IC-OS Installation - UEFI Configuration - Gen2 ASUS

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1. UEFI - Enter Setup

  1. Reboot or power on the server.
  2. Watch for the screen with the ASUS logo. Press DEL (delete) a couple of times to enter the setup menu.
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 2.05.41 PM.png

2. UEFI - Check Version

  1. Check the version number at the bottom of the screen. Ensure the UEFI/BIOS version is 2.21.1280 or higher. This version was tested and found to support features required for IC-OS.
    • Is your version lower than 2.21.1280? Download the latest version and follow the included instructions at the ASUS support site

3. UEFI - Advanced Settings

  1. Change to the Advanced menu.
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 2.15.18 PM.png
  2. Select Trusted Computing
  3. Set Security Device Support to Enabled
  4. Set SHA256 PCR Bank to Enabled
  5. Set Platform Hierarchy to Enabled
  6. Set Storage Hierarchy to Enabled
  7. Set Endorsement Hierarchy to Enabled
    UEFI Menu Supermicro Advanced TrustedComputing.png
    Note: your Trusted Computing bios page may look slightly different
  8. Press escape to return to the Advanced main menu.
  9. Select AMD CBS and press enter
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 2.28.43 PM.png
  10. Select CPU Common Options and press enter
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.48.09 PM.png
  11. Set SEV ASID Count to 253 ASIDs
  12. Set SEV-ES ASID Space Limit Control to Manual
  13. Set SEV-ES ASID Space Limit to 100
  14. Set SNP Memory (RMP Table) Coverage to Enabled
  15. Set SMEE to Enabled
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.52.46 PM.png
  16. Select Performance
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.52.41 PM.png
  17. Set SMT Control to Enabled
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.57.24 PM.png
  18. Press escape twice to return to the AMD CBS main menu.
  19. Select DF Common Options and press enter
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.48.22 PM.png
  20. Select Memory Addressing and press enter
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.57.54 PM.png
  21. Set NUMA nodes per socket to NPS0
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.58.15 PM.png
  22. Press escape twice to return to the AMD CBS main menu.
  23. Select UMC Common Options and press enter
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.48.35 PM.png
  24. Select DDR4 Common Options and press enter
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.58.39 PM.png
  25. Select Security and press enter
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.59.16 PM.png
  26. Set TSME to Disabled
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.59.30 PM.png
  27. Press escape three times to return to the AMD CBS main menu.
  28. Select NBIO Common Options and press enter
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 4.48.51 PM.png
  29. Set Enable AER Cap to Enabled
  30. Set SEV-SNP Support to Enabled
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 5.00.04 PM.png
  31. Press escape twice to return to the Advanced main menu.
  32. Select CPU Configuration and press enter
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 2.42.55 PM.png
  33. Set SVM Mode to Enabled
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 5.01.29 PM.png
  34. Press escape to return to the Advanced main menu.
  35. Select PCI Subsystem Settings and press enter
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 2.46.20 PM.png
  36. Set SR-IOV Support to Enabled
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 2.49.14 PM.png
  37. Press escape to return to the Advanced main menu.

4. UEFI - Exit

  1. Change to the Exit menu.
  2. Select Save Changes and Reset, then select Yes at the prompt and press enter.
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 2.59.00 PM.png

The system will now reboot. Please do not unplug the IC-OS USB stick at this point.

6. Boot the IC-OS USB image

  1. Watch for the screen with the ASUS logo. Press DEL (delete) a couple of times to enter the setup menu.
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 2.05.41 PM.png
  2. Change to the Exit menu.
  3. Select the first partition on the USB device and press enter, e.g.:
    Screenshot 2023-08-09 at 3.02.38 PM.png


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