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Devices, Ports, System, Security, Administrator, Password, Power-on, Start, Options, Advanced, Setup

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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. 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. v System Security Select this choice to set passwords. See "Passwords" on page 90 for more information. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Administrator Password Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If an administrator password is set, the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available only if you type the administrator password at the password prompt. For more information, see "Administrator password" on page 91. - Power-on Password Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See "Power-on password" on page 90 for more information. v Start Options Select this choice to view or change the start options, including the startup sequence, keyboard NumLock state, PXE boot option, and PCI device boot priority. Changes in the startup options take effect when you start the server. The startup sequence specifies the order in which the server checks devices to find a boot record. The server starts from the first boot record that it finds. If the server has Wake on LAN hardware and software and the operating system supports Wake on LAN functions, you can specify a startup sequence for the Wake on LAN functions. For example, you can define a startup sequence that checks for a disc in the CD-RW/DVD drive, then checks the hard disk drive, and then checks a network adapter. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. v Advanced Setup Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features. Important: The server might malfunction if these options are incorrectly configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - System Partition VIsibility Select this choice to make the System Partition hidden or visible. - Memory Settings Select this choice to enable or disable pairs of memory connectors, configure the memory mode (flat, memory-mirroring, or online-spare), and view the memory speed. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 87

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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.
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.
v
System
Security
Select
this
choice
to
set
passwords.
See
“Passwords”
on
page
90
for
more
information.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
–
Administrator
Password
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
an
administrator
password.
An
administrator
password
is
intended
to
be
used
by
a
system
administrator;
it
limits
access
to
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
If
an
administrator
password
is
set,
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
is
available
only
if
you
type
the
administrator
password
at
the
password
prompt.
For
more
information,
see
“Administrator
password”
on
page
91.
–
Power-on
Password
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
a
power-on
password.
See
“Power-on
password”
on
page
90
for
more
information.
v
Start
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
start
options,
including
the
startup
sequence,
keyboard
NumLock
state,
PXE
boot
option,
and
PCI
device
boot
priority.
Changes
in
the
startup
options
take
effect
when
you
start
the
server.
The
startup
sequence
specifies
the
order
in
which
the
server
checks
devices
to
find
a
boot
record.
The
server
starts
from
the
first
boot
record
that
it
finds.
If
the
server
has
Wake
on
LAN
hardware
and
software
and
the
operating
system
supports
Wake
on
LAN
functions,
you
can
specify
a
startup
sequence
for
the
Wake
on
LAN
functions.
For
example,
you
can
define
a
startup
sequence
that
checks
for
a
disc
in
the
CD-RW/DVD
drive,
then
checks
the
hard
disk
drive,
and
then
checks
a
network
adapter.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
v
Advanced
Setup
Select
this
choice
to
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features.
Important:
The
server
might
malfunction
if
these
options
are
incorrectly
configured.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
–
System
Partition
VIsibility
Select
this
choice
to
make
the
System
Partition
hidden
or
visible.
–
Memory
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
pairs
of
memory
connectors,
configure
the
memory
mode
(flat,
memory-mirroring,
or
online-spare),
and
view
the
memory
speed.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
87