Dell POWEREDGE R720XD - Manual (Page 2)

• Make the changes using the System Profile Custom selection.
• Set System Profile in BIOS to Custom mode.
• Set CPU Power Management to Maximum Performance mode.
• Set Turbo Boost mode to Enabled.
You must enable DPAT with a controlledturbo command using one of the
following modes:
• Dell Remote Access Controller Admin (RACADM)
• Web Services for Management (WSMAN)
• Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK)
Enabling DPAT Using RACADM (Firmware RACADM: SSH or Telnet Session)
NOTE: Ensure that LC and CSIOR are enabled before performing the configuration.
1 Set ControlledTurbo to Enable by running the following command:
$ racadm set bios.procsettings.controlledturbo
Enabled
2 Create commit and host reboot jobs by using the jobqueue command:
$ racadm jobqueue create BIOS.Setup.1-1 -r pwrcycle
-s TIME_NOW -e TIME_NA
3 Reboot the server and run CSIOR for the setting to take effect.
NOTE: The BIOS settings only take effect after you reboot the server and run CSIOR.
Attribute value names are case sensitive.
Disabling DPAT Using RACADM (Firmware RACADM: SSH or Telnet
Session)
1 Set ControlledTurbo to Disable by running the following command:
$ racadm set bios.procsettings.controlledturbo
Disabled
2 Create commit and host reboot jobs by using the jobqueue command:
$ racadm jobqueue create BIOS.Setup.1-1 -r pwrcycle
-s TIME_NOW -e TIME_NA
3 Reboot the server and let CSIOR run for the setting to take effect.
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