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 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, Arrow 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

• System Preferences

 *  Chose Performance per Watt (OS)

• Save and Exit and go back to main menu

Required iDRAC Settings

• Network

  * Change the IPv4 Information; (Management, Gateway, Subnet)
  * Enable IPMI

• 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