User's Manual

7. To find a reference server that is compliant, managed by vCenter, and successfully inventoried by the Dell
Management Plug-in, click Browse.
8. In the Servers dialog box, scroll down the list to find the right reference server, and click Select.
9. To customize the reference server settings as defaults, click Customize Settings from Reference Server , and then
click Save.
10. A dialog box that states extracting the settings takes several minutes is displayed. To populate settings, click
Continue. The selected server’s name, iDRAC IP address, and service tag are displayed in the Reference Server
window.
11. In the left pane, select Boot Order. To include boot order information in the profile, select the Include Boot Order in
this Hardware Profile
check box.
12. To display the boot order options, expand Boot Order, and then click Edit to make updates:
a. In the Boot Mode drop-down list to select either BIOS or UEFI.
b. In the View/Configure drop-down list, under Boot Device Sequence, to make changes to the boot device
sequence displayed, select the device and click either Move Up or Move Down.
c. In the Boot Retry Sequence drop-down list, select Enabled so that the server automatically retries the boot
sequence, or select Disabled to not retry the sequence.
d. Click Save to save the changes, or Cancel to cancel the changes.
13. If the BIOS boot mode was selected, you can expand Hard Drive Sequence to display the hard drive sequence
options, and click Edit to make updates:
– To make changes to the hard drive sequence displayed, select the device and click either Move Up or
Move Down.
– Click Save to save the changes, or Cancel to cancel the changes.
14. In the left pane, select BIOS Settings. To include BIOS setting information in the profile, select the Include BIOS
Settings in this Hardware Profile check box. Expand a category to display the setting options, and click Edit to make
updates to one of the following:
– Memory Settings
– Processor Settings
– SATA Settings
– Integrated Devices
– Serial Communication
– Embedded Server Management
– Power Management
– System Security
– Miscellaneous Settings
Once all updates are made for a category, click Apply to save the changes or click Cancel to cancel the changes.
NOTE: For detailed BIOS information, including setting options and explanations, refer to the Hardware Owner’s
Manual for the selected server.
15. In the left pane, select iDRAC Settings and then select Network.
16. To include network setting information in the profile, select the Include Network Settings in this Hardware Profile
check box. Expand a category to display the setting options, and click Edit to make updates to one of the following:
– Network
– Network Settings
– Virtual Media
Once all updates are made for a category, click Apply to save the changes or click Cancel to cancel the changes.
61