Dell OpenManage Help

Miscellaneous Settings

Use this window to control some miscellaneous system settings. The Setup password must be entered to enable BIOS configuration. The BIOS settings are limited to read-only state if the setup password is not entered.

NOTE: This help page may include information about features and values does not support your system. Server Administrator only displays the features and values that are supported on your system.

User Privileges

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Miscellaneous Settings Administrator, Elevated Administrator (Linux only)Administrator, Elevated Administrator (Linux only)
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.

Asset Tag

Displays the Asset Tag and allows the Asset Tag to be modified. The Asset Tag is a string assigned to a system, usually by an administrator, for security or tracking purposes. The Asset Tag can be up to 63 characters long and can contain only printable US-ASCII characters.

Keyboard NumLock

Determines whether the system boots with Num Lock enabled or disabled. The Keyboard NumLock does not apply to 84-key keyboards.

On The rightmost keys on the keyboard function are like on the numeric calculator.
Off The rightmost keys on the keyboard function as cursor-control keys.

Report Keyboard Errors

Sets whether keyboard-related error messages are reported at system startup.

F1/F2 Prompt On Error

Enables (default) or disables the F1/F2 prompt on error.

CAUTION: After setting this field to Disabled, the system will not pause if an error occurs during POST. Any critical errors are displayed and logged to the System Event Log.

In-System Characterization

In-System Characterization (ISC) tries to optimize the ratio of power and performance of a system. It runs for about 30 seconds during POST, then reboots the system. Once the ratio is calculated, ISC does not run again unless there is some change to the system that requires a new ratio. If you change some power-related BIOS settings (for example, Number of Cores per processor), or you add or remove certain hardware (for example, memory, CPUs, power supplies, or PCI devices), ISC calculates a new ratio on the following boot.