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Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Service Manual

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A P P E N D I X E
Configuring BIOS Settings

This section describes how to view and/or modify the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) settings on the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers. The BIOS Setup utility reports system information and can be used to configure the server BIOS settings.

BIOS has a Setup utility stored in the BIOS flash memory. The configured data is provided with context-sensitive Help and is stored in the system's battery-backed CMOS RAM. If the configuration stored in the CMOS RAM is invalid, the BIOS settings default to the original state specified at the factory.

The following topics are covered:

E.1 Using BIOS Setup Utility Menu Items

You can access BIOS Setup utility screens from the following interfaces:

  • Use a USB keyboard, mouse, and VGA monitor connected directly to the server.
  • Use a terminal (or terminal emulator connected to a computer) through the serial port on the back panel of the server.
  • Connect to the server using the Sun ILOM Remote Console.

To access BIOS configuration screens and to change the system’s parameters, complete the following steps:

1. Power on or power cycle the server.

2. To enter the BIOS Setup utility, press the F2 key while the system is performing the power-on self-test (POST) FIGURE E-1).

FIGURE E-1 Press F2 to Run Setup Prompt


When BIOS is started, the main BIOS Setup utility top-level screen appears (FIGURE E-2). This screen provides seven menu options across the top of the screen.

FIGURE E-2 BIOS Setup Utility - Main Screen


3. Use the left and right arrow keys to select the different menu options.

As you select each menu option, the top-level screen for that menu option appears.

4. To select an option on a top-level screen, use the up and down arrow keys to scroll up and down the options presented.

Only options that can be modified are highlighted when you press the up and down arrow keys.

  • If a field can be modified, as you select the option, user instructions for modifying the option appear in the right column of the screen.
  • If a field is a link to a sub-screen, instructions to press the Enter key to access the sub screen appear in the right column.

5. Modify the setup field and press the Esc key to save the changes and exit the screen.

Some screens present a confirmation dialog box that enables unwanted changes to be retracted.

6. On sub-screens that only provide configuration information and cannot be modified, press the Esc key to exit the screen.

7. To continue modifying other setup parameters, repeat Step 3 through Step 6. Otherwise, go to Step 8.

8. Press and release the right arrow key until the Exit menu screen appears.

9. Follow the instructions on the Exit menu screen to save or discard your changes and exit the BIOS Setup utility.

E.2 BIOS Setup Screens Overview

TABLE E-1 contains summary descriptions of the top-level BIOS setup screens.


TABLE E-1 BIOS Setup Screens Summary

Screen

Description

See This Section

Main

General product information, including BIOS type, processor, memory, and time/date.

Advanced

Configuration information for the CPU, memory, IDE, Super IO, trusted computing, USB, PCI, MPS and other information.

PCI

Configure the server to clear NVRAM during system boot.

Boot

Configure the boot device priority (storage drives and the DVD-ROM drive).

Security

Set or change the user and supervisor passwords.

Chipset

View the configuration of server chipsets.

Exit

Save changes and exit, discard changes and exit, discard changes, or load optimal or fail-safe defaults.


See BIOS Setup Utility Menu Screens for examples of each of these screens.

E.3 BIOS Setup Utility Menu Screens

The following figures show sample Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers BIOS Setup utility screens.


Note - The screens shown are examples. The version numbers and the screen items and selections shown are subject to change over the life of the product.

All settings are set to the optimal defaults at startup.

The following topics are covered:

E.3.1 BIOS Main Menu Screens

The BIOS Main screens provide general product information, including BIOS, processor, system memory, and system time/date.

The Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers have the following BIOS Main screens.

FIGURE E-3 BIOS Setup Utility: Main - System Overview


FIGURE E-4 BIOS Setup Utility: Main - Serial Number Information


E.3.2 BIOS Advanced Menu Screens

The BIOS Advanced screens provide detailed configuration information for the CPU, memory, IDE, Super IO, trusted computing, USB, PCI, MPS and other system information.

The Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers have the following BIOS Advanced screens.

FIGURE E-5 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - Advanced Settings


FIGURE E-6 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - Configure Advanced CPU Settings


FIGURE E-7 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - On-board SATA Configuration


FIGURE E-8 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - AHCI Port 0 Configuration


FIGURE E-9 BIOS Setup Utility: Advance - ACPI Settings


FIGURE E-10 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - Advanced ACPI Configuration


FIGURE E-11 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - Event Logging Details


FIGURE E-12 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - View Event Log


FIGURE E-13 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - IPMI Configuration


FIGURE E-14 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - LAN Configuration


FIGURE E-15 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - Total Number of Entries


FIGURE E-16 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - Intel VT-d Configuration


FIGURE E-17 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - MPS Configuration


FIGURE E-18 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - Configure Remote Access Type and Parameters


FIGURE E-19 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - Trusted Computing Configuration


FIGURE E-20 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - USB Configuration


FIGURE E-21 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced - USB Mass Storage Device Configuration


E.3.3 BIOS PCI Menu Screens

The BIOS PCI screen enables you to configure the server to clear NVRAM during system boot.

The Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers have the following BIOS PCI screen.

FIGURE E-22 BIOS Setup Utility: PCI - Advanced PCI Settings


E.3.4 BIOS Boot Menu Screens

The BIOS Boot screens enable you to configure the boot device priority (storage drives and the DVD-ROM drive).

The Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers have the following BIOS Boot screens.

FIGURE E-23 BIOS Setup Utility: Boot - Boot Settings


FIGURE E-24 BIOS Setup Utility: Boot - Boot Settings Configuration


FIGURE E-25 BIOS Setup Utility: Boot - Boot Device Priority


FIGURE E-26 BIOS Setup Utility: Boot - Option ROM Configuration


FIGURE E-27 BIOS Setup Utility: Boot - Wake On LAN Configuration


E.3.5 BIOS Security Menu Screens

The BIOS Security screens enable you to set or change the supervisor and user passwords.

The Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers have one BIOS Security screen.

FIGURE E-28 BIOS Setup Utility: Security - Security Settings


E.3.6 BIOS Chipset Menu Screens

The BIOS Chipset screens enable you to set the chipset parameters.

The Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers have the following BIOS Chipset screens.

FIGURE E-29 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - Advanced Chipset Settings


FIGURE E-30 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - CPU Bridge Chipset Configuration


FIGURE E-31 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - North Bridge Chipset Configuration


FIGURE E-32 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - South Bridge Chipset Configuration


E.3.7 BIOS Exit Menu Screens

The BIOS Exit options enable you to save changes and exit, discard changes and exit, discard changes, or load optimal defaults (FIGURE E-33).

To select and execute an option, follow these steps:

1. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll up and down the BIOS Exit options.

2. Press Enter to select the option.

A confirmation dialog box appears (see FIGURE E-34) that enables you to save or cancel the changes and exit the Setup utility.


Note - The confirmation dialog box is only shown below for the Save Changes and Exit option screen. The other confirmation screens work in a similar way.

FIGURE E-33 BIOS Setup Utility: Exit - Exit Options - Save Changes and Exit


FIGURE E-34 BIOS Setup Utility: Exit - Save Configuration Changes and Exit Confirmation


E.4 Default BIOS Power-On Self-Test (POST) Events

At system startup, the BIOS performs a power-on self-test that checks the hardware on your server to ensure that all components are present and functioning properly. TABLE E-2 identifies the events that can occur during BIOS POST, as well as specifies whether these event can prevent the host from powering-on.


TABLE E-2 BIOS POST Events

Event

Cause

Boot continues on host?

User password violation

Attempt to enter password fails three times

No

Setup password violation

Attempt to enter password fails three times

No

Correctable ECC

Correctable ECC (error correction code) error detected

Does not apply

Uncorrectable ECC

Uncorrectable ECC error detected

Does not apply

No system memory

No physical memory detected in the system

No

No usable system memory

All installed memory has experienced an unrecoverable failure

No

Hard disk controller failure

No disk controller found

Yes

Keyboard failure

Keyboard cannot be initialized

Yes

Boot media failure

No removable boot media is found

Yes

No video device

No video controller is found

No

Firmware (BIOS) ROM corruption

BIOS checksum fails and the boot block is not corrupted

No

System restart

System boot initiated

Yes

Initiated by hard reset

Boot process started by hard reset

Yes

Memory initialization

Memory sizing is occurring.

System firmware progress

Does not apply

Primary processor initialization

Primary CPU initialization

System firmware progress

Does not apply

Initiated by warm reset

Boot process started by warm reset

Does not apply

Embedded controller management

Management controller initialization

Does not apply

Secondary processor(s) initialization

Secondary CPU initialization asserted

System firmware progress

Does not apply

Video initialization

When BIOS initializes keyboard

Does not apply

Keyboard controller initialization

When BIOS initializes keyboard

Does not apply

Option ROM initialization

BIOS initializes Option ROMs

System firmware progress

Does not apply

Option ROM space exhausted

BIOS cannot copy an option to the memory

Yes

User initiated system set up

End user initiated access to BIOS Set Up Utility

System firmware progress

Does not apply

User initiated boot to OS

System boot initiated

System firmware progress

Does not apply

No bootable media

Nothing to boot from

No

PXE server not found

Boot error - PXE server not found

F12 key was pressed but BIOS fails to boot from PXE server

No

ACPI Power state

Soft-off power applied

Does not apply


E.5 BIOS POST F1 and F2 Errors

Each power-on-self-test (POST) diagnostic is a low-level test designed to pinpoint faults in a specific hardware component. If the POST diagnostics discloses an F1 or F2 error, it typically reports the following information about the error:

  • Type of error detected
  • When or where the error occurred

TABLE E-4 lists some of the F1 and F2 error messages that could appear during the POST diagnostics along with instructions for how to possibly resolve the error reported.

