IBM 84903bu User Guide - Page 67

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supports Wake on LAN functions, you can specify a startup sequence for the Wake on LAN functions. You can also specify whether an integrated controller or a PCI adapter has boot precedence. If you enable the boot fail count, the BIOS default settings will be restored after three consecutive failures to find a boot record. You can enable a virus-detection test that checks for changes in the boot record when the server starts. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. v Advanced Setup Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features. Important: The server might malfunction if these options are incorrectly configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Power Button Select this choice to enable or disable the power-control button. Enabled is the default setting. - Wake-up from Select this choice to choose Normal or the power-control button as the wake-up control. - CPU Options Select this choice to enable or disable Hyper-Threading, the pre-fetch queue, C1 enhanced mode, and no-execute mode memory protection. The default setting for Hyper-Threading is Enabled. - PCI Bus Control Select this choice to view the system resources that are used by the installed PCI, PCI Express, or PCI-X devices. - Baseboard management controller (BMC) settings Select this choice to view information and to change mini baseboard management controller (mini-BMC) settings. - IPMI Specification Version This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the IPMI version. - BMC Hardware/Firmware Version This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the mini-BMC firmware version. - Existing Event Log number This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the number of entries in the system-event log. - BIOS POST Watchdog Enable or disable the mini-BMC POST watchdog. Disabled is the default setting. - POST Watchdog Timeout Set the mini-BMC POST watchdog timeout value. 5 min is the default setting. - LAN Settings Select this choice to view the mini-BMC network configuration information. - System Event Log Select this choice to view the mini-BMC system-event log, which contains all system error and warning messages that have been generated. Use the arrow keys to move between pages in the log. If an optional IBM Remote Chapter 3. Configuring the server 53

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supports
Wake
on
LAN
functions,
you
can
specify
a
startup
sequence
for
the
Wake
on
LAN
functions.
You
can
also
specify
whether
an
integrated
controller
or
a
PCI
adapter
has
boot
precedence.
If
you
enable
the
boot
fail
count,
the
BIOS
default
settings
will
be
restored
after
three
consecutive
failures
to
find
a
boot
record.
You
can
enable
a
virus-detection
test
that
checks
for
changes
in
the
boot
record
when
the
server
starts.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
v
Advanced
Setup
Select
this
choice
to
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features.
Important:
The
server
might
malfunction
if
these
options
are
incorrectly
configured.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
Power
Button
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
power-control
button.
Enabled
is
the
default
setting.
Wake-up
from
Select
this
choice
to
choose
Normal
or
the
power-control
button
as
the
wake-up
control.
CPU
Options
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
Hyper-Threading,
the
pre-fetch
queue,
C1
enhanced
mode,
and
no-execute
mode
memory
protection.
The
default
setting
for
Hyper-Threading
is
Enabled
.
PCI
Bus
Control
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
system
resources
that
are
used
by
the
installed
PCI,
PCI
Express,
or
PCI-X
devices.
Baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
and
to
change
mini
baseboard
management
controller
(mini-BMC)
settings.
-
IPMI
Specification
Version
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
IPMI
version.
-
BMC
Hardware/Firmware
Version
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
mini-BMC
firmware
version.
-
Existing
Event
Log
number
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
number
of
entries
in
the
system-event
log.
-
BIOS
POST
Watchdog
Enable
or
disable
the
mini-BMC
POST
watchdog.
Disabled
is
the
default
setting.
-
POST
Watchdog
Timeout
Set
the
mini-BMC
POST
watchdog
timeout
value.
5
min
is
the
default
setting.
-
LAN
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
mini-BMC
network
configuration
information.
-
System
Event
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
mini-BMC
system-event
log,
which
contains
all
system
error
and
warning
messages
that
have
been
generated.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
move
between
pages
in
the
log.
If
an
optional
IBM
Remote
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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