Dell PowerEdge R320

Revision as of 19:22, 28 September 2012

Dell PowerEdge R320

BIOS settings

The following settings should normally be changed from the defaults & MUST BE CHANGED VIA PHYSICAL CONSOLE:

• The bios controller on iDRAC7 is very different than the previous versions
• During initial boot and from the Physical Console press F2 to enter BIOS settings
• A Dell Main Menu GUI will appear and offer 3 options: System BIOS; iDRAC Settings; Device Settings (You can either use the mouse or TAB key)

Required System BIOS Setting Changes

• Under Processor Settings

   - Disable Logical Processor 
   - Disable Virtualization Technology

• Under Serial Communications

    - Change Serial Communication setting to: "On with console redirection via com2" 
    - Change Serial Port Address to: "Serial Device1=COM1, Serial Device2=COM2"
    - Disable Redirection after reboot

• Save and Exit and go back to main menu

Required iDRAC Settings

 * Under Network 
    - Change the IPv4 Information; (Management, Gateway, Subnet)

* Under User Configuration
   - Change root password

* Save and Exit to go back to Main Menu

Obtaining MAC Address

• During initial BOOT, press F2
• At Main Menu enter "Device Settings"
• Click on NIC1

RAID Controller Changes

• During initial BOOT, press F2
• At Main Menu enter "Device Settings"
• Click on RAID Controller