IBM 86645RY Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 86
Using Remote Video Mode to Monitor and, Access POST, use with the Netfinity Advanced System Management
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Select 1 Reboot w/OS Shutdown to shut down the server operating system and then restart the server. Select 2 Reboot immediately to restart the server immediately, without first shutting down the operating system. Select 4 Restart SP to restart the Netfinity Advanced System Management processor. Using Remote Video Mode to Monitor and Access POST: You can use a terminal program to remotely monitor all text generated during POST. All POST data will be displayed in the terminal program window as the remote system completes POST. While you are monitoring POST on the remote system, all local keystrokes are relayed automatically to the remote system, enabling you to use POST utilities (such as system configuration, RAID mini-configuration program, or diagnostic programs) that can be accessed during POST. To use Remote Video Mode to monitor and access POST on the server: 1. Use a terminal program to establish a connection with the Netfinity Advanced System Management processor modem. 2. Log in to the Netfinity Advanced System Management processor. When you have established a connection with the Netfinity Advanced System Management processor, you will be prompted for a user name and password. You must provide a user name and password combination that has been previously configured for use with the Netfinity Advanced System Management processor. You can use one of two user name and password combinations: The default user name (USERID) and password (PASSW0RD) Note The default user name and password are case sensitive. You must use ALL CAPS, and the "0" in PASSW0RD is the numeral zero. A user name and password that you define using the Netfinity Advanced System Management processor and Netfinity Manager 78 Netfinity Server HMM