded UEFI Shell.
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10. How do I view the health status of all installed options and devices?
See Viewing System Health.
11. How do I use CONREP to replicate UEFI settings?
See Configuration Replication Utility (CONREP).
12. How do I set Jitter Control?
See Configuring Advanced Performance Tuning options.
13. How do I tune performance with Workload Profiles?
See Workload Profiles and performance options.
14. How do I use the RESTful Interface Tool or API to replicate the UEFI settings?
See the RESTful Interface Tool documentation on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://
www.hpe.com/info/redfish).
15. How do I change the security settings on my server, such as Secure Boot or TPM?
See Server Security Options. Also see HPE Gen10 Servers Intelligent System Tuning at http://
www.hpe.com/support/gen10-intelligent-system-tuning-en.
16. What is HPE Intelligent System Tuning and how do I use it?
HPE Intelligent System Tuning (IST) includes Jitter Smoothing, Workload Matching, and Core
Boosting. See Configuring Advanced Performance Tuning Options and Workload Profiles and
performance options.
Updating firmware or system ROM
To update firmware or system ROM, use one of the following methods:
• The Firmware Update option in the System Utilities.
• The fwupdate command in the Embedded UEFI Shell.
• Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP)
• HPE online flash components
• Moonshot Component Pack
More information
Updating firmware from the System Utilities on page 15
Updating firmware from the System Utilities
Use the Firmware Updates option to update firmware components in the system, including the system
BIOS, NICs, and storage cards.
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Procedure
1. Access the System ROM Flash Binary component for your server from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Support Center.
2. Copy the binary file to a USB media or iLO virtual media.
3. Attach the media to the server.
4. Launch the System Utilities, and select Embedded Applications > Firmware Update.
5. Select a device.
The Firmware Updates screen lists details about your selected device, including the current firmware
version in use.
6. Select Select Firmware File.
7. Select the flash file in the File Explorer list.
The firmware file is loaded and the Firmware Updates screen lists details of the file in the Selected
firmware file field.
8. Select Image Description, and then select a firmware image.
A device can have multiple firmware images.
9. Select Start firmware update.
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System Utilities main menu options
The System Utilities main menu is your starting point for:
• System Configuration
• One-Time Boot Menu
• Embedded Applications
• System Information
• System Health
• Exit and resume system boot
• Reboot the System
• Select Language
• Setup Browser Selection
System Configuration
System Configuration menu options
• BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU)
• iLO 5 Configuration Utility
• Other system-specific devices, such as installed PCIe cards, NICs, and Smart Arrays. For example,
Embedded FlexibleLOM Port 1.
BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU)
The BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) menu contains many of the nested options for accessing
UEFI options, including:
• Workload Profile
• System Options
• Processor Options
• Memory Options
• Virtualization Options
• Boot Options
• Network Options
• Storage Options
• Power and Performance Options
• Embedded UEFI Shell Options
• Server Security Options
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• PCI Device Configuration Options
• Advanced Options
• Date and Time
• System Default Options
Using the iLO 5 Configuration Utility
iLO 5 Configuration Utility options
You can access the iLO 5 Configuration Utility from the physical system console, or by using an iLO 5
remote console session. The utility has the following options:
•Network Options
•Advanced Network Options
•User Management
•Setting Options
•Set to factory defaults
•Reset iLO
•About
Network Options
•MAC Address (read-only)—Specifies the MAC address of the selected iLO network interface.
•Network Interface Adapter—Specifies the iLO network interface adapter to use.
◦ON—Uses the iLO Dedicated Network Port.
◦Shared Network Port—Uses the Shared Network Port. This option is only available on supported
servers.
◦OFF—Disables all network interfaces to iLO.
•Transceiver Speed Autoselect (iLO Dedicated Network Port only)—Enables iLO to negotiate the
highest supported link speed and duplex settings when connected to the network.
This option is only available when Network Interface Adapter is set to ON.
•Transceiver Speed Manual Setting (iLO Dedicated Network Port only)—Sets the link speed for the
iLO network interface.
This option is only available when Network Interface Adapter is set to ON and Transceiver Speed
Autoselect is set to OFF.
•Transceiver Duplex Setting (iLO Dedicated Network Port only)—Sets the link duplex setting for the
iLO network interface.
This option is only available when Network Interface Adapter is set to ON and Transceiver Speed
Autoselect is set to OFF.
