Configuring the BIOS
Figure 5-42 shows the process for configuring the BIOS.
Accessing the BIOS
- Log in to the Remote Virtual Console. For details, see Logging In to the Remote Virtual Console through the iBMC WebUI.
- On the Remote Virtual Console, click
or
on the menu bar, select Power Off or Forced Power Off and restart the server.
- When the screen shown in Figure 5-43 is displayed, press Delete or F4.
- Enter the BIOS password as prompted to switch to the Front Page screen.
- The default password for logging in to the BIOS is Admin@9000.
- The server will be locked after three consecutive failures with wrong passwords. You can restart the server to unlock it.
- Use arrow keys to select BIOS Configuration and press Enter.
The Main screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 5-44.
or 
on the menu bar, select Power Off or Forced Power Off and restart the server.
Setting the System Boot Sequence
- Access the BIOS Configuration screen. For details, see Accessing the BIOS.
- Choose Boot from the navigation tree.
- Select Boot Type and press Enter.
- In the displayed dialog box, select Legacy Boot Type or UEFI Boot Type and press Enter.
- The default boot mode is UEFI.
- For some OSs, if the capacity of the drive or RAID array for installing the OS is greater than 2 TB, use the UEFI boot mode. For details, see the release notes of the OS.
- If the OS is installed on an NVMe drive, the boot mode must be the UEFI boot.
- The UEFI boot mode supports more boot devices than the legacy boot mode. The UEFI boot mode is recommended if a server is configured with multiple boot devices. If the legacy mode is set, some devices may fail to boot. If the legacy mode has to be set, disable serial port redirection or NIC PXE based on service requirements so that the OS can start. For details, see Huawei Server Purley Platform BIOS Parameter Reference.
- Select Boot Sequence and press Enter. The Boot Sequence screen is displayed.Figure 5-45 Boot Sequence screen
The default boot sequence is Hard Disk Drive > DVD-ROM Drive > PXE > Others.
- Select the target boot device and press F5 or F6 to change the boot order.
- Press F5 to move a boot option down.
- Press F6 to move a boot option up.
The server boots in the order specified on this screen.
- Press F10.
The Save Changes&Exit dialog box is displayed.
- Select Yes and press Enter.
The server automatically restarts for the settings to take effect.
Setting PXE for a NIC
Setting the PXE for a LOM
- Access the BIOS Configuration screen. For details, see Accessing the BIOS.
- Choose Advanced > PXE Configuration, and press Enter.
The PXE Configuration screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 5-46.
- Select the network port to be configured and press Enter.
- In the dialog box that is displayed, select Enabled and press Enter.
To disable PXE for a network port, select Disabled and press Enter.
Setting PXE for a PCIe Card (NIC)
- Access the BIOS Configuration screen. For details, see Accessing the BIOS.
- Choose Advanced > Misc Configuration, and press Enter.
The Misc Configuration screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 5-47.
- Select Slot PXE Function and press Enter.
- In the dialog box displayed, select Enabled or Disabled, and press Enter.
- To enable the PXE function for the standard card (NIC) in the external PCIe slot, select Enabled.
- To disable the PXE function, select Disabled.
- Press F10.
The Save Changes&Exit dialog box is displayed.
- Select Yes and press Enter.
The server automatically restarts for the settings to take effect.
Setting the BIOS Password
- Access the BIOS Configuration screen. For details, see Accessing the BIOS.
- Choose Security and press Enter.
The Security screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 5-48.
- Select Manage Supervisor Password and press Enter, and set the administrator password.
The current password of the system administrator is required before you change the password. The system will be locked if an incorrect password is entered three consecutive times. You can unlock the system by restarting it.
The administrator password must meet the following requirements:
- The default password for accessing the BIOS is Admin@9000.
- The password must be a string of 8 to 16 characters and contain special characters (including spaces) and at least two types of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and digits.
- The new password must be different from the latest five passwords.
- After the administrator password is set, the Delete Supervisor Password parameter is displayed, which can be used to clear the administrator password.
- If Simple Password is set to Enabled, the system does not verify the password complexity, but the password must contain 8 to 16 characters.
- Press F10.
The Save Changes&Exit dialog box is displayed.
- Select Yes and press Enter.
The server automatically restarts for the settings to take effect.
Selecting a Language
- Access the BIOS Configuration screen. For details, see Accessing the BIOS.
- Choose Main > Language, and press Enter.
The Language screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 5-49.
- Select the language to be used, and press Enter.
- Press F10.
The Save Changes&Exit dialog box is displayed.
- Select Yes and press Enter.
The server automatically restarts for the settings to take effect.
