Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420 BIOS and UEFI Reference Guide
- Contents
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- NVMe Settings
- Viewing NVMe Settings
- NVMe Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Boot Settings details
- Choosing system boot mode
- Changing boot order
- Network Settings
- Viewing Network Settings
- Network Settings screen details
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure the system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Redundant OS Control
- Viewing Redundant OS Control
- Redundant OS Control screen details
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
Network Settings screen details
The Network Settings screen details are explained as follows:
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Option Description
UEFI PXE
Settings
Options Description
PXE Device n (n
= 1 to 4)
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is created
for the device.
PXE Device n
Settings(n = 1 to
4)
Enables you to control the configuration of the PXE device.
Table 1. PXE Device n Settings screen details
Option Description
Interface Specifies the NIC interface used for this PXE
device.
Protocol Enables you to select protocol IPv4 or IPv6. This
is set to IPv4 by default.
VLAN Enables or Disable VLAN. This is set to Disabled
by default.
VLAN ID This is set to 1.
VLAN Priority This is set to 0.
UEFI HTTP
Settings
Options Description
HTTP Device (n =
1 to 4)
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI HTTP boot option is created
for the device.
HTTP Device n
Settings (n = 1 to
4)
Enables you to control the configuration of the HTTP device.
UEFI iSCSI
Settings
Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI device.
Table 2. UEFI iSCSI Settings screen details
Option Description
iSCSI Initiator Name Specifies the name of the iSCSI initiator in IQN
format.
iSCSI Device1 Enables or disables the iSCSI device. When
disabled, a UEFI boot option is created for the
iSCSI device automatically. This is set to by
default.
iSCSI Device1 Settings Enables you to control the configuration of the
iSCSI device.
TLS
Authentication
Configuration
View and/or modify this device's boot TLS authentication mode. None means the HTTP server and
the client will not authenticate each other for this boot. One way means the HTTP server will be
authenticated by the client, while the client will not be authenticated by the server. This option is set to
None by default.
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