•VLAN Enable (Shared Network Port only)—Enables the VLAN feature.
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When the Shared Network Port is active and VLAN is enabled, the iLO Shared Network Port becomes
part of a VLAN. All network devices with different VLAN tags will appear to be on separate LANs, even
if they are physically connected to the same LAN. This option is only available when Network
Interface Adapter is set to Shared Network Port.
•VLAN ID (Shared Network Port only)—When a VLAN is enabled, specifies a VLAN tag.
All network devices that you want to communicate with each other must have the same VLAN tag. The
VLAN tag can be any number between 1 and 4094. This option is only available when Network
Interface Adapter is set to Shared Network Port.
•DHCP Enable—Configures iLO to obtain its IP address (and many other settings) from a DHCP
server.
•DNS Name—Sets the DNS name of the iLO subsystem.
This name can only be used if DHCP and DNS are configured to connect to the iLO subsystem name
instead of the IP address.
•IP Address—Specifies the iLO IP address.
If DHCP is used, the iLO IP address is supplied automatically. If DHCP is not used, enter a static IP
address.
•Subnet Mask—Specifies the subnet mask of the iLO IP network.
If DHCP is used, the subnet mask is supplied automatically. If DHCP is not used, enter a subnet mask
for the network.
•Gateway IP Address—Specifies the iLO gateway IP address.
If DHCP is used, the iLO gateway IP address is supplied automatically. If DHCP is not used, enter the
iLO gateway IP address.
Configuring Network Options
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > iLO 5 Configuration Utility >
Network Options.
2. Select any of the Network Options, and then select a setting or enter a value for that option.
3. Save your settings.
Advanced Network Options
•Gateway from DHCP—Specifies whether iLO uses a DHCP server-supplied gateway.
•Gateway #1, Gateway #2, and Gateway #3—If Gateway from DHCP is disabled, specifies up to
three iLO gateway IP addresses.
•DHCP Routes—Specifies whether iLO uses the DHCP server-supplied static routes.
•Route 1, Route 2, and Route 3—If DHCP Routes is disabled, specifies the iLO static route
destination, mask, and gateway addresses.
•DNS from DHCP—Specifies whether iLO uses the DHCP server-supplied DNS server list.
•DNS Server 1, DNS Server 2, DNS Server 3—If DNS from DHCP is disabled, specifies the primary,
secondary, and tertiary DNS servers.
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•WINS from DHCP—Specifies whether iLO uses the DHCP server-supplied WINS server list.
•Register with WINS Server—Specifies whether iLO registers its name with a WINS server.
•WINS Server #1 and WINS Server #2—If WINS from DHCP is disabled, specifies the primary and
secondary WINS servers.
•Domain Name—The iLO domain name. If DHCP is not used, specifies a domain name.
Configuring Advanced Network Options
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > iLO 5 Configuration Utility >
Advanced Network Options.
2. Select any of the Advanced Network Options, and then select a setting or enter a value for that
option.
3. Save your settings.
User Management
•Add User
•Edit/Remove User
Add User
Use this option to add new local iLO user accounts, with the following privileges and information.
iLO 5 user privileges
•Administer User Accounts—Enables a user to add, edit, and delete local iLO user accounts. A user
with this privilege can change privileges for all users.
If you do not have this privilege, you can view your own settings and change your own password.
•Remote Console Access—Enables a user to remotely access the host system Remote Console,
including video, keyboard, and mouse control.
•Virtual Power and Reset—Enables a user to power-cycle or reset the host system.
These activities interrupt the system availability. A user with this privilege can diagnose the system by
using the Generate NMI to System button.
•Virtual Media—Enables a user to use the Virtual Media feature on the host system.
•Configure Settings—Enables a user to configure most iLO settings, including security settings, and
to remotely update the iLO firmware.
This privilege does not enable local user account administration. After iLO is configured, revoking this
privilege from all users prevents reconfiguration using the web interface, HPQLOCFG, or the CLI.
Users who have access to iLO RBSU, the iLO 5 Configuration Utility, or HPONCFG can still
reconfigure iLO. Only a user who has the Administer User Accounts privilege can enable or disable
this privilege.
•Host BIOS—Enables a user to configure the host BIOS settings by using the UEFI System Utilities.
•Host NIC—Enables a user to configure the host NIC settings.
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