IBM 419452u Installation Guide - Page 46

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c. View the overview to learn about ServerGuide features. d. View the readme file to review installation tips about your operating system and adapter. e. Start the setup and hardware configuration programs. f. Start the operating-system installation. You will need your operating-system CD. Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program The Configuration/Setup Utility program is part of the BIOS. You can use it to perform the following tasks: v View configuration information v View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports v Set the date and time v Set and change passwords v Set and change the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices (startup-drive sequence) v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features v View and clear the event and error logs v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings v Resolve configuration conflicts To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup is displayed, press F1. If an administrator password has been set, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. See the User's Guide that is on the IBM System x Documentation CD for more information about using the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program Use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program to configure hot-swap hard disk drives that are connected to the SAS/SATA controller. Important: v If the server is a simple-swap SATA model that contains a SATA RAID back plate, you can use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program to configure the simple-swap SATA hard disk drives. v If you install an optional RAID controller in the server, such as the ServeRAID-MR10i controller, use the configuration software that comes with the adapter to configure the hard disk drives. To start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press CTRL-C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility... is displayed, press Ctrl+C. If you have set an administrator password, you are prompted to type the password. 32 IBM System x3250 M2 Types 4190 and 4194: Installation Guide

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c.
View
the
overview
to
learn
about
ServerGuide
features.
d.
View
the
readme
file
to
review
installation
tips
about
your
operating
system
and
adapter.
e.
Start
the
setup
and
hardware
configuration
programs.
f.
Start
the
operating-system
installation.
You
will
need
your
operating-system
CD.
Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
The
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
is
part
of
the
BIOS.
You
can
use
it
to
perform
the
following
tasks:
v
View
configuration
information
v
View
and
change
assignments
for
devices
and
I/O
ports
v
Set
the
date
and
time
v
Set
and
change
passwords
v
Set
and
change
the
startup
characteristics
of
the
server
and
the
order
of
startup
devices
(startup-drive
sequence)
v
Set
and
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features
v
View
and
clear
the
event
and
error
logs
v
Change
interrupt
request
(IRQ)
settings
v
Resolve
configuration
conflicts
To
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
message
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
is
displayed,
press
F1.
If
an
administrator
password
has
been
set,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
access
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
See
the
User's
Guide
that
is
on
the
IBM
System
x
Documentation
CD
for
more
information
about
using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Using
the
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program
Use
the
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives
that
are
connected
to
the
SAS/SATA
controller.
Important:
v
If
the
server
is
a
simple-swap
SATA
model
that
contains
a
SATA
RAID
back
plate,
you
can
use
the
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
the
simple-swap
SATA
hard
disk
drives.
v
If
you
install
an
optional
RAID
controller
in
the
server,
such
as
the
ServeRAID-MR10i
controller,
use
the
configuration
software
that
comes
with
the
adapter
to
configure
the
hard
disk
drives.
To
start
the
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
CTRL-C
to
start
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility...
is
displayed,
press
Ctrl+C.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
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IBM
System
x3250
M2
Types
4190
and
4194:
Installation
Guide