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Enabling bios stop on error, Enabling auto import – Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller H700 User Manual

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Configuring and Managing RAID

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After you enable the BIOS for a controller, perform the following steps to

enable the boot support for that controller:

1 Press to access the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.
2 Press to move the cursor to the Select Bootable VD in the

Settings box.

3 Press the down-arrow key to display a list of virtual disks.
4 Use the down-arrow key to highlight a virtual disk.
5 Press to select the virtual disk.
6 Press to move the cursor to the Apply button, and then press

to apply the selection.
Boot support is enabled for the selected controller.

Enabling BIOS Stop on Error

The option BIOS Stop on Error is used to stop the system from booting if there

are BIOS errors. Perform the following steps to enable BIOS Stop on Error.

1 Press to access the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.
2 Press to move the cursor to Enable BIOS Stop on Error in the

Settings box.

3 Press the spacebar to select Enable BIOS Stop on Error.

An

X is displayed beside Enable BIOS Stop on Error.

4 Press to move the cursor to the Apply button, and then press

to apply the selection.
The controller BIOS is enabled. To disable

Enable BIOS Stop on Error,

use the spacebar to de-select

Enable BIOS Stop on Error, then select

Apply and press .

Enabling Auto Import

If there is a native configuration present on the controller, the option Enable

Auto Import automatically imports every online foreign configuration during

boot without having the need to access the BIOS Configuration Utility.

NOTE:

The controller automatically imports every optimal and degraded

foreign configuration without enabling the feature if there is no native

configuration on the controller.

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