E.6 Ethernet Port Device and Driver Naming

The server supports four 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet ports on the rear of the chassis. For port locations, see FIGURE 1-2.

The device naming for the Ethernet interfaces is reported differently by different interfaces and operating systems. See TABLE E-3 for the physical (BIOS) and logical (operating system) naming conventions used for each interface.


TABLE E-3 Logical Port Naming

Interface

NET0

NET1

NET2

NET3

BIOS

slot 108

slot 109

slot 110

slot 111

Solaris 10 10/09

igb0

igb1

igb2

igb3

RHEL 5.4 (64-bit)

eth0[1]

eth1

eth2

eth3 Abbyy finereader for windows 10.

Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.4 (64-bit)

eth0[2]

eth1

eth2

eth3

SLES 10 SP3 (64-bit) and

SLES 11 (64-bit)

eth0[3]

eth1

eth2

eth3

Windows 2008

net1

net2

net3

net4

Oracle VM 2.2.1

xenbr0

xenbr1

xenbr2

xenbr3

VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0

vmnic#[4]

vmnic#

vmnic#

vmnic#


TABLE E-4 BIOS POST F1 and F2 Error Messages

BIOS POST Error Message

Error Type

Resolution

Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) Protocol Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details)

IOH error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) QPI [x] Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details)

IOH error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the fault management function and the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Note - Where QPI [x] equals 0 for QPI Link 0 or 1 for QPI Link 1.

Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) PCI-E [x] Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details)

IOH error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the fault management function and the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Note - Where PCI-E [x] port number can range from 1 to 10 depending on the PCI root port on IOH.

Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) ESI Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details)

IOH error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the fault management function and the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) Thermal Error(Please Check SP Log for more Details)

IOH error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the fault management function and the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) DMA Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details)

IOH error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log for more details.

Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) Miscellaneous Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details)

IOH error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the fault management function and the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Uncorrectable Error Detected on Last Boot:IOH(0) VTd Error (Please Check SP Log for more Details)

IOH error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

BMC Not Responding

ILOM error

  • Press F1 to continue.

Note - This error message might display if during the SP/BIOS communication an internal error occurs. This error might require you to restart the SP.

  • Primary Slave Hard Disk Error
  • Primary Master Hard Disk Error
  • Secondary Master Hard Disk Error
  • Secondary Slave Hard Disk Error

IDE/ATAPI error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Note - These type of error messages display when the BIOS is attempting to configure IDE/ATAPI devices in POST.

Timer Error

8254 timer error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Note - This type of error typically indicates an error while programming the count register of channel 2 of the 8254 timer. This could indicate a problem with system hardware.

RAM R/W test failed

Memory test failure

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Note - This type of error typically indicates that the RAM read/write test failed.

KBC BAT Test failed

Keyboard controller basic assurance test error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Note - Keyboard controller BAT test failed. This error might indicate a problem with keyboard controller initialization.

Display memory test failed

Video display error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

CMOS Battery Low

CMOS battery error

  • Press F2 to enter BIOS Setup Utility to load system defaults.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.
  • If necessary, replace CMOS battery.
  • CMOS Checksum Bad
  • CMOS Date/Time Not Set

CMOS error

  • Press F2 to enter BIOS Setup Utility to load system defaults.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Password check failed

Password check error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Note - This type of error indicates that the password entered does not match the password specified in the BIOS Setup Utility. This condition might occur for both Supervisor and User password verification.

Keyboard/Interface Error

Keyboard controller error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Note - This type of error indicates that the Keyboard Controller failure. This error might indicate a problem with system hardware.

S.M.A.R.T error on the drive

S.M.A.R.T device error

  • Press F1 to continue.
  • Check the SP event log in ILOM for more details.

Note - S.M.A.R.T. failure messages might indicate the need to replace the storage device.


1 (TableFootnote) If you are using the XEN kernel in RHEl 5, there will be XEN bridge devices associated with each logical port. The ports for these bridge devices will be named xenbrn, where n is 0-3.2 (TableFootnote) If you are using the XEN kernel in OEL 5, there will be XEN bridge devices associated with each logical port. The ports for these bridge devices will be named xenbrn, where n is 0-3.3 (TableFootnote) If you are using the XEN kernel in SLES 10 or SLES 11, there will be XEN bridge devices associated with each logical port. The ports for these bridge devices will be named xenbrn, where n is 0-3.
4 (TableFootnote) For VMware, the Ethernet port that the user assigns to the service console will be vmnic0. Other ports are mapped by ascending order of the PCI bus enumerations.

Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Service Manual820-5830-13

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