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Configuration overview, With the built-in Configuration/Setup Utility program

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Configuration overview You play a key role in how the server allocates resources to organize and interconnect hardware devices and software programs. This allocation process is referred to as configuration. The steps required to configure the server depend on the number and types of devices and programs that you install. The server supports several types of adapters. Because of this flexibility, you can choose from among thousands of adapters and devices that comply with any of the following standards: Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) In general, the greater the number and variety of hardware devices and software programs that you install in the server, the more you will have to interact with the server and the devices to correctly configure the system. The server comes with the following hardware configuration utility programs: Configuration/Setup Utility With the built-in Configuration/Setup Utility program, you can configure system board functions, such as serial and parallel port assignments; change interrupt request settings; and change the startup sequence for drives that you install. You can also use this utility program to set passwords for starting up the server and accessing the Configuration/Setup Utility program. SCSISelect Utility With the built-in SCSISelect Utility program, you can configure the SCSI devices that you install in the server. You can use SCSISelect to change default values, resolve configuration conflicts, and perform a low-level format on a SCSI hard disk drive. Before installing a new device or program, read the documentation that comes with it. Reading the instructions helps you determine the steps required for installation and configuration. The following actions are typically, but not always, required to configure the server. 18 Netfinity Server HMM

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Configuration overview
You play a key role in how the server allocates resources
to organize and interconnect hardware devices and
software programs.
This allocation process is referred to
as
configuration
.
The steps required to configure the
server depend on the number and types of devices and
programs that you install.
The server supports several types of adapters.
Because
of this flexibility, you can choose from among thousands of
adapters and devices that comply with any of the following
standards:
±
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
±
Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)
±
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
In general, the greater the number and variety of hardware
devices and software programs that you install in the
server, the more you will have to interact with the server
and the devices to correctly configure the system.
The server comes with the following hardware
configuration utility programs:
±
Configuration/Setup Utility
With the built-in Configuration/Setup Utility program,
you can configure system board functions, such as
serial and parallel port assignments; change interrupt
request settings; and change the startup sequence for
drives that you install.
You can also use this utility
program to set passwords for starting up the server
and accessing the Configuration/Setup Utility
program.
±
SCSISelect Utility
With the built-in SCSISelect Utility program, you can
configure the SCSI devices that you install in the
server.
You can use SCSISelect to change default
values, resolve configuration conflicts, and perform a
low-level format on a SCSI hard disk drive.
Before installing a new device or program, read the
documentation that comes with it.
Reading the instructions
helps you determine the steps required for installation and
configuration.
The following actions are typically, but not
always, required to configure the server.
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