Dell and UCPE-900, UCSE-900, UCSA-901, UCPA-901, UCSB-900, UCPB-900 Controller management actions

screen to perform actions on the controller and BIOS. You can perform functions such as enable or disable the controller BIOS, enable or disable the BIOS during bootup in the event of BIOS errors, and enable or disable the option to Auto Import. In addition, you can select a virtual disk from which to boot, and select default settings.

Controller management actions

The following table describes the actions you can perform on the Ctrl Mgmt screen.

Table 10. Controller management options

Option	Description
Enable Controller BIOS	Select the option to enable the controller BIOS. If
	the boot device is on the RAID controller, the BIOS
	must be enabled.
	Disable the BIOS to use other boot devices.
	In a multiple controller environment, you can
	enable the BIOS on multiple controllers. However,
	if you want to boot from a specific controller, then
	enable the BIOS on that controller and disable it
	on the other controllers. The system can then boot
	from the BIOS-enabled controller.
Enable BIOS Stop On Error	Select the option to stop the system BIOS during
	bootup if there are BIOS errors. The option enables
	you to enter the configuration utility to resolve the
	problem.
	WARNING: Do not enable the BIOS Stop On
	Error option when the system is operating in
	UEFI mode.
Select Bootable Device	Select the option to specify a virtual disk as the
	boot disk on the controller.
	The option is displayed if you have built virtual
	disks.
Enable Auto Import	Attempts to import every online foreign
	configuration during boot without having the need
	to access the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl>
	<R>).
Factory Default	Select the option to restore the default settings for
	the options in the Settings box.
Personality Mode	Select this option to switch to the HBA mode. the
	default mode is RAID-mode.

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