IBM 849130u User Guide - Page 49

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v System Security Select this choice to set passwords. See "Passwords" on page 39 for more information. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Administrator Password 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 40. - Power-on Password Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See "Power-on password" on page 39 for more information. v Start Options Select this choice to view or change the start options. Changes in the startup options take effect when you start the server. The startup sequence specifies the order in which the server checks devices to find a boot record. The server starts from the first boot record that it finds. If the server has Wake on LAN hardware and software and the operating system supports Wake on LAN functions, you can specify a startup sequence for the Wake on LAN functions. For example, you can define a startup sequence that checks for a CD or DVD in the CD or DVD drive, then checks the hard disk drive, and then checks a network adapter. 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 window 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. - 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. - PCI Bus Control Select this choice to view the system resources that are used by installed PCI or PCI-X devices. - Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) setting Select this choice to change settings for the mini-BMC controller. - 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 BMC firmware version. - System Event Logging Enable or disable system event logging. Enabled is the default setting. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 37

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v
System
Security
Select
this
choice
to
set
passwords.
See
“Passwords”
on
page
39
for
more
information.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
Administrator
Password
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
40.
Power-on
Password
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
a
power-on
password.
See
“Power-on
password”
on
page
39
for
more
information.
v
Start
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
start
options.
Changes
in
the
startup
options
take
effect
when
you
start
the
server.
The
startup
sequence
specifies
the
order
in
which
the
server
checks
devices
to
find
a
boot
record.
The
server
starts
from
the
first
boot
record
that
it
finds.
If
the
server
has
Wake
on
LAN
hardware
and
software
and
the
operating
system
supports
Wake
on
LAN
functions,
you
can
specify
a
startup
sequence
for
the
Wake
on
LAN
functions.
For
example,
you
can
define
a
startup
sequence
that
checks
for
a
CD
or
DVD
in
the
CD
or
DVD
drive,
then
checks
the
hard
disk
drive,
and
then
checks
a
network
adapter.
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
window
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.
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.
PCI
Bus
Control
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
system
resources
that
are
used
by
installed
PCI
or
PCI-X
devices.
Baseboard
Management
Controller
(BMC)
setting
Select
this
choice
to
change
settings
for
the
mini-BMC
controller.
-
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
BMC
firmware
version.
-
System
Event
Logging
Enable
or
disable
system
event
logging.
Enabled
is
the
default
setting.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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