Configuring the BIOS settings on the nodes
Change the default boot order by modifying the BIOS settings of the node. The following procedure provides a high level overview of the process. For detailed information, refer to the HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Server documentation.
To modify the BIOS settings on the node
- Launch the HPE iLO Remote Console interface and from the menu on the left, click Administration.
- Click the Boot Order tab on the right, and from the Boot Mode options, select Legacy BIOS, and then click Apply.
- Reboot the node for the changes to take effect.
- After the node restarts successfully, reboot it again and press the F9 key on the boot screen to open the System Utilities.
- Navigate through System Configuration > BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) and change the Workload Profile field value to I/O Throughput.
- Navigate through BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > Boot Options > Legacy BIOS Boot Order > Boot Controller Order and move Embedded RAID 1 : HPE Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10 to the top of the list.
- Navigate through BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > Network Options > Network Boot Options and do the following:
Change Embedded FlexibleLOM 1 Port 1 setting to Disabled.
Change the Embedded FlexibleLOM 1 Port 3 setting to Network Boot.
Leave the other settings to their default values.
- Navigate through BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > PCIe Device Configuration > Slot 3 : HPE Eth 10/25Gb 2p 640SFP28 Adprt-NIC and do the following:
Change PCIe Option ROM setting to Disabled.
Leave the other settings to their default values.
- Navigate through BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) > PCIe Device Configuration > Slot 5 : HPE Eth 10/25Gb 2p 640SFP28 Adprt-NIC and do the following:
Change PCIe Option ROM setting to Disabled.
Leave the other settings to their default values.
- Press the F12 key to save the changes and exit.
- Power OFF the node.
- Repeat these steps on each node in the appliance.
