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Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. Select this choice to enable or disable integrated SAS and Ethernet controllers and all standard ports (such as serial). Enable is the default setting for all controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the device). This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Remote Console Redirection Select this choice to enable Serial over LAN (SOL) and to set remote console communication parameters. - Video Select this choice to view information about the integrated video controller. - IDE Configuration Menu Select this choice to enable or disable the IDE controller. - System MAC Addresses Select this choice to view the Ethernet 1 controller and Ethernet 2 controller MAC addresses v Date and Time Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format (hour.minute:second). This choice is available on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. v System Security Select this choice to set or change the security options. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Administrator Password Attention: If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is no way to change, override, or remove it. You must replace the system board. Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If an administrator password is set, the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available only if you type the administrator password at the password prompt. For more information, see "Administrator password" on page 71. This choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed. - Power-on Password Select this choice to set a power-on password. See "Power-on password" on page 70 for more information. v Start Options Select this choice to view or change the start options. Changes in the start options take effect when you restart the server. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. Select the Startup Sequence Options to view the startup device sequence that is set for the server. You can specify whether the server starts with the keyboard number lock on or off. You can enable the server to run without a diskette drive, monitor, or keyboard. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 67

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Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
assignments
for
devices
and
input/output
(I/O)
ports.
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
integrated
SAS
and
Ethernet
controllers
and
all
standard
ports
(such
as
serial).
Enable
is
the
default
setting
for
all
controllers.
If
you
disable
a
device,
it
cannot
be
configured,
and
the
operating
system
will
not
be
able
to
detect
it
(this
is
equivalent
to
disconnecting
the
device).
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
–
Remote
Console
Redirection
Select
this
choice
to
enable
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
and
to
set
remote
console
communication
parameters.
–
Video
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
about
the
integrated
video
controller.
–
IDE
Configuration
Menu
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
IDE
controller.
–
System
MAC
Addresses
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
Ethernet
1
controller
and
Ethernet
2
controller
MAC
addresses
v
Date
and
Time
Select
this
choice
to
set
the
date
and
time
in
the
server,
in
24-hour
format
(hour.minute:second)
.
This
choice
is
available
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
v
System
Security
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
the
security
options.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
–
Administrator
Password
Attention:
If
you
set
an
administrator
password
and
then
forget
it,
there
is
no
way
to
change,
override,
or
remove
it.
You
must
replace
the
system
board.
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
an
administrator
password.
An
administrator
password
is
intended
to
be
used
by
a
system
administrator;
it
limits
access
to
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
If
an
administrator
password
is
set,
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
is
available
only
if
you
type
the
administrator
password
at
the
password
prompt.
For
more
information,
see
“Administrator
password”
on
page
71.
This
choice
is
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only
if
a
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
is
installed.
–
Power-on
Password
Select
this
choice
to
set
a
power-on
password.
See
“Power-on
password”
on
page
70
for
more
information.
v
Start
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
start
options.
Changes
in
the
start
options
take
effect
when
you
restart
the
server.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
Select
the
Startup
Sequence
Options
to
view
the
startup
device
sequence
that
is
set
for
the
server.
You
can
specify
whether
the
server
starts
with
the
keyboard
number
lock
on
or
off.
You
can
enable
the
server
to
run
without
a
diskette
drive,
monitor,
or
keyboard.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
67