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v Startup Option Select this choice to view or change the start options. Changes in the start options take effect when you start the blade workstation. You can set keyboard operating characteristics, such as keyboardless operation, or specify whether the blade workstation starts with the keyboard number lock on or off. You can specify how or whether the blade workstation restarts when power is restored. You can enable a virus-detecting test that checks for changes in the boot record when the blade workstation starts. - Startup Sequence Options Select this choice to view the Startup Sequence menu. The startup sequence specifies the order in which the blade workstation checks devices to find a boot record. The blade workstation starts from the first boot record that it finds. v Advanced Setup Select this choice to change values for advanced hardware features, such as CPU options and PCI configuration. Important: The blade workstation might malfunction if these settings are incorrectly configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - CPU Options Select this choice to view or change the microprocessor options. - PCI Bus Control Select this choice to view or change the system resources that are used by the installed PCI or PCI Express devices. - Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings Select this choice to view the baseboard management controller (BMC) information and to change some items. You can enable or disable the BMC watchdog timer and enable or disable clearing the system event