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- Memory Settings Select this choice to manually enable a pair of memory connectors. If a memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the server automatically disables the failing pair of memory connectors and continues operating with reduced memory. After the problem is corrected, you must manually enable memory connectors. Use the arrow keys to highlight the pair of memory connectors that you want to enable, and use the arrow keys to select Enable. - CPU Options Select this choice to enable or disable the Hyper-Threading Technology. - Baseboard management controller (BMC) settings Select this choice to view information and to change baseboard management controller (BMC) settings. - BMC Firmware Ver This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the BMC firmware version. - BMC POST Watchdog Enable or disable the BMC POST watchdog. Disable is the default setting. - BMC POST Watchdog Timeout Set the BMC POST watchdog timeout value. 5 minutes is the default setting. - System-BMC Serial Port Sharing Enable or disable the system BMC serial port sharing. Enable is the default setting. - BMC Serial Port Access Mode Share or disable the BMC serial port access mode. Shared is the default setting. - Reboot System on NMI If you enable this option, the server automatically restarts 60 seconds after the service processor issues a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) to the server. If you disable this option, the server does not restart. Enable is the default setting. - BMC Network Configuration Select this choice to view the BMC Network Configuration information. - BMC System Event Log To view the 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 Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed, the full text of the error messages is displayed; otherwise, the log contains only numeric error codes. Run the diagnostic program to get more information about error codes that occur. See Chapter 2, "Diagnostics," on page 13 for instructions. Select Clear error logs to clear the BMC system event log. v Error Logs Select this choice to view or clear error logs. This choice is available on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - POST Error Log Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages that were generated during POST. Select Clear error logs to clear the POST error log. v Save Settings Select this choice to save the changes you have made in the settings. Chapter 5. Configuration information and instructions 137

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–
Memory
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
manually
enable
a
pair
of
memory
connectors.
If
a
memory
error
is
detected
during
POST
or
memory
configuration,
the
server
automatically
disables
the
failing
pair
of
memory
connectors
and
continues
operating
with
reduced
memory.
After
the
problem
is
corrected,
you
must
manually
enable
memory
connectors.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
highlight
the
pair
of
memory
connectors
that
you
want
to
enable,
and
use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
Enable
.
–
CPU
Options
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
Hyper-Threading
Technology.
–
Baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
and
to
change
baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
settings.
-
BMC
Firmware
Ver
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
BMC
firmware
version.
-
BMC
POST
Watchdog
Enable
or
disable
the
BMC
POST
watchdog.
Disable
is
the
default
setting.
-
BMC
POST
Watchdog
Timeout
Set
the
BMC
POST
watchdog
timeout
value.
5
minutes
is
the
default
setting.
-
System-BMC
Serial
Port
Sharing
Enable
or
disable
the
system
BMC
serial
port
sharing.
Enable
is
the
default
setting.
-
BMC
Serial
Port
Access
Mode
Share
or
disable
the
BMC
serial
port
access
mode.
Shared
is
the
default
setting.
-
Reboot
System
on
NMI
If
you
enable
this
option,
the
server
automatically
restarts
60
seconds
after
the
service
processor
issues
a
nonmaskable
interrupt
(NMI)
to
the
server.
If
you
disable
this
option,
the
server
does
not
restart.
Enable
is
the
default
setting.
-
BMC
Network
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
BMC
Network
Configuration
information.
-
BMC
System
Event
Log
To
view
the
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
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
is
installed,
the
full
text
of
the
error
messages
is
displayed;
otherwise,
the
log
contains
only
numeric
error
codes.
Run
the
diagnostic
program
to
get
more
information
about
error
codes
that
occur.
See
Chapter
2,
“Diagnostics,”
on
page
13
for
instructions.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
BMC
system
event
log.
v
Error
Logs
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
clear
error
logs.
This
choice
is
available
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
–
POST
Error
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
three
most
recent
error
codes
and
messages
that
were
generated
during
POST.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
POST
error
log.
v
Save
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
save
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings.
Chapter
5.
Configuration
information
and
instructions
137