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Delete All Pending Values

Delete All pending Values button is enabled only when there are pending values based on the recent configuration changes. In

case, user decides not to apply the configuration changes, user can click Delete All Pending Values button to terminate all the

modifications. In case, the request fails to remove the BIOS attributes, it throws an error with corresponding HTTP Response

Status code mapped to SMIL API error or Job Creation error. An EEMI message is generated and displayed at that point.

Pending Value

Configuration of a BIOS attribute via iDRAC is not applied immediately to BIOS. It requires a server reboot for the changes to

take place. When you modify a BIOS attribute then Pending Value gets updated. If an attribute already has a pending value

(and that has been configured) it is displayed on the GUI.

Modifying BIOS Configuration

Modifying BIOS configuration results in audit log entries, which gets entered in LC logs.

BIOS Live Scanning

BIOS live scanning verifies the integrity and authenticity of the BIOS image in the BIOS primary ROM when the host is powered

ON but not in POST.

NOTE:

● This feature requires iDRAC Datacenter license.

● You need to have Debug privilege for operating this feature.

iDRAC performs verification of immutable sections of BIOS image automatically at the followings scenarios:

● At AC cycle/Cold boot

● On a schedule determined by user

● On demand (initiated by user)

Successful result of live scanning is logged to LC log. Failure result is logged to both LCL and SEL.

Topics:

• BIOS Live Scanning

• BIOS Recovery and Hardware Root of Trust (RoT)