HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Manual
Hp rom-based setup utility user guide
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
Abstract
This document details how to access and use the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility that is embedded in the system ROM of all HP
ProLiant Generation 2 through 8 servers (except the HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 server). All options and available responses are
defined. This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems.
HP Part Number: 761393-001
Published: February 2014
Edition: 1
Table of contents
Document Outline
- HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 RBSU menu-driven interface, version 3.xx or later (G6, G7, and Gen8 servers)
- RBSU main menu
- System Options menu
- Serial Port options
- Embedded NICs
- NIC Personality Options
- Advanced Memory Protection
- USB Options
- Processor Options
- No-Execute Memory Protection
- No-Execute Page Protection
- Intel Virtualization Technology
- AMD V (AMD Virtualization)
- Intel Hyperthreading Options
- Enhanced Processor Core Disable (Intel Core Select)
- Processor Core Disable (Intel Core Select) (G7 and Gen8 servers)
- Processor Core Disable (AMD Core Select)
- Intel Turbo Boost Technology
- Intel Turbo Boost Technology (Gen8 servers)
- Intel Turbo Boost Technology (G7 servers)
- AMD Core Performance Boost
- Intel VT-d
- AMD-Vi (IOMMU)
- Remote Console Mode
- NUMLOCK Power-On State
- SATA Controller Options (Gen8 servers with SATA controllers)
- Power Management Options menu
- HP Power Profile
- HP Power Regulator
- Redundant Power Supply Mode
- Advanced Power Management Options
- Intel QPI Link Power Management
- Intel QPI Link Frequency
- QPI Bandwidth Optimization (RTID)
- Minimum Processor Idle Power Core State
- Minimum Processor Idle Power Core C6 State
- Minimum Processor Idle Power C1e State
- Minimum Processor Idle Power Package State
- Minimum Processor Idle Power State
- Energy/Performance Bias
- Maximum Memory Bus Frequency
- Channel Interleaving
- Memory Interleaving
- PCI Express Generation 2.0 Support
- PCIe Gen 3 Control (for select devices)
- Maximum PCI Express Speed
- Dynamic Power Savings Mode Response
- Collaborative Power Control
- Power Capping Support
- ACPI SLIT Preferences
- DIMM Idle Power Saving Mode
- DIMM Voltage Preference
- Memory Power Savings Mode
- HyperTransport Frequency
- Dynamic Power Capping Functionality
- PCI IRQ Settings menu
- PCI Device Enable/Disable menu
- Standard Boot Order (IPL) menu
- Boot Controller Order menu
- Date and Time menu
- Server Availability menu
- Server Security menu
- BIOS Serial Console & EMS menu
- Server Asset Text menu
- Advanced Options menu
- Advanced System ROM Options
- Option ROM Loading Sequence
- MPS Table Mode
- ROM Selection
- NMI Debug Button
- Virtual Install Disk
- PCI Bus Padding Options
- Memory Mapped I/O Options
- Address Mode 44-bit
- Power-On Logo
- F11 Boot Menu Prompt
- Consistent Device Naming
- Network Boot Retry Support
- Hide Option ROM Messages
- PCIe Slot6 Training Speed
- Reset on Boot Device Not Found
- HP Option ROM Prompting
- Video Options
- Power Supply Requirements Override
- Thermal Configuration
- Service Options
- Advanced Performance Tuning Options
- HW Prefetcher
- Adjacent Sector Prefetch
- DCU Prefetcher
- DCU Streamer Prefetcher
- DCU IP Prefetcher
- Data Reuse
- Hardware Prefetch training on Software Prefetch
- DRAM Prefetch on CPU Request
- DRAM Prefetch on I/O Request
- CPU Core Hardware Prefetcher
- CPU Cache Stride Prefetcher
- Stack Engine Prediction
- Node Interleaving
- 1333 MHz Support for 3DPC-10600H HP SmartMemory
- Data Direct I/O
- Memory Channel Mode
- Memory Speed with 2 DIMMs per Channel
- Hemisphere Mode
- HPC Optimization Mode
- ACPI SLIT Preferences
- Intel Performance Counter Monitor (PCM)
- One Terabyte Memory Limit
- Drive Write Cache
- Asset Tag Protection
- SR-IOV
- Embedded SATA RAID
- Advanced System ROM Options
- System Default Options menu
- Utility Language menu (G5 through G7 servers)
- Utility Language menu (Gen8 servers)
- 3 RBSU menu-driven interface, version 2.xx (G5 and earlier servers)
- RBSU main menu
- System Options menu
- Embedded Serial Port A
- Embedded Serial Port B
- Virtual Serial Port
- Optional LPT Mode Support
- Integrated Diskette Controller
- NUMLOCK Power-On State
- Embedded NICs
- Diskette Write Control
- Diskette Boot Control
- Advanced Memory Protection
- USB Control
- USB 2.0 EHCI Controller
- Power Regulator for ProLiant
- USB External Port Capability
- Ultra Low Power State
- PCI Devices menu
- Standard Boot Order (IPL) menu
- Boot Controller Order menu
- Date and Time menu
- Server Availability menu
- Server Passwords menu
- BIOS Serial Console and EMS menu
- Server Asset Text menu
- Advanced Options menu
- Multi-Processor Specification (MPS) Table Mode
- ROM Selection
- Restore Default System Settings
- Restore Settings/Erase Boot Disk
- User Default Options
- NMI Debug Button
- Virtual Install Disk
- Secondary IDE Channel Support
- BIOS Enhanced RAID
- Node Interleaving
- Serial Number
- Product ID
- Drive Write Cache
- SATA Software RAID
- Optional PCI-X Riser Fan Monitoring
- Processor Options
- Power Supply Requirements Override
- Embedded VGA Control
- Utility Language menu
- 4 RBSU BIOS Serial Console (CLI)
- 5 RBSU configuration flows (manual and scripted)
- 6 ROM-based utilities
- 7 Support and other resources
- 8 Documentation feedback
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Index