IBM 306m User Guide - Page 48

Starting, Configuration/Setup, Utility, program, choices

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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 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 type, speed, and cache size of the microprocessor 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, such as the machine type and model of the server, the serial number, the system UUID, the system board identifier, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS code stored in electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM). 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. v Devices and I/O Ports Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports, to configure remote console redirection, and to enable or disable integrated Ethernet controllers and all standard ports (such as serial and USB). 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 Support and USB 2.0 Support options. Note: If USB Support is disabled and a Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II 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. 36 IBM xSeries 306m Types 8849 and 8491: User's Guide

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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
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
type,
speed,
and
cache
size
of
the
microprocessor
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,
such
as
the
machine
type
and
model
of
the
server,
the
serial
number,
the
system
UUID,
the
system
board
identifier,
and
the
revision
level
or
issue
date
of
the
BIOS
code
stored
in
electrically
erasable
programmable
ROM
(EEPROM).
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.
v
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
assignments
for
devices
and
input/output
(I/O)
ports,
to
configure
remote
console
redirection,
and
to
enable
or
disable
integrated
Ethernet
controllers
and
all
standard
ports
(such
as
serial
and
USB).
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
Support
and
USB
2.0
Support
options.
Note:
If
USB
Support
is
disabled
and
a
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
is
installed,
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
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.
36
IBM
xSeries
306m
Types
8849
and
8491:
User’s
Guide