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Using, Configuration/Setup, Utility, program, Starting, choices

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4. From the Task menu, select Install. 5. From the Product family menu, select System x3250 M2. 6. From the Operating system menu, select your operating system, and then click Search to display the available installation documents. Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to perform the following tasks: v View configuration information v View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports v Set the date and time v Set and change passwords v View and change the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices (startup-drive sequence) v View and change settings for advanced hardware features v View and clear the event and error logs v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings 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 is displayed, 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 choices 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. When you make changes through other choices 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. 44 IBM System x3250 M2 Types 4190 and 4194: User's Guide

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4.
From
the
Task
menu,
select
Install
.
5.
From
the
Product
family
menu,
select
System
x3250
M2
.
6.
From
the
Operating
system
menu,
select
your
operating
system,
and
then
click
Search
to
display
the
available
installation
documents.
Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
Use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
perform
the
following
tasks:
v
View
configuration
information
v
View
and
change
assignments
for
devices
and
I/O
ports
v
Set
the
date
and
time
v
Set
and
change
passwords
v
View
and
change
the
startup
characteristics
of
the
server
and
the
order
of
startup
devices
(startup-drive
sequence)
v
View
and
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features
v
View
and
clear
the
event
and
error
logs
v
Change
interrupt
request
(IRQ)
settings
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
is
displayed,
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
choices
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.
When
you
make
changes
through
other
choices
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.
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IBM
System
x3250
M2
Types
4190
and
4194:
User’s
Guide