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HP UEFI System Utilities User Guide for HPProLiant DL580 Gen8 ServersAbstractThis document details how to access and use the Unified Extensible Firmwa

3. To navigate through and modify settings in the menu-driven interface, use the keys defined inthe following table.ActionKeyPress to change a selecti

Figure 91 ACPI RASF Table Support screenSetting ACPI Root Bridge PXM PreferencesThis option enables Root Bridge devices PXM objects. Enabling this opt

Figure 92 ACPI Root Bridge PXM Preferences screenConfiguring Extended Memory TestYou can configure the system to validate memory during the memory ini

Figure 93 Extended Memory Test screenACPI RTC SupportYou can configure standard ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) tables to determinew

Figure 94 ACPI RTC Support screenAccessing Advanced Performance TuningThis menu lets you set HW prefetcher, adjacent sector prefetch, DCU stream prefe

To set HW prefetcher:1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration→BIOS/Platform Configuration(RBSU)→Advanced Options→Advanced Perf

Figure 96 Advanced Options — Adjacent Sector Prefetch screenSetting DCU Stream PrefetcherYou can control processor prefetching. In most cases, leave t

Figure 97 Advanced Options — DCU Stream Prefetcher screenSetting DCU IP PrefetcherYou can control processor prefetching. In most cases, this option sh

Figure 98 Advanced Options — DCU IP Prefetcher screenSetting Node InterleavingYou can disable the NUMA architecture properties of the system. All oper

Figure 99 Advanced Options — Node Interleaving screenSetting 1333 MHz Support for 3DPC PC3-10600H HP SmartMemoryNOTE: This option is available on Gen8

Figure 100 Advanced Options — 1333 MHz Support for 3DPC-10600H HP SmartMemory screenSetting 1333 MHz Support for 3DPC PC3-12800R HP SmartMemoryNOTE: T

2 Getting Started: Overview of the System UtilitiesFigure 2 (page 11) shows the System Utilities screen, the main screen in the UEFI System Utilitiesm

Figure 101 Advanced Options — 1333 MHz Support for 3DPC PC3-12800R HP SmartMemoryscreenEnabling Intel NIC DMA ChannelsThis a NIC acceleration option t

Figure 102 Advanced Options — Intel NIC DMA Channels screenSetting Intel Performance Counter Monitor (PCM)You can unhide certain performance counters

Figure 103 Intel Performance Counter Monitor (PCM) screenSetting Video OptionsYou can configure the video display. By default, the system BIOS disable

Figure 104 Advanced Options — Video Options screenSetting Power Supply Requirements OverrideThe server can operate workloads and configurations with t

Figure 105 Advanced Options — Power Supply Requirements Override screenSetting Thermal ConfigurationYou can select the fan cooling solution for the sy

Figure 106 Advanced Options — Thermal Configuration screenLocking Asset Tag ProtectionYou can protect asset tag information.To lock the asset tag info

Figure 107 Advanced Options — Asset Tag Protection screenAccessing System Default OptionsTo access system default options:1. From the System Utilities

2. The following configuration options are available:• Restore Default System Settings—Resets all configuration settings to their default values. Anyc

Figure 109 System Default Options — Restore Default System SettingsRestoring Default Manufacturing SettingsRestoring default manufacturing settings le

Figure 110 System Default Options — Restore Default Manufacturing Settings screenSaving Default SettingsYou can configure default settings as necessar

2. Use the keyboard up or down arrows to select an option, and then press Enter to display thesubmenu for that option.NOTE: You might also see options

Figure 111 System Default Options — User Default Options screen120 Accessing the System Configuration Menu

4 Accessing Smart Array ControllersYou can access Smart Array Controllers and view device information. HP 12Gb/s capable SASSmart Array controllers (f

Figure 113 Smart Array P830i Controller screen — Device Information122 Accessing Smart Array Controllers

5 Using the iLO 4 Configuration UtilityThe iLO 4 Configuration Utility is available in the HP UEFI System Utilities. iLO 4 ConfigurationUtility has th

Figure 114 iLO 4 Configuration Utility screen5. Select an option, and then press Enter.You can use the iLO 4 Configuration Utility to perform the foll

Figure 115 Network Options screen5. View or update the following values, as needed:• MAC Address (read-only)—The MAC address of the selected iLO netwo

