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Select this choice to enable or disable the Hyper-Threading Technology and to select the clustering technology settings. - PCI Slot/Device Information Select this choice to view system resources that are used by installed PCI/PCI-X devices. PCI/PCI-X devices are usually configured automatically. This information is saved when you exit. The Save Settings, Restore Settings, and Load Default Settings choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu do not save the PCI Slot/Device Information settings. This selection is only available when a Remote Supervisor II Adapter SlimLine is installed in the server. - RSA II Settings Select this choice to view and change Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine settings. Select Save Values and Reboot RSA II to save the changes you have made in the settings and restart the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. - Baseboard management controller (BMC) settings Select this choice to view information and to change baseboard management controller (BMC) settings. - BMC firmware Ver This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the BMC firmware version. - BMC POST Watchdog Enable or disable the BMC POST watchdog. Disable is the default setting. - BMC POST Watchdog Timeout Set the BMC POST watchdog timeout value. 5 minutes is the default setting. - System BMC Serial Port Sharing Enable or disable the system BMC serial port sharing. Enable is the default setting. - BMC Serial Port Access Mode Share or disable the BMC serial port access mode. Shared is the default setting. - Reboot system on NMI If you enable this option, the server automatically restarts 60 seconds after the service processor issues a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) to the server. If you disable this option, the server does not restart. Enable is the default setting. - BMC Network Configuration Select this choice to view the BMC Network Configuration information. - BMC System Event Log Select this choice to view the BMC system event 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 Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for instructions. Select Clear error logs to clear the BMC system event log. v Error Logs Select this choice to view or clear error logs. This choice is available on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. Chapter 5. Configuration information and instructions 137

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Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
Hyper-Threading
Technology
and
to
select
the
clustering
technology
settings.
–
PCI
Slot/Device
Information
Select
this
choice
to
view
system
resources
that
are
used
by
installed
PCI/PCI-X
devices.
PCI/PCI-X
devices
are
usually
configured
automatically.
This
information
is
saved
when
you
exit.
The
Save
Settings
,
Restore
Settings
,
and
Load
Default
Settings
choices
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu
do
not
save
the
PCI
Slot/Device
Information
settings.
This
selection
is
only
available
when
a
Remote
Supervisor
II
Adapter
SlimLine
is
installed
in
the
server.
–
RSA
II
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
and
change
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
settings.
Select
Save
Values
and
Reboot
RSA
II
to
save
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings
and
restart
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine.
–
Baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
and
to
change
baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
settings.
-
BMC
firmware
Ver
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
BMC
firmware
version.
-
BMC
POST
Watchdog
Enable
or
disable
the
BMC
POST
watchdog.
Disable
is
the
default
setting.
-
BMC
POST
Watchdog
Timeout
Set
the
BMC
POST
watchdog
timeout
value.
5
minutes
is
the
default
setting.
-
System
BMC
Serial
Port
Sharing
Enable
or
disable
the
system
BMC
serial
port
sharing.
Enable
is
the
default
setting.
-
BMC
Serial
Port
Access
Mode
Share
or
disable
the
BMC
serial
port
access
mode.
Shared
is
the
default
setting.
-
Reboot
system
on
NMI
If
you
enable
this
option,
the
server
automatically
restarts
60
seconds
after
the
service
processor
issues
a
nonmaskable
interrupt
(NMI)
to
the
server.
If
you
disable
this
option,
the
server
does
not
restart.
Enable
is
the
default
setting.
-
BMC
Network
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
BMC
Network
Configuration
information.
-
BMC
System
Event
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
BMC
system
event
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
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD
for
instructions.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
BMC
system
event
log.
v
Error
Logs
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
clear
error
logs.
This
choice
is
available
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
Chapter
5.
Configuration
information
and
instructions
137