HP LH4r HP Netserver LXr Pro8 User Guide - Page 83

Chapter 9 Configuring the System HP NetServer Utilities HP NetServer Utilities takes you to a menu where you can directly execute utilities such as the following: • Diagnostic Assistant: An easy-to-use hardware diagnostic for system verification, burn-in, and rapid troubleshooting • Event Log Report Utility: Displays all logged server management events, Power-On Self Test (POST) errors and other system events • Diskette Library: Allows you to conveniently generate any flexible disk available on the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM. For example, you can create the following flexible disks: BIOS Update, NOS Drivers, HP NetServer Assistant, PowerWise Assistant, and Diagnostic Assistant. • Error Message Utility: Lets you view descriptions for errors that occur during the Power-On Self Test (POST) and tells how to handle the errors Change User Preferences Change User Preferences lets you change the language used by the HP Navigator CD-ROM, and the system date and time. Setup Utility The HP NetServer LXr Pro8 has a setup utility in read-only memory. The utility features several system configuration and housekeeping options, including security, and system console characteristics. The following sections tell how to access the setup utility, and how to perform selected tasks. Starting the Setup Utility To reach the setup utility, boot or reboot the system. After the first boot messages are displayed, this prompt appears: Press to enter SETUP, to enter Boot Menu Press F2 while the prompt is displayed. More boot messages appear, followed by the message Entering Setup... A few moments later, the main Setup screen appears. If you do not press F2, the server boots normally. 75