2.3 Verifying the Hardware Configuration

Perform the following procedure to verify hardware configuration.

1. Log in to the latest iLOM GUI

   Figure 2-1 iLOM GUI

   
   

   

   
   
2. Verify if the last power state of iLOM is enabled:
   Go to iLOM/Web-System Management/Policy

   Figure 2-2 Verify power state

   
   

   

   
   
3. To reboot the server for BIOS Config, do the following:
   1. Turn off the power:
      Go to iLOM/System information

      Figure 2-3 Turn off

      
      

      

      
      
   2. Wait until the power turns off, and then Turn it on.

      Figure 2-4 Turn on

      
      

      

      
      
4. To enable the BIOS setup, press F2.

   Figure 2-5 F2

   
   

   

   
   
5. After enabling the BIOS, access the BIOS Advanced tab using the arrow key.
6. Select Intel Platform Configuration using the arrow key and press Enter.

   Figure 2-6 Intel platform configuration

   
   

   

   
   
7. To verify if the SATA Controller is enabled:
   1. Go to Advanced tab and verify if SATA Controller is Enabled
8. To verify if SATA RAID is enabled:
   1. Go to Advanced tab, click on Configure SATA as AHCI and select RAID

      Figure 2-7 Configure SATA

      
      

      

      
      

      Figure 2-8 Configure SATA

      
      

      

      
      

      Note:

      • AHCI is a hardware-level architecture that enables systems to support the use of SATA disks.
      • RAID is a logical disk structure that administrators can create at either the hardware or the software level. Administrators create RAID arrays on top of the AHCI hardware.
9. Verify if Hyper-Threading is enabled on the Advanced tab and do the following:
   1. Go to BIOS/Advanced/Intel-Socket Configuration

      Figure 2-9 Intel socket configuration

      
      

      

      
      
10. Verify if Network Stack Configuration is enabled on the Advanced tab and do the following:
    1. Go to BIOS/Advanced/Network Stack Configuration

       Figure 2-10 Network stack configuration

       
       

       

       
       
11. Verify if NET 0 is enabled on IO and do the following:
    1. Go to IO/Internal Devices /NET0/NIC0

       Figure 2-11 Net0

       
       

       

       
       
12. Verify if VT-d is enabled on the Advanced tab and do the following:
    1. Go to Advanced/Intel Socket Configuration/IIO Configuration-VT-d.

       Figure 2-12 Verify Vt-d

       
       

       

       
       
13. The server continues the boot process.
14. To save and exit, press F10

    Figure 2-13 save and exit

    
    

    

    
    

    This process concludes the Hardware Configuration verification.