Workload Profiles dependencies overview

Dependencies

There are multiple options that are available for BIOS configuration. Not all profiles set the same options to specific settings. Each profile is designed to obtain specific performance results and sets different options to meet those results. The options that a profile sets are called dependencies. All other options are unaffected by the Workload Profile and are referred to as nondependent settings.

Dependencies and switching profiles

When you change a profile, only the dependent settings for that profile are changed. Nondependent settings remain what they were before you changed your profile.

For example:

  1. Select the General Power Efficient Compute profile, which has the Energy Performance Bias set to Balanced Performance.

  2. Select the General Peak Frequency Compute profile, which has no dependency on Energy Performance Bias. The Energy Performance option is set to Balanced Performance because that setting is carried forward from the General Power Efficient Compute profile.

  3. Select the General Throughput Compute profile, which has the Energy Performance Bias set to Maximum Performance.

  4. Select the General Peak Frequency Compute profile which has no dependency on Energy Performance Bias. Energy Performance Bias is set to Maximum Performance because that setting is carried forward from the General Throughput Compute profile.

There is no way to revert to a previous profile and dependencies. Once you change to a new profile, the new dependencies are applied. The only way to revert to older profiles, is to exit without saving your changes. Exiting without saving reverts to where you were when you entered RBSU. Once you save a profile, you cannot revert from that profile to any intermediate dependencies.

Dependencies and options matrix

The tables show the Workload Profiles and their dependencies. The Workload Profiles are listed in the order that they are listed on the user interface. In the table, "X" means that the option setting has no requirement for the profile and can be edited. Dependencies cannot be edited.

NOTE:

Not all the options listed are adjustable on all servers. However, even if you do not have the option of adjusting some of these settings, they default to the values shown here.