• DNS Name—The DNS name of the iLO subsystem (for example, ilo instead ofilo.example.com).This name can be used only if DHCP and DNS are configured to

Figure 116 Advanced Network Options screen5. View or update the following values, as needed:• Gateway from DHCP—Specifies whether iLO uses a DHCP serv

Managing iLO users by using the iLO 4 Configuration UtilityYou can use the iLO 4 Configuration Utility to perform the following user management tasks:

Figure 118 Configuring user account properties6. Select from the following iLO privileges. To enable a privilege, set it to YES. To disable aprivilege

3 Accessing the System Configuration MenuThe System Configuration menu options control a wide variety of server configurations.Figure 3 (page 13) show

10. Select Exit and Resume Boot in the main menu, and then press Enter.11. When prompted to confirm the request, press Enter to exit the utility and r

Figure 120 Editing or removing user accounts6. Locate the user name that you want to edit or delete, select the Action menu for that user name,and the

4. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration→iLO 4 ConfigurationUtility→Setting Options.The Setting Options screen appears.Figure

• Serial CLI Status—This setting enables you to change the login model of the CLI featurethrough the serial port. The following settings are valid:◦ E

Figure 122 About screenThis screen includes the following information:• Firmware Date—The iLO firmware revision date.• Firmware Version—The iLO firmwa

4. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration→iLO 4 Configuration Utility→Setto factory defaults.The iLO 4 Configuration Utility pr

The iLO system is reset, and you cannot access the iLO 4 Configuration Utility until after thenext system reboot.You can press Enter to confirm, or pr

5. Select YES, and then press Enter.The iLO 4 Configuration Utility prompts you to confirm the reset request.When you reset iLO, the iLO 4 Configurati

7. Resume the boot process:a. Optional: If you are managing iLO remotely, wait for the iLO reset to finish, and thenstart the iLO remote console.The U

6 Configuring a One-Time Boot MenuYou can select a UEFI boot option for a one-time boot override. This option does not modify yourpredefined boot orde

1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration→BIOS/Platform Configuration.The BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) screen appears.Fig

Mode” (page 41) for details. You also need to enable Embedded UEFI Shell from the UEFI ShellOptions menu. See “Enabling the Embedded UEFI Shell” (page

Figure 127 Shell Command PromptIntelligent Provisioning (F10 Prompt)Intelligent Provisioning is an essential single-server deployment tool embedded in

Figure 128 One-Time Boot Menu — Intelligent Provisioning screen142 Configuring a One-Time Boot Menu

7 Viewing System InformationThe System Information menu lets you scan server details and check that the firmware version wasupdated after applying an

8 Viewing Device Health StatusYou can check the health status of all devices in the system. For example, this screen could displaythe presence of an u

9 Selecting a LanguageYou can select the current language for the system. Choose from English, Japanese, or SimplifiedChinese.To select the language y

10 Exiting and Resuming BootYou can exit the system and continue to go through boot order list and launch the first bootableoption in the system. For

11 Configuration flows (manual and scripted)Configuration flow overviewThere are two ways to configure a server:• “Manual configuration flow” (page 14

Figure 133 Scripted Installation FlowConfiguration Replication Utility (CONREP)CONREP with HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 and other UEFI enabled servers is sh

ROM Family : O33Processor Manufacturer : IntelXML System Configuration : conrep_SL160zg6_20090728.xmlHardware Configuration : sl160zconrep.datLoading

1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration→BIOS/PlatformConfiguration→System Options.The System Options screen appears.Figure 5

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Table 4 Document conventions (continued)ElementConventionBold text• Keys that are pressed• Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box• GUI elements

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GlossaryACR Array Configuration Replication UtilityASR Automatic Server RecoveryBIOS Basic Input/Output SystemCLI Command Line InterfaceCNA Converged

IndexSymbols1333 MHz Support for 3DPC PC3-10600H HPSmartMemory, 1081333 MHz Support for 3DPC PC3-12800R HPSmartMemory, 109Aaccessing the BIOS Platform

FF11 boot menu promptdisabling, 68FAT16, 32FAT32, 32Forbidden Signatures Database (DBX), 76Hhelpobtaining, 150HPsubscription service, 150technical sup

Processor Core Disable, 26Processor Hyper-Threading, 25processor idle power, 49processor idle power state, 50Processor Optionsconfiguring, 23Processor

WWake On LAN, 60web sitesHP subscription service, 150websites, 150product manuals, 150WOL see Wake On LAN158 Index

