Configuring BIOS settings on the server blade

Procedure
  1. Open an iLO Integrated Remote Console for the installed server blade.
    1. From the OA web browser interface, double-click the installed server blade.
    2. Click the iLO link.
    3. Click the Remote Console link. This opens a new window for the iLO Integrated Remote Console.
  2. Power cycle or power on the installed server blade

    In the iLO Integrated Remote Console window menu bar, click Power Switch:

    • If the blade is already powered on, click Cold Boot to power cycle the blade.

    • If the blade is on standby, click Momentary Press to power on the blade.

  3. Wait for the iLO Integrated Remote Console window to display the Function Key options at the bottom of the window.

    Press the F9 key. This will highlight the F9 in the console windows as shown in the following image.

    NOTE:

    The iLO Integrated Remote Console window must be resized or the window scroll bars must be used to display the bottom of the window.

  4. Select System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU).

    BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) menu on BL460c Gen8 server blade:

    BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) menu on BL460c Gen9 server blade:

    BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) menu on BL460c Gen10 server blade:

  5. Configure the BIOS settings from the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) screen using the steps under your server blade model:

    • BL460c server blades for NS7 systems:

      • Gen8 server blade for NS7 X1

        1. System Options > Processor Options > Intel Hyperthreading Options > Disabled

        2. Power Management Options > HPE Power Profile > Maximum Performance

        3. Power Management Options > Advanced Power Management Options > Memory Power Savings Mode > Maximum Performance

        4. Server Availability > Power Button > Disabled

        5. Press the Esc key to exit the BIOS setup utility, and press the F10 key to confirm exit. The blade will reboot with the new BIOS configuration settings.

      • Gen9 server blade for NS7 X2

        1. System Options > Processor Options > Intel Hyperthreading > Disabled

        2. Boot Options > Boot Mode > Legacy BIOS Mode

        3. Power Management > Power Profile > Maximum Performance

        4. Server Availability > Power Button Mode > Disabled

        5. Press the Esc key to exit the BIOS setup utility, and press the Y key to confirm exit. Press Enter to confirm blade reboot.

      • Gen10 server blade for NS7 X3

        1. Click the F7: Load Defaults button at the bottom of the screen and confirm.

          This step is to start BIOS setting configuration from a known starting point and will cause the server blade to reboot. Press F9 again during the reboot and re-enter the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) screen for the next step.

        2. Set Workload Profile to High Performance Compute (HPC). To show the High Performance Compute (HPC) selection, scroll down the drop-down menu.

        3. Click F10: Save.

        4. Set Workload Profile to Custom by scrolling down to the bottom of the drop-down menu.

          NOTE:

          The preceding step to set Workload Profile to High Performance Compute (HPC) must be done before this step. The preceding step is required to configure several BIOS settings in the High Performance Compute (HPC) Workload Profile. The change to the Custom Workload Profile is then required to enable the Advanced Memory Protection setting to be changed from the default Adaptive Double Device Data Correction (ADDDC) to Advanced ECC Support.

        5. Memory Options > Advanced Memory Protection > Advanced ECC Support

        6. Processor Options > Intel Hyper-Threading > Disabled

        7. Boot Options > Boot Mode > Legacy BIOS Mode

        8. System Options > Server Availability > Power Button Mode > Disabled

        9. Click F12: Save and Exit to save your changes, and then press Enter to confirm blade reboot.

    • BL460c server blades for NS3 systems:

      • Gen8 server blade for NS3 X1

        1. Power Management Options > HPE Power Profile > Maximum Performance

        2. Power Management Options > Advanced Power Management Options > Memory Power Savings Mode > Maximum Performance

        3. Server Availability > Power Button > Disabled

        4. Press the Esc key to exit the BIOS setup utility, and press the F10 key to confirm exit. The blade will reboot with the new BIOS configuration settings.

      • Gen9 server blade for NS3 X2

        1. Boot Options > Boot Mode > Legacy BIOS Mode

        2. Power Management > Power Profile > Maximum Performance

        3. Server Availability > Power Button Mode > Disabled

        4. Press the Esc key to exit the BIOS setup utility, and press the Y key to confirm exit. Press Enter to confirm blade reboot.

      • Gen10 server blade for NS3 X3

        1. Click the F7: Load Defaults button at the bottom of the screen and confirm.

          This step is to start BIOS setting configuration from a known starting point and will cause the server blade to reboot. Press F9 again during the reboot and re-enter the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) screen for the next step.

        2. Set Workload Profile to Custom. To show the Custom selection, scroll down the drop-down menu.

        3. Processor Options > Intel Hyper-Threading > Disabled

        4. Processor Options > Processor x2APIC Support > Disabled

        5. Memory Options > Adanced Memory Protection > Advanced ECC Support

        6. Virtualization Options > Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) > Disabled

        7. Virtualization Options > Intel VT-d > Disabled

        8. Virtualization Options > SR-IOV > Disabled

        9. Power and Performance Options > Power Regulator > OS Control Mode

        10. Boot Options > Boot Mode > Legacy BIOS Mode

        11. System Options > Server Availability > Power Button Mode > Disabled

        12. Click F12: Save and Exit to save your changes, and then press Enter to confirm blade reboot.

  6. Configure blade boot order and settings.
  7. Confirm or set the Power Restore setting:
    1. In the iLO web browser interface, in the left pane, expand the Power Management line.
    2. Click Server Power.
    3. Check what is selected for System Power Restore Settings. If Auto Power-On is not set to Always Power On, select it and click Submit.
  8. Verify the firmware version:
    1. In the iLO web interface Overview page, look at the System ROM and the iLO Firmware Version.

      Example:

      NOTE:

      If the page is not displayed, expand Information in the left menu and click Overview to display the iLO Overview.

    2. The iLO Overview tab shows the iLO firmware component version. Compare this version to the NonStop supported levels shown in the applicable NonStop Firmware Matrices: https://www.hpe.com/support/nonstop-Firmware.

      • If the firmware versions are not NonStop supported levels, the firmware must be upgraded or downgraded to NonStop supported levels in the following firmware update procedures. If update is not required, proceed to Step 9.

    3. Update the BIOS and/or iLO firmware using the iLO web interface.
    4. Update Innovation Engine (IE) and/or Server Platform Service (SPS) firmware
  9. If you are not adding a server blade, proceed to Complete the post-installation configuration. If you have added a server blade, transfer the license file to C:\zlicense on both the primary and backup system console, and install the new license file.

    Perform the Install Core License File action on the System object to launch the Install Core License File guided procedure. This procedure transfers the core license file from the system console to the NonStop system and enables and secures the file after transfer. See the Install Core License File guided procedure help for more information.