IBM 865511Y Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 29
Viewing and changing settings, Saving Configuration Settings
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Viewing and changing settings: The Configuration/Setup Utility program menu lists items that identify system configuration topics. If a bullet ( ) appears beside a menu item, then an additional menu is available. If a right arrowhead ( ) appears beside a menu item, then a change to that item has been made or the Configuration/Setup Utility program detected an error and attempted to correct it. Also, an additional menu might follow a menu item with a beside it. If an asterisk (*) appears next to a menu item, it indicates a system resource conflict. Resolve this conflict before exiting from the Configuration/Setup Utility program so that your server will function properly. When working with the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu, you must use the keyboard. Refer to the following table for the keys used to accomplish various tasks. Keys Enter Esc + − 0-9 F1 F9 F10 Function Use these arrow keys to move between menu items until the item you want is highlighted. Use these arrow keys to display and toggle between choices for a menu item. Press this key to select a highlighted menu item. Press this key to exit from a menu after viewing or making changes to the settings in the menu. Use this key in some menus to increase the numerical value of a setting. Use this key (the minus or hyphen key) in some menus to decrease the numerical value of a setting. Use these number keys in some menus to change the numerical value of a setting. Press this key for help on a selected menu item. Press this key if you changed and saved the setting of a selected menu item and you want to restore the setting that was active before you made the change. Press this key to return the setting of a selected menu item to a default value. Note Active keys are displayed at the bottom of each screen; not all of the above keys are active with every menu. In the Configuration/Setup Utility program menus, the configuration information you can change is enclosed in brackets like these [ ]. You cannot change information that is not surrounded by brackets. Saving Configuration Settings: In most cases, when you add or remove hardware from your server or erase passwords, the BIOS (basic input/output system) detects the changes and then updates the configuration automatically. Although the server changes the configuration settings automatically, you must save these changes in the Configuration/Setup Utility program for the new configuration to take effect. If you do not save the Netfinity 8655 - Type 8655 21