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System Security, Viewing System Security, System Security Settings details

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Option Intel Persistent Memory CR QoS Intel Persistent Memory Performance Setting Description Enables you to select the tunning Method 1 for QoS knobs and is recommended for 2-2-2 memory configuration in active directory, Method 2 for QoS knobs and is recommended for other memory configuration in active directory or Method 3 for QoS knobs and is recommended for 1 DIMM per channel configuration. This option is set to Disabled by default. Enables you to select the NVMe performance settings depending on the workload behavior. If this option is set to BW Optimized, the performance is optimized for DDR and DDRT bandwidth. If this option is set to Latency Optimized, the performance is better DDR latency. This option is set to BW Optimized by default. System Security You can use the System Security screen to perform specific functions such as setting the system password, setup password and disabling the power button. Viewing System Security To view the System Security screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Power on, or restart your system. 2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click System Security. System Security Settings details About this task The System Security Settings screen details are explained as follows: Option Description CPU AES-NI Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using the Advanced Encryption Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set to Enabled by default. System Password Enables you to set the system password. This option is set to Enabled by default and is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system. Setup Password Enables you to set the system setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system. Password Status Enables you to lock the system password. This option is set to Unlocked by default. TPM Security NOTE: The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed. Enables you to control the reporting mode of the TPM. The TPM Security option is set to Off by default. You can only modify the TPM Status TPM Activation, and the Intel TXT fields if the TPM Status field is set to either On with Pre-boot Measurements or On without Pre-boot Measurements. Table 34. TPM 1.2 security information Option TPM Information Description Changes the operational state of the TPM. This option is set to No Change by default. Pre-operating system management applications 53

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Option
Description
Intel Persistent
Memory CR QoS
Enables you to select the tunning
Method 1
for QoS knobs and is recommended for 2-2-2 memory configuration
in active directory,
Method 2
for QoS knobs and is recommended for other memory configuration in active
directory or
Method 3
for QoS knobs and is recommended for 1 DIMM per channel configuration. This option is
set to
Disabled
by default.
Intel Persistent
Memory
Performance
Setting
Enables you to select the NVMe performance settings depending on the workload behavior. If this option is set to
BW Optimized
, the performance is optimized for DDR and DDRT bandwidth. If this option is set to
Latency
Optimized
, the performance is better DDR latency. This option is set to
BW Optimized
by default.
System Security
You can use the
System Security
screen to perform specific functions such as setting the system password, setup password and
disabling the power button.
Viewing System Security
To view the
System Security
screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1.
Power on, or restart your system.
2.
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
4.
On the
System BIOS
screen, click
System Security
.
System Security Settings details
About this task
The
System Security Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
CPU AES-NI
Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using the Advanced Encryption
Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
System Password
Enables you to set the system password. This option is set to
Enabled
by default and is read-only if the password
jumper is not installed in the system.
Setup Password
Enables you to set the system setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in
the system.
Password Status
Enables you to lock the system password. This option is set to
Unlocked
by default.
TPM Security
NOTE:
The TPM menu is available only when the TPM module is installed.
Enables you to control the reporting mode of the TPM. The
TPM Security
option is set to
Off
by default. You
can only modify the TPM Status TPM Activation, and the Intel TXT fields if the
TPM Status
field is set to either
On with Pre-boot Measurements
or
On without Pre-boot Measurements
.
Table 34. TPM 1.2 security information
Option
Description
TPM Information
Changes the operational state of the TPM. This
option is set to
No Change
by default.
Pre-operating system management applications
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