Applying BIOS settings on servers using ODIM RA

Use this procedure to apply BIOS settings on servers, if the HPE Resource Aggregator for Open Distributed Infrastructure Management (ODIM RA) is present in the environment.

Procedure

To apply the BIOS settings on the servers using ODIM RA, follow any one of the following substeps:
- To apply the BIOS settings on all servers, run the following command:
```
nps deploy -s hw_prep -l debug -sl all -a bios --odim
```
- To apply the BIOS settings on a single server or list of servers, run the following command:
  
  nps deploy -s hw_prep -l debug -sl "<Server iLO IP (or) Server iLO IP1, server iLO IP2,…>" -a bios --odim
To verify the status of the hardware preparation service, run the following command.
```
nps show --service hw_prep
```
Wait until the status is displayed as COMPLETED or SUCCESS for all the hardware configuration operations.

If the status is displayed as FAILED for any of the operations, analyze the <topology_name>_<server_IP>_odim_bios_<date>.log log files in the /var/nps/logs/<topology_name> directory. Correct the errors and execute the BIOS configuration again using ODIM RA.

NOTE:
The status is displayed as NOT APPLICABLE for the create_user operation, if the label_password provided in the input JSON file is "NA" or blank.