Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller H700 - Manual (Page 107)

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Controller Management (Ctrl Mgmt)
The Controller Management screen (Ctrl Mgmt) displays the product name,
package, firmware version, BIOS version, boot block version, controller ID,
security capability, and security key presence. Use the screen to perform
actions on the controller and BIOS. You can perform functions such as enable
or disable the controller BIOS, enable or disable the BIOS during bootup in
the event of BIOS errors, and enable or disable the option to Auto Import. In
addition, you can select a virtual disk from which to boot, and select default
settings.
Controller Management Actions
Table 6-7 describes the actions you can perform on the Ctrl Mgmt screen.
Table 6-7. Controller Management Options
Option Description
Enable Controller
BIOS
Select the option to enable the controller BIOS. If the boot
device is on the RAID controller, the BIOS must be enabled.
Disable the BIOS to use other boot devices.
In a multiple controller environment, you can enable BIOS on
multiple controllers. However, if you want to boot from a
specific controller, then enable the BIOS on that controller
and disable it on the other controllers. The system can then
boot from the BIOS-enabled controller.
Enable BIOS Stop
On Error
Select the option to stop the system BIOS during bootup if
there are BIOS errors. The option enables you to enter the
configuration utility to resolve the problem.
Select Bootable
virtual disk
Select the option to specify a virtual disk as the boot disk on
the controller.
The option is displayed if you have built virtual disks.
Enable Auto Import Attempts to import every online foreign configuration during
boot without having the need to access the BIOS
Configuration Utility.
Factory Default Select the option to restore the default settings for the options
in the Settings box.
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