Document Outline

• HP UEFI System Utilities User Guide for HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 Servers
• Contents
• 1 Introduction
  • Overview
    • What is UEFI?
    • Why UEFI over Legacy BIOS?
      • Key Characteristics of UEFI
  • Accessing the HP UEFI System Utilities
  • Rebooting the Server
• 2 Getting Started: Overview of the System Utilities
• 3 Accessing the System Configuration Menu
  • Accessing the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) menu
    • Accessing the System Options menu
      • Accessing Serial Port Options
        • Setting the Embedded Serial Port
        • Setting the Virtual Serial Port
      • Accessing Network Boot Options
        • Selecting a UEFI PXE Boot Policy
        • Setting Network Boot Retry Support
      • Accessing USB Options
        • Setting USB Control
        • Setting USB Boot Support
        • Setting Removable Flash Media Boot Sequence
      • Configuring Processor Options
        • Protecting a System from Viruses
        • Enabling Virtualization Technology
        • Disabling Intel Hyper-Threading
        • Disabling Processor Cores
        • Setting Intel Turbo Boost Technology
        • Enabling Intel VT-d
      • Accessing UEFI Shell Options
        • Enabling the Embedded UEFI Shell
        • Adding Embedded UEFI Shell to the boot order list
        • Enabling the UEFI Shell Script Auto Start
      • Configuring Advanced Memory Protection
    • Accessing Boot Options
      • Changing the UEFI boot order list
      • Accessing Advanced UEFI Boot Maintenance options
        • Adding a Boot Option
        • Deleting a Boot Option
      • Setting the Legacy Boot Mode order
      • Selecting a Boot Mode
      • Setting UEFI Optimized Boot
      • Setting the Boot Order Policy
    • Accessing Power Management
      • Setting HP Power Profile
      • Setting HP Power Regulator
      • Configuring Advanced Power Management Options
        • Setting Intel QPI Link Power Management
        • Setting Intel QPI Link Frequency
        • Setting QPI Bandwidth Optimization (RTID)
        • Setting Minimum Processor Idle Power Core State
        • Setting Minimum Processor Idle Power Package State
        • Setting Energy/Performance Bias
        • Setting Maximum Memory Bus Frequency
        • Setting Channel Interleaving
        • Setting Maximum PCI Express Speed
        • Setting Dynamic Power Savings Mode Response
        • Setting Collaborative Power Control
        • Setting Redundant Power Supply Mode
        • Setting ACPI SLIT Preferences
    • Setting Embedded and Add-in Devices
    • Setting the System Date and Time
    • Accessing the Server Availability menu
      • Enabling the ASR (Automatic Server Recovery) Status
      • Setting ASR (Automatic Server Recovery) Timeout
      • Setting Thermal Shutdown
      • Remotely Powering On the Server
      • Configuring the POST (Power-On-Self-Test) F1 Prompt
      • Setting Power Button Mode
      • Setting Automatic Power-On
      • Setting Power-On Delay
    • Accessing the Server Security menu
      • Setting a Power On Password
      • Setting an Administrator Password
      • Disabling the F11 One-Time Boot Menu
      • Disabling Intelligent Provisioning (F10 Prompt)
      • Configuring Secure Boot
        • Setting the Secure Boot Custom Mode
        • Enrolling a Platform Key (PK)
        • Deleting a Platform Key
        • Enrolling a Key Exchange Key (KEK)
        • Enrolling a Key or Signature using a Signature GUID
        • Deleting a Key Exchange Key
        • Allowed Signatures Database (DB) Options
        • Forbidden Signatures Database (DBX) Options
      • Accessing the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
        • Setting TPM Functionality
      • Intelligent Provisioning Quick Configs settings and corresponding RBSU settings
    • Accessing the BIOS Serial Console and EMS Console
      • Setting BIOS Serial Console Port
      • Setting BIOS Serial Console Emulation Mode
      • Setting BIOS Serial Console Baud Rate
      • Setting the EMS Console
    • Accessing the Server Asset Text menu
      • Entering Server Info Text menu
      • Entering Administrator Information
      • Entering Service Contact Text
      • Entering a Custom POST Message
    • Accessing Advanced Options
      • Accessing Advanced System ROM Options
        • Entering a Chassis Serial Number
        • Entering a Product ID
        • Setting ROM Selection
        • Setting NMI Debug Button
        • Setting Virtual Install Disk
        • Setting PCI Bus Padding Options
        • Setting Power-On Logo
        • Enabling SR-IOV Support
        • Setting Consistent Device Naming
        • Setting PCI Express 64-Bit BAR Support
        • Setting Processor X2Apic Support
        • Setting ACPI RASF Table Support
        • Setting ACPI Root Bridge PXM Preferences
        • Configuring Extended Memory Test
        • ACPI RTC Support
      • Accessing Advanced Performance Tuning
        • Setting HW Prefetcher
        • Setting Adjacent Sector Prefetch
        • Setting DCU Stream Prefetcher
        • Setting DCU IP Prefetcher
        • Setting Node Interleaving
        • Setting 1333 MHz Support for 3DPC PC3-10600H HP SmartMemory
        • Setting 1333 MHz Support for 3DPC PC3-12800R HP SmartMemory
        • Enabling Intel NIC DMA Channels
        • Setting Intel Performance Counter Monitor (PCM)
      • Setting Video Options
      • Setting Power Supply Requirements Override
      • Setting Thermal Configuration
      • Locking Asset Tag Protection
    • Accessing System Default Options
      • Restoring Default System Settings
      • Restoring Default Manufacturing Settings
      • Saving Default Settings
• 4 Accessing Smart Array Controllers
• 5 Using the iLO 4 Configuration Utility
  • Accessing the iLO 4 Configuration Utility menu
    • Configuring Network Options
    • Configuring Advanced Network Options
    • Managing iLO users by using the iLO 4 Configuration Utility
      • Adding user accounts
      • Editing or removing user accounts
    • Configuring access settings by using the iLO 4 Configuration Utility
    • Viewing information about iLO
    • Resetting iLO to the factory default settings by using the iLO 4 Configuration Utility
    • Resetting iLO by using the iLO 4 Configuration Utility
• 6 Configuring a One-Time Boot Menu
  • Accessing the Embedded UEFI Shell
  • Intelligent Provisioning (F10 Prompt)
• 7 Viewing System Information
• 8 Viewing Device Health Status
• 9 Selecting a Language
• 10 Exiting and Resuming Boot
• 11 Configuration flows (manual and scripted)
  • Configuration flow overview
  • Manual configuration flow
  • Scripted configuration flow
    • Configuration Replication Utility (CONREP)
      • CONREP –l (Load from Data File) Example Usage for HP ProLiant servers not using the Oxx ROM family
    • Array Configuration Replication Utility
• 12 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
    • Subscription service
  • Related information
    • Websites
  • Typographic conventions
  • HP Insight Remote Support
  • HP Insight Online
• 13 Documentation feedback
• Glossary
• Index