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Starting, Configuration/Setup, Utility, program, choices

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v Set and change the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices (startup-drive sequence) v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features v View and clear the error and event logs v Resolve configuration conflicts Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available. 3. Select the settings to view or change. Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending on the version of the BIOS code, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions. v System Summary Select this choice to view configuration information, including the ID, speed, and cache size of the microprocessors, a USB device summary, 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 system UUID, the system board identifier, the revision level or issue date of the BIOS code and diagnostics code, and the version, date, and build level of ROM code for the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, if one is installed. - System card data Select this choice to view the identity of the system board, power supplies, DASD backplane, and power backplane. v Devices and I/O Ports Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. You can configure the serial ports, configure remote console redirection, enable or disable integrated Ethernet controllers, the SAS controller, IDE channels, and PCI slots, and view the system Ethernet MAC addresses. 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. 80 ThinkServer RD120 Types 6444, 6445, 6446, and 6447: User Guide

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v
Set
and
change
the
startup
characteristics
of
the
server
and
the
order
of
startup
devices
(startup-drive
sequence)
v
Set
and
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features
v
View
and
clear
the
error
and
event
logs
v
Resolve
configuration
conflicts
Starting
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
To
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears,
press
F1.
If
you
have
set
both
a
power-on
password
and
an
administrator
password,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
access
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
If
you
do
not
type
the
administrator
password,
a
limited
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
is
available.
3.
Select
the
settings
to
view
or
change.
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
Depending
on
the
version
of
the
BIOS
code,
some
menu
choices
might
differ
slightly
from
these
descriptions.
v
System
Summary
Select
this
choice
to
view
configuration
information,
including
the
ID,
speed,
and
cache
size
of
the
microprocessors,
a
USB
device
summary,
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
system
UUID,
the
system
board
identifier,
the
revision
level
or
issue
date
of
the
BIOS
code
and
diagnostics
code,
and
the
version,
date,
and
build
level
of
ROM
code
for
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine,
if
one
is
installed.
–
System
card
data
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
identity
of
the
system
board,
power
supplies,
DASD
backplane,
and
power
backplane.
v
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
assignments
for
devices
and
input/output
(I/O)
ports.
You
can
configure
the
serial
ports,
configure
remote
console
redirection,
enable
or
disable
integrated
Ethernet
controllers,
the
SAS
controller,
IDE
channels,
and
PCI
slots,
and
view
the
system
Ethernet
MAC
addresses.
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.
80
ThinkServer
RD120
Types
6444,
6445,
6446,
and
6447:
User
Guide