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Configuration/Setup, Utility, choices

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Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending on the version of the BIOS code in the server, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions. v System Summary Select this choice to view configuration information, including the type, speed, and cache sizes of the microprocessors, type and speed of installed USB devices, and the amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary. This choice is on the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu. v System Information Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Product Data Select this choice to view the machine type and model of the server, the serial number, the revision level or issue date of the BIOS and diagnostics code stored in electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), and the revision level of the firmware on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. - System Card Data Select this choice to view vital product data (VPD) for some server components. v Devices and I/O Ports 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 and parallel). 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). If you disable the integrated Ethernet controller and no Ethernet adapter is installed, the server will have no Ethernet capability. If you disable the integrated USB controller, the server will have no USB capability; to maintain USB capability, make sure that Enabled is selected for the USB Host Controller and USB BIOS Legacy Support options. Note: If the USB host controller is disabled, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine remote keyboard, remote mouse, remote disk, OS watchdog, and in-band management functions are also disabled. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. 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 on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. v System Security Select this choice to set passwords. See "Passwords" on page 138 for more information about passwords. You can also enable the chassis-intrusion detector to alert you each time the server cover is removed. Chapter 5. Configuration information and instructions 135

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Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
Depending
on
the
version
of
the
BIOS
code
in
the
server,
some
menu
choices
might
differ
slightly
from
these
descriptions.
v
System
Summary
Select
this
choice
to
view
configuration
information,
including
the
type,
speed,
and
cache
sizes
of
the
microprocessors,
type
and
speed
of
installed
USB
devices,
and
the
amount
of
installed
memory.
When
you
make
configuration
changes
through
other
options
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
the
changes
are
reflected
in
the
system
summary;
you
cannot
change
settings
directly
in
the
system
summary.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
and
limited
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
v
System
Information
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
about
the
server.
When
you
make
changes
through
other
options
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
some
of
those
changes
are
reflected
in
the
system
information;
you
cannot
change
settings
directly
in
the
system
information.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
–
Product
Data
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
machine
type
and
model
of
the
server,
the
serial
number,
the
revision
level
or
issue
date
of
the
BIOS
and
diagnostics
code
stored
in
electrically
erasable
programmable
ROM
(EEPROM),
and
the
revision
level
of
the
firmware
on
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine.
–
System
Card
Data
Select
this
choice
to
view
vital
product
data
(VPD)
for
some
server
components.
v
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
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
and
parallel).
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).
If
you
disable
the
integrated
Ethernet
controller
and
no
Ethernet
adapter
is
installed,
the
server
will
have
no
Ethernet
capability.
If
you
disable
the
integrated
USB
controller,
the
server
will
have
no
USB
capability;
to
maintain
USB
capability,
make
sure
that
Enabled
is
selected
for
the
USB
Host
Controller
and
USB
BIOS
Legacy
Support
options.
Note:
If
the
USB
host
controller
is
disabled,
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
remote
keyboard,
remote
mouse,
remote
disk,
OS
watchdog,
and
in-band
management
functions
are
also
disabled.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
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
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
v
System
Security
Select
this
choice
to
set
passwords.
See
“Passwords”
on
page
138
for
more
information
about
passwords.
You
can
also
enable
the
chassis-intrusion
detector
to
alert
you
each
time
the
server
cover
is
removed.
Chapter
5.
Configuration
information
and
instructions
135