Holodeck headnode BIOS/Firmware configuration
(this only works with a recent enough UEFI, tested with version 2.32, failed to work with version 2.20)
- enter system configuration by hitting
F1
during boot
- select
Load Default Settings
(this may take quite a while)
- under
System Settings
configure the following
-
Storage
select AVAGO
and then continue with
-
Set Factory Defaults
(along with confirmation)
- under
Configure
select Clear Configuration
(again with confirmation)
- under
View Server Profile
and Controller Management
select the first SSD device (should be second to last on this list)
- select
Network
and Network Boot Configuration
- for each NIC except the first one in slot 5, disable both
UEFI PXE Mode
and Legacy PXE Mode
, don't forget to Save Changes
every time
- for the first NIC in slot 5 you only disable
UEFI PXE Mode
but keep Legacy PXE Mode
enabled
- under "Legacy Support",
- disable
Non-Planar PXE
- enable
Infinite Boot Retry
- under
Boot Manager
- under
Boot Modes
, set
-
System Boot Mode
to Legacy Mode
-
Qptimized Boot
to disabled
-
Quiet Boot
to disabled
- under
Delete Boot Option
remove everything but Hard Disk 0
and PXE Network
- under
Change Boot Order
change order such that PXE Network
is before Hard Disk 0
- Finally, select
Save Settings
and then Exit Setup
and reboot the machine by hitting Enter
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CarstenAulbert - 28 Feb 2017