Setting the BIOS System Time and Boot Device

Procedure

1. After the server is powered on, press DEL to go to the BIOS setup screen.
2. Set the system time.
   1. Press ← or → to select the Main menu.

      Figure 8-38 shows the Main menu.

      Figure 8-38 Main
      

   2. Press ↑ or ↓ to select System Date, press Enter to alternate between the month, day, and year, and set the date.

      The system date is in the mm/dd/yyyy format. mm, dd, and yyyy indicate the month, day, and year respectively. You can change the parameter value by using either of the following methods:

      • Press + to increase the value by 1 or - to decrease the value by 1.
      • Press a number key to change the value directly.
   3. Press ↑ or ↓ to select System Time, press Enter to alternate between the hour, minute, and second, and set the time.

      The system time is in the hh:mm:ss format in the 24-hour system. hh, mm, and ss indicate the hour, minute, and second respectively. You can change the parameter value by using either of the following methods:

      • Press + to increase the value by 1 or - to decrease the value by 1.
      • Press a number key to change the value directly.

3. Modify the number of CPU cores. Windows Server 2008 R2 supports only 256 cores. Therefore, you need to set the number of cores in IntelRCSetup > Processor Configuration, as shown in Figure 8-39.
   • 9008: If the number of cores of a CPU is 16, set the number of cores to 16.
   • 9016: If the number of cores of a CPU is 8, set the number of cores to 8.
   Figure 8-39 Processor Configuration
   

4. Configure RAID based on system prompts. (KunLun servers use the BIOS UEFI mode, and the RAID controller card configuration is consolidated into the server BIOS.)
5. Set the boot device priority.

   On the Boot menu , set Boot Option #1 as UEFI Hard Disk.

6. If the OS to be installed is VMware, set to On VM Support on the menu bar Partition Management > KPAR , as shown in Figure 8-40.
   Figure 8-40 Setting VM Support to On
   

7. Save the settings and exit.
   1. Press F10.

      The Save configuration and exit? dialog box is displayed.

   2. Select Yes and press Enter to save the settings and restart the server.