Users Guide

NOTE: Batteries are supported only on Dell PowerEdge 9G and Dell PowerEdge 10G systems. The Power supplies is
not available on Dell PowerEdge 1900. Power management is supported on limited Dell PowerEdge 10G systems. Power
Supply Monitoring and Power Monitoring features are available only for systems that have two or more redundant,
hot-swappable power supplies installed. These features are unavailable for permanently installed, non-redundant power
supplies that lack power management circuitry.
NOTE: If the QLogic QLE2460 4Gb Single-Port Fibre Channel HBA, QLogic QLE2462 4Gb Dual-Port Fibre Channel HBA,
Qlogic QLE2562 Dual Port FC8 Adapter, or Qlogic QLE2560 Single Port FC8 Adapter cards are installed on 12G systems,
the System Components (FRU) screen is not displayed.
● View information about the main system chassis attributes such as the Host Name, iDRAC version, Lifecycle Controller
version, Chassis Model, Chassis Lock, Chassis Service Tag, Express Service Code, and Chassis Asset Tag. The Express
Service Code (ESC) attribute is a 11-digit numeric-only conversion of the Dell system Service Tag. When calling Dell
Technical Support, you can key in the ESC for auto call routing.
● View detailed information about the field-replaceable units (FRUs) installed in your system (under the System Components
(FRU) sub tab).
● Enable or disable the managed system's front panel buttons, namely Power button and Non-Masking Interrupt (NMI) button
(if present on the system). Also, select the managed system’s LCD Security Access level. The managed system’s LCD
information can be selected from the drop-down menu. You can also enable Indication of Remote KVM session from the
Front Panel sub tab.
Batteries
Click the Batteries object to view information about your system’s installed batteries. Batteries maintain the time and date
when your system is turned off. The battery saves the system’s BIOS setup configuration, which allows the system to
reboot efficiently. The Batteries object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user’s group privileges:
Properties and Alert Management.
Properties
Subtab: Information
Under the Properties tab, you can view the current readings and status of your system’s batteries.
Alert Management
Under the Alert Management tab, you can configure the alerts that you want to take effect in case of a battery warning or
critical/failure event.
BIOS
Click the BIOS object to manage key features of your system's BIOS. Your system’s BIOS contains programs stored on a flash
memory chipset that control communications between the microprocessor and peripheral devices, such as the keyboard and
the video adapter, and other miscellaneous functions, such as system messages. The BIOS object action window can have the
following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges:
Properties and Setup
Properties
Subtab: Information
Under the Properties tab, you can view BIOS information.
Setup
Subtab: BIOS
NOTE: The BIOS Setup tab for your system only displays the BIOS features that are supported on your system.
Under the Setup tab, you can set the state for each BIOS setup object.
You can modify the state of many BIOS setup features including but not limited to the Serial Port, Hard Disk Drive Sequence,
User Accessible USB Ports, CPU Virtualization Technology, CPU HyperThreading, AC Power Recovery Mode, Embedded SATA
Controller, System Profile, Console Redirection, and Console Redirection Failsafe Baud Rate. You can also configure internal
USB device, optical drive controller settings, automatic system recovery (ASR) Watchdog Timer, embedded hypervisor, and
additional LAN network ports on motherboard information. You can also view the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Trusted
Cryptographic Module (TCM) settings.
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