7.8 Performing Common BIOS Procedures

This section includes instructions for performing some common procedures using the BIOS Setup Utility.

Access the BIOS Setup Utility

To access the BIOS Setup Utility, complete the following steps:

1. Power-on or power-cycle the server.
2. Press the F2 key while the system is performing the power-on self-test (POST).

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   Note - If there is an error during the boot process, you can press F1 to access the BIOS Setup Utility.

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   Alternatively, you can use the following hot key combinations to access the BIOS Setup Utility from a serial connection:

   • F1 Control-Q

   • F2 Control-E.

   • F7 Control-D

   • F8 Control-P

   • F9 Control-O

   • F10 Control-S

   • F12 Control-N

   The BIOS Setup Utility Main screen appears (BIOS Setup Utility Main Screen).

   
   

   Figure 7-4 BIOS Setup Utility Main Screen

   

Reset the BIOS Password

To reset the BIOS password, complete the following steps:

1. Access the BIOS Setup Utility.

   See Access the BIOS Setup Utility.

2. Navigate to the Security menu option.

   The Security screen appears (BIOS Security Screen).

   
   

   Figure 7-5 BIOS Security Screen

   
3. Select the password (user or supervisor) that you want to change, then press Enter.

   The Enter New Password dialog box appears (Enter New Password Dialog Box).

   
   

   Figure 7-6 Enter New Password Dialog Box

   
4. Enter the password you want to use.
5. Enter the password again at the system prompt.
6. Press F10 to save the changes and exit BIOS.

Configure Support for TPM

If you intend to use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) feature set that is provided in Windows Server 2008, you must configure the Sun Fire X4470 Server to enable this feature.

To configure the server to support TPM, complete the following steps:

1. Access the BIOS Setup Utility.

   See Access the BIOS Setup Utility.

2. Navigate to the Advanced menu option.

   The BIOS Advanced Settings screen appears (BIOS Advanced Settings Screen).

   
   

   Figure 7-7 BIOS Advanced Settings Screen

   
3. Select Trusted Computing, then press Enter.

   The Trusted Computing screen appears (Trusted Computing Screen).

   
   

   Figure 7-8 Trusted Computing Screen

   
4. Select TCG/TPM Support, then press Enter.

   A screen appears listing the available TCG/TPM options (TCG/TPM Support Screen).

   
   

   Figure 7-9 TCG/TPM Support Screen

   
5. Set the TCG/TPM Support option to Yes.

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   Note - If the TCG/TPM Support option is already set to Yes, you should still complete the remaining steps in this procedure to ensure that all TPM configuration requirements are satisfied.

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6. Select the Execute TPM Command.
7. Set the Execute TPM Command option to Enabled (Setting Execute TPM Command Option to Enabled).

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   Note - The Execute TPM Command setting is set to [Don’t Change] by default.

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   Figure 7-10 Setting Execute TPM Command Option to Enabled

   
8. Press F10 to save the changes and exit BIOS.
9. To verify that TPM support is enabled, complete the following steps:
   1. Reboot the server.
   2. Access the BIOS Setup Utility.

      See Access the BIOS Setup Utility.

   3. Navigate to the Advanced menu option.
   4. Select Trusted Computing.

      The updated Trusted Computing screen appears indicting that TPM Support is set to Yes and TPM Enable Status is set to Enabled.

10. Press F10 to exit BIOS.

Configure SP LAN Settings

You can assign an IP address for the server SP from the BIOS Setup Utility on the IPMI 2.0 Configuration menu.

To set the IP address, complete the following steps:

1. Access the BIOS Setup Utility.

   See Access the BIOS Setup Utility.

2. Navigate to the Advanced menu.
3. Select IPMI 2.0 Configuration, then press Enter (IPMI 2.0 Configuration Selection in Advanced Settings Menu).
   

   Figure 7-11 IPMI 2.0 Configuration Selection in Advanced Settings Menu

   
4. Select Set LAN Configuration, then press Enter (Set LAN Configuration Option).
   

   Figure 7-12 Set LAN Configuration Option

   
5. Use the arrow keys to select and specify the appropriate LAN configuration settings (LAN Configuration Dialog Box.)
   

   Figure 7-13 LAN Configuration Dialog Box

   
6. Press F10 to save the changes and exit BIOS.

Configure Option ROM Settings

The BIOS Option ROM is 128 Kbytes. Of these 128 Kbytes, approximately 80 Kbytes are used by the VGA controller, the disk controller, and the network interface card. Approximately 48 Kbytes remain for the Option ROM.

To enable or disable Option ROM settings, complete the following steps:

1. Access the BIOS Setup Utility.

   See Access the BIOS Setup Utility.

2. Navigate to the PCIPnP menu option.

   The BIOS PCIPnP screen appears (BIOS PCIPnP Screen).

   
   

   Figure 7-14 BIOS PCIPnP Screen

   
3. Navigate to the Option ROM that you want to configure and set the Option ROM to Enabled or Disabled.
4. Press F10 to save the changes and exit BIOS.

7.8.1 Configuring Serial Port Sharing

By default, the SP console (NET MGT) port sends serial port output from the server. Using Oracle ILOM, you can specify that the host console (COMM1) be assigned as owner of the server’s serial port output. This feature is useful for Windows kernel debugging, as it enables you to view non-ASCII character traffic from the host console.

You can assign serial port output using either the Oracle ILOM web interface or the Oracle ILOM command-line interface (CLI). For instructions, see the following sections:

• Assign Serial Port Output Using the CLI

• Assign Serial Port Output Using the Web Interface

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  Caution - You should set up the network on the SP before attempting to change the serial port owner to the host server. If the network is not set up, and you switch the serial port owner to the host server, you will be unable to connect using the CLI or web interface to change the serial port owner back to the SP. To return the serial port owner setting to the SP, you will need to restore access to the serial port on the server. For more details about restoring access to the server port on your server, see the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Documentation Collection.

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Assign Serial Port Output Using the CLI

1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM CLI.
2. To set the serial port owner, type:

   -> set /SP/serial/portsharing /owner=host

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   Note - The serial port sharing value by default is owner=SP.

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3. Connect a serial host to the server.

Assign Serial Port Output Using the Web Interface

1. Log in to the Oracle ILOM web interface.
2. In the Oracle ILOM web interface, select the Configuration --> Serial Port tabs.

   The Serial Port Settings page appears.

3. In the Serial Port Settings page, select Host Server as the serial port owner.

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   Note - The serial port sharing setting by default is Service Processor.

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4. Click Save for the changes to take effect.
5. Connect a serial host to the server.