Dell PowerEdge R320

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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 (You can either use the mouse or TAB key)

 * System BIOS
 * iDRAC Settings
 * Device Settings

• 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