Setting the Embedded Serial PortYou can assign a logical COM port address and associated default resources to the selectedphysical serial port. The op

Figure 7 Serial Port Options — Virtual Serial Port screenAccessing Network Boot OptionsYou can configure network boot settings, such as enabling or di

2. Select one of the following options:• “Selecting a UEFI PXE Boot Policy” (page 18)• “Setting Network Boot Retry Support” (page 19)Figure 8 Network

Figure 9 Network Boot Options —UEFI PXE Boot Policy screenSetting Network Boot Retry SupportYou can set the network boot retry setting. By default, th

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Figure 10 Network Boot Options — Network Boot Retry Support screenAccessing USB OptionsThis menu lets you set USB control, USB boot support, and remov

Figure 11 Network Boot Options —USB Control screenSetting USB Boot SupportUse this option to prevent the system from booting any USB devices connected

Figure 12 USB Options — USB Boot Support screenSetting Removable Flash Media Boot SequenceSelect which USB or SD Card devices you want to search first

Figure 13 Options — Removable Flash Media Boot Sequence screenConfiguring Processor OptionsYou can configure processor options, such as protecting a s

3. Press F10 to save your selection.NOTE: Ensure this option is enabled if using Virtual Machine Manager, such as VMware ESX/ESXiand Windows Hyper-V.F

Figure 15 Processor Options — Virtualization Technology screenDisabling Intel Hyper-ThreadingYou can disable the logical processor cores on processors

Figure 16 Processor Options — Intel Hyper-Threading Options screenDisabling Processor CoresYou can disable processor cores that use Intel Core Multi-P

Figure 17 Processor Options — Processor Core Disable screenSetting Intel Turbo Boost TechnologyTurbo Boost Technology lets the processor transition to

Figure 18 Intel Turbo Boost Technology screenEnabling Intel VT-dYou can enable a Virtual Machine Manager (VM Manager must support this feature) to use

Figure 19 Processor Options — Intel VT-d screenAccessing UEFI Shell OptionsYou can enable the UEFI Shell, add the Embedded UEFI Shell in the boot orde

Contents1 Introduction...7Overview...

Figure 20 UEFI Shell Options screenEnabling the Embedded UEFI ShellYou can enable or disable the Embedded UEFI Shell. The UEFI Shell is a pre-boot com

Figure 21 UEFI Shell Options — Embedded UEFI Shell screenAdding Embedded UEFI Shell to the boot order listAdding the Embedded UEFI Shell as an entry i

Figure 22 UEFI Shell Options — Add Embedded UEFI Shell to the Boot Order screenEnabling the UEFI Shell Script Auto StartYou can enable or disable auto

Figure 23 Shell Options — UEFI Shell Script Auto Start screenConfiguring Advanced Memory ProtectionYou can configure additional memory protection with

Figure 24 Advanced Memory Protection screenAccessing Boot OptionsYou can change the order of the UEFI boot order list, change the order of Legacy boot

Figure 25 Boot Options screenChanging the UEFI boot order listTo change the order of the UEFI boot list:1. From the System Utilities screen, select Sy

Figure 26 Boot Options — UEFI Boot Order screenAccessing Advanced UEFI Boot Maintenance optionsAdvanced UEFI boot maintenance options let you add an O

Figure 27 Advanced Boot Maintenance screenAdding a Boot OptionYou can browse all FAT16 and FAT32 file systems. You can then select an X64 UEFI applica

Figure 28 Add Boot Option screenFigure 29 Modify Boot Option Description screen38 Accessing the System Configuration Menu

Figure 30 UEFI Boot Order — ExampleDeleting a Boot OptionYou can delete a UEFI boot option from the boot order list. If the options points to a standa

Setting Minimum Processor Idle Power Package State...50Setting Energy/Performance Bias...

