IBM 43635gu Installation Guide - Page 58

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The following sections provide the instructions for starting the utility programs. Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program Configuration/Setup is a menu-driven utility that is part of the BIOS. You can use it to: v Configure serial connector assignments v Change the startup sequence v Enable USB keyboard and mouse support v Resolve configuration conflicts v Set the date and time v Set an administrator password To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. If the server is already on when you start this procedure, you must shut down the operating system, turn off the server, wait a few seconds until all in-use LEDs are turned off, and restart the server. 2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup, Press F12 for Boot Menu is displayed press F1. (This prompt is displayed on the screen for only a few seconds. You must press F1 quickly.) If you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Using the Boot Menu program The Boot Menu program is a built in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps: 1. Restart the server. 2. Press F12. 3. Select the startup device. The next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent is part of the BIOS. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network Startup optional devices occurs in the startup sequence. Enable and disable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To enable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet boot agent, complete the following steps: 1. From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Startup Option and press Enter. 2. Select Planar Ethernet PXE/DHCP and use the Right Arrow (→) key to set it to Planar Ethernet. 44 System x3200 Type 4362 and 4363: Installation Guide

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The
following
sections
provide
the
instructions
for
starting
the
utility
programs.
Starting
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
Configuration/Setup
is
a
menu-driven
utility
that
is
part
of
the
BIOS.
You
can
use
it
to:
v
Configure
serial
connector
assignments
v
Change
the
startup
sequence
v
Enable
USB
keyboard
and
mouse
support
v
Resolve
configuration
conflicts
v
Set
the
date
and
time
v
Set
an
administrator
password
To
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
If
the
server
is
already
on
when
you
start
this
procedure,
you
must
shut
down
the
operating
system,
turn
off
the
server,
wait
a
few
seconds
until
all
in-use
LEDs
are
turned
off,
and
restart
the
server.
2.
When
the
message
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup,
Press
F12
for
Boot
Menu
is
displayed
press
F1.
(This
prompt
is
displayed
on
the
screen
for
only
a
few
seconds.
You
must
press
F1
quickly.)
If
you
have
set
both
a
power-on
password
and
an
administrator
password,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
access
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Using
the
Boot
Menu
program
The
Boot
Menu
program
is
a
built
in,
menu-driven
configuration
utility
program
that
you
can
use
to
temporarily
redefine
the
first
startup
device
without
changing
settings
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
To
use
the
Boot
Menu
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Restart
the
server.
2.
Press
F12.
3.
Select
the
startup
device.
The
next
time
the
server
is
started,
it
returns
to
the
startup
sequence
that
is
set
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Enabling
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
The
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
is
part
of
the
BIOS.
You
can
use
it
to
configure
the
network
as
a
startable
device,
and
you
can
customize
where
the
network
Startup
optional
devices
occurs
in
the
startup
sequence.
Enable
and
disable
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
To
enable
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
boot
agent,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu,
select
Startup
Option
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
Planar
Ethernet
PXE/DHCP
and
use
the
Right
Arrow
(
→
)
key
to
set
it
to
Planar
Ethernet
.
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System
x3200
Type
4362
and
4363:
Installation
Guide