Dell PowerEdge R320 and R720

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
     * iDRAC7 does not offer a CTRL-E option for NETWORK settings
     * 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 ▪ Processor Settings

 * Disable Logical Processor 
 * Disable Virtualization Technology

▪ 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 ▪ Network

 * Change the IPv4 Information; (Management, Gateway, Subnet)
 * Change the IPMI Settings 'Enable IPMI Over LAN' from DISABLE to ENABLED

▪ 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