Figure 31 Delete Boot Option screenSetting the Legacy Boot Mode orderIf your server is configured in Legacy mode, you can change the order for Legacy

Figure 32 Legacy Boot Order screenSelecting a Boot ModeYou can select the boot mode for the system to be either UEFI or Legacy BIOS.To select a boot m

Figure 33 Boot Mode screenSetting UEFI Optimized BootConfigure the system to use native UEFI graphic drivers when booting to the UEFI Boot Mode. Thiso

Figure 34 UEFI Optimized Boot screenSetting the Boot Order PolicyYou can control the platform behavior when booting through the boot order.To set the

Figure 35 Boot Options — Boot Order Policy screenAccessing Power ManagementThis menu lets you enable such features as channel interleaving and collabo

Figure 36 Power Management — HP Power Profile screenSetting HP Power RegulatorConfigure the Power Regulator for ProLiant support. Configure this optio

Figure 37 Power Management — HP Power Regulator screenConfiguring Advanced Power Management OptionsTo configure advanced power options:1. From the Sys

Place the Quick Path Interconnect links into a low power state when the links are not being utilized.This lowers power usage with minimal performance

Figure 39 Intel QPI Link Frequency screenSetting QPI Bandwidth Optimization (RTID)NOTE: This option is available on Gen8 with Intel processors.The QPI

Figure 40 QPI Bandwidth Optimization screenSetting Minimum Processor Idle Power Core StateSelect the lowest processor idle power state (C-state) that

Setting Power-On Logo...94Enabling SR-IOV Support...

Figure 41 Advanced Power Management — Minimum Processor Idle Power Core State screenSetting Minimum Processor Idle Power Package StateNOTE: This optio

Figure 42 Advanced Power Management — Minimum Processor Idle Power Package State screenSetting Energy/Performance BiasConfigure several processor subs

Figure 43 Advanced Power Management — Energy/Performance Bias screenSetting Maximum Memory Bus FrequencyConfigure the system to run memory at a lower

2. Select one of the following options:• Enabled (default)• Disabled3. Press F10 to save your selection.Setting Maximum PCI Express SpeedIf a PCI-Expr

for Dynamic Power Savings Mode, this option has no impact to system operation. Configure thisoption only if the HP Power Profile is set to Custom.To s

Setting ACPI SLIT PreferencesThe ACPI SLIT (System Locality Information Table) describes the relative access times betweenprocessors, memory subsystem

Figure 46 PCI Device Enable/Disable screenSetting the System Date and TimeSet the system time and date on the server.To set the system date and time o

Figure 47 Date and Time screenAccessing the Server Availability menuEnable the automatic server recovery status and timeout, set thermal shutdown, con

Figure 48 Server Availability — ASR Status screenSetting ASR (Automatic Server Recovery) TimeoutIf Automatic Server Recovery is enabled, this option l

Figure 49 Server Availability — ASR Timeout screenSetting Thermal ShutdownInitiate a shutdown due to non-redundant fan failures or temperature increas

CONREP –l (Load from Data File) Example Usage for HP ProLiant servers not using the OxxROM family...

Figure 50 Server Availability — Thermal Shutdown screenRemotely Powering On the ServerConfigure the server to power on remotely when it receives a spe

Figure 51 Server Availability — Wake On LAN screenConfiguring the POST (Power-On-Self-Test) F1 PromptConfigure the system to display the F1 key in the

Figure 52 Server Availability — POST F1 Prompt screenSetting Power Button ModeDisabling this option disables the momentary power button functionality.

Figure 53 Server Availability — Power Button Mode screenSetting Automatic Power-OnConfigure the server to automatically power on when AC power is appl

Figure 54 Server Availability — Automatic Power-On screenSetting Power-On DelayDelay the server from turning on for the desired time. Pressing the pow

Figure 55 Server Availability — Power-On DelayAccessing the Server Security menuControl access to the server and its utilities. This menu sets the pow

Figure 56 Server Security screenSetting a Power On PasswordSet a password for accessing the server during the boot process. When powering-on the serve

Figure 57 Server Security — Set Power On Password screenSetting an Administrator PasswordSet an administrator password to protect the server configura

Figure 58 Server Security — Set Admin Password screenDisabling the F11 One-Time Boot MenuThis menu specifies a specific boot override option for this

Figure 59 Server Security — F11 Boot Menu PromptDisabling Intelligent Provisioning (F10 Prompt)This option disables the Intelligent Provisioning funct

1 IntroductionOverviewHP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 servers include the HP UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) SystemUtilities, which is embedded in

HP UEFI System Utilities and Shell Release Notes on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/ProLiantUEFI/docs).A physically present user can customize th

Setting the Secure Boot Custom ModeIf you select the “Custom Mode” for Secure Boot mode, the Secure Boot Custom Mode Optionsmenu appears. From this me

Figure 62 Server Security — Custom Secure Boot Options screenEnrolling a Platform Key (PK)A Platform Key protects the next key from uncontrolled modif

Figure 63 Server Security—Enroll PK screenDeleting a Platform KeyYou can delete a Platform Key. This requires an immediate system reboot. Deleting the

Figure 64 Server Security—Enroll KEK Entry screenFigure 65 Server Security—Enroll KEK using File screenEnrolling a Key or Signature using a Signature

2. Enter the optional security certificate Signature GUID and press Enter. Enter the data in thefollowing GUID format (36 characters): 11111111-2222-3

Figure 67 Server Security—Enroll DB Signature using File screenForbidden Signatures Database (DBX) OptionsThe database maintains signatures of codes t

Figure 68 Server Security—Enroll DBX Signature screenFigure 69 Server Security—Enroll DBX Signature using File screenAccessing the Trusted Platform Mo

1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration→BIOS/Platform Configuration(RBSU)→Server Security and select Trusted Platform Module

Figure 70 BIOS Serial Console and EMS screenSetting BIOS Serial Console PortYou can re-direct video and keystrokes through the serial port to OS boot.

Why UEFI over Legacy BIOS?ProLiant DL580 Gen8 servers transition to UEFI as the limitations of Legacy BIOS prevent theadoption of new technologies. Ta

Figure 71 BIOS Serial Console and EMS — BIOS Serial Console Port screenSetting BIOS Serial Console Emulation ModeYou can select an emulation mode type

Figure 72 BIOS Serial Console and EMS — BIOS Serial Console Emulation Mode screenSetting BIOS Serial Console Baud RateYou can set the transfer rate at

Figure 73 BIOS Serial Console and EMS — BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate screenSetting the EMS ConsoleYou can configure the ACPI serial port settings, wh

Figure 74 BIOS Serial Console and EMS — EMS Console screenEMS provides input/output support for all Microsoft Windows kernel components: the loader,se

Figure 75 Server Asset Text menu screenEntering Server Info Text menuThese options define reference information for the server administrator.To enter

Figure 76 Server Asset Text — Server Info Text screenNOTE: Each of these options can display a maximum of 14 characters. By default, all valuesare bla

Figure 77 Server Asset Text — Administrator Information screenNOTE: The number of characters allowed for each entry varies depending on server model.

Figure 78 Server Asset Text — Service Contact Information screenEntering a Custom POST MessageYou can enter a custom message to display during server

Figure 79 Server Asset Text — Custom POST Message screenAccessing Advanced OptionsYou can display advanced system ROM options, advanced performance tu

Figure 80 Advanced Options screenAccessing Advanced System ROM OptionsThis menu lets you enter a chassis serial number and product ID, set ROM selecti

Table 3 Comparison of UEFI versus Legacy BIOS (continued)Legacy BIOSUEFICharacteristicLegacy BIOS-based systems is anOEM responsibility.The ACPI spec

Figure 81 Advanced Options — Advanced System ROM options screenEntering a Chassis Serial NumberAfter replacing the system board, re-enter the server s

2. The following configuration options are available:• Use Current ROM (default)• Switch to Backup ROM3. Press F10 to save your selection.Figure 82 Ad

Figure 83 Advanced Options —NMI Debug Option screenSetting Virtual Install DiskYou can control the Virtual Install Disk. The Virtual Install Disk can

Figure 84 Advanced Options —Virtual Install Disk screenSetting PCI Bus Padding OptionsYou can disable the default PCI Bus padding where each expansion

Figure 85 Advanced Options — PCI Bus Padding OptionsSetting Power-On LogoThis option controls the display of the logo during system boot. This is an a

Figure 86 Advanced Options — Power-On Logo screenEnabling SR-IOV SupportYou can create virtual instances of a PCI device for use under a Hypervisor-ba

Figure 87 Advanced Options — SR-IOV screenSetting Consistent Device NamingYou can select the level of Consistent Device Naming. On supported operating

Figure 88 Advanced Options — Consistent Device Naming screenSetting PCI Express 64-Bit BAR SupportForce PCIe resources to use 32–bit MMIO addressing.

Figure 89 PCI Express 64–Bit BAR Support screenSetting Processor X2Apic SupportThis option enables support for processor X2Apic devices. Enabling this

Figure 90 Processor X2Apic SupportSetting ACPI RASF Table SupportThis option enables the ACPI RASF table. Enabling this option generates the ACPI RASF