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manually enable the memory connectors. Use the arrow keys to highlight the pair of memory connectors that you want to enable, and use the arrow keys to select Enable. Select Memory Configuration to enable memory mirroring or online-spare memory. You can enable either online-spare memory or memory mirroring, but not both at the same time. - CPU Options Select this choice to disable the microprocessor cache or set it to use the write-back or write-through method. Write-back caching generally provides 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. - Baseboard Management Controller Settings Select this choice to view the Baseboard Management Controller Settings, including the Network Configuaration and Baseboard Management Controller Settings System Event Log. You can also enable or disable the Reboot on System NMI option on the menu. If you enable this option, the server will automatically restart 60 seconds after the service processor issues a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) to the server. If you disable this option, the server will not restart. Enable is the default setting. v Event/Error Logs Select this choice to view or clear error logs. - POST Error Log Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages that were generated during POST. Select Clear error logs to clear the POST error log. - System Event/Error Log Select this choice to view the System Event/Error log, which contains all system error and warning messages that have been generated. Use the arrow keys to move between pages in the log. If an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed, the full text of the error messages is displayed; otherwise, the log contains only numeric error codes. Run the diagnostic program to get more information about error codes that occur. See the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for instructions. Select Clear error logs to clear the System Event/Error log. v Save Settings Select this choice to save the changes you have made in the settings. v Restore Settings Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and restore the previous settings. v Load Default Settings Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and restore the factory settings. v Exit Setup Select this choice to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you have not saved the changes you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them. 16 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User's Guide

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manually
enable
the
memory
connectors.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
highlight
the
pair
of
memory
connectors
that
you
want
to
enable,
and
use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
Enable
.
Select
Memory
Configuration
to
enable
memory
mirroring
or
online-spare
memory.
You
can
enable
either
online-spare
memory
or
memory
mirroring,
but
not
both
at
the
same
time.
–
CPU
Options
Select
this
choice
to
disable
the
microprocessor
cache
or
set
it
to
use
the
write-back
or
write-through
method.
Write-back
caching
generally
provides
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.
–
Baseboard
Management
Controller
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
Baseboard
Management
Controller
Settings,
including
the
Network
Configuaration
and
Baseboard
Management
Controller
Settings
System
Event
Log.
You
can
also
enable
or
disable
the
Reboot
on
System
NMI
option
on
the
menu.
If
you
enable
this
option,
the
server
will
automatically
restart
60
seconds
after
the
service
processor
issues
a
nonmaskable
interrupt
(NMI)
to
the
server.
If
you
disable
this
option,
the
server
will
not
restart.
Enable
is
the
default
setting.
v
Event/Error
Logs
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
clear
error
logs.
–
POST
Error
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
three
most
recent
error
codes
and
messages
that
were
generated
during
POST.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
POST
error
log.
–
System
Event/Error
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
System
Event/Error
log,
which
contains
all
system
error
and
warning
messages
that
have
been
generated.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
move
between
pages
in
the
log.
If
an
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
is
installed,
the
full
text
of
the
error
messages
is
displayed;
otherwise,
the
log
contains
only
numeric
error
codes.
Run
the
diagnostic
program
to
get
more
information
about
error
codes
that
occur.
See
the
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD
for
instructions.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
System
Event/Error
log.
v
Save
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
save
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings.
v
Restore
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
cancel
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings
and
restore
the
previous
settings.
v
Load
Default
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
cancel
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings
and
restore
the
factory
settings.
v
Exit
Setup
Select
this
choice
to
exit
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
If
you
have
not
saved
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings,
you
are
asked
whether
you
want
to
save
the
changes
or
exit
without
saving
them.
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IBM
xSeries
346
Type
8840:
User’s
Guide