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- CPU Options Select this choice to indicate whether the microprocessor serial number in the microprocessor is readable or to set the microprocessor cache mode to disabled, write-back, or write-through. Selecting write-back mode will provide better system performance. - PCI Bus Control Select this choice to view and set interrupts for PCI devices and to configure the master latency timer value for the server. - Integrated System Management Processor Settings You can view and enable or disable the Reboot on System NMI setting on this menu. If this setting is enabled, the server will automatically restart 60 seconds after the service processor issues an Non-maskable interrupt (NMI) to the server. If this setting is disabled, the server will not restart. The default value is Enable. v Error Logs Select this choice to view or clear error logs. - Select POST Error Log to view the three most recent error codes and messages that the system generated during POST. Select Clear event/error logs from the POST Error Log menu to clear the POST Error Log. - Select System Event/Error Log to view the System Event/Error Log. The System Event/Error Log contains all the system error and warning messages that the system has generated. You can use the arrow keys to move between pages in the System Event/Error Log. Select Clear event/error logs from the System Event/Error Log menu to clear the System Event/Error Log. v Save Settings Select this choice to save your customized settings. v Restore Settings Select this choice to delete your changes. v Load Default Settings Select this choice to cancel your changes. v Exit Setup If you have made any changes and not saved them, the program will prompt you to save the changes or exit without saving the changes. Additional Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices When you install an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter in your server, you can view additional menu choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, such as: v System Card Data Select this choice to display information about your server. v PCI Slot/Device Information Select this choice to view the properties of adapters installed in PCI slots. v Administrator Password Select this choice to set or change the administrator password. Chapter 2. Configuring your server 19

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–
CPU
Options
Select
this
choice
to
indicate
whether
the
microprocessor
serial
number
in
the
microprocessor
is
readable
or
to
set
the
microprocessor
cache
mode
to
disabled,
write-back,
or
write-through.
Selecting
write-back
mode
will
provide
better
system
performance.
–
PCI
Bus
Control
Select
this
choice
to
view
and
set
interrupts
for
PCI
devices
and
to
configure
the
master
latency
timer
value
for
the
server.
–
Integrated
System
Management
Processor
Settings
You
can
view
and
enable
or
disable
the
Reboot
on
System
NMI
setting
on
this
menu.
If
this
setting
is
enabled,
the
server
will
automatically
restart
60
seconds
after
the
service
processor
issues
an
Non-maskable
interrupt
(NMI)
to
the
server.
If
this
setting
is
disabled,
the
server
will
not
restart.
The
default
value
is
Enable
.
v
Error
Logs
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
clear
error
logs.
–
Select
POST
Error
Log
to
view
the
three
most
recent
error
codes
and
messages
that
the
system
generated
during
POST.
Select
Clear
event/error
logs
from
the
POST
Error
Log
menu
to
clear
the
POST
Error
Log.
–
Select
System
Event/Error
Log
to
view
the
System
Event/Error
Log.
The
System
Event/Error
Log
contains
all
the
system
error
and
warning
messages
that
the
system
has
generated.
You
can
use
the
arrow
keys
to
move
between
pages
in
the
System
Event/Error
Log.
Select
Clear
event/error
logs
from
the
System
Event/Error
Log
menu
to
clear
the
System
Event/Error
Log.
v
Save
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
save
your
customized
settings.
v
Restore
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
delete
your
changes.
v
Load
Default
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
cancel
your
changes.
v
Exit
Setup
If
you
have
made
any
changes
and
not
saved
them,
the
program
will
prompt
you
to
save
the
changes
or
exit
without
saving
the
changes.
Additional
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
choices
When
you
install
an
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
in
your
server,
you
can
view
additional
menu
choices
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
such
as:
v
System
Card
Data
Select
this
choice
to
display
information
about
your
server.
v
PCI
Slot/Device
Information
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
properties
of
adapters
installed
in
PCI
slots.
v
Administrator
Password
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
the
administrator
password.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
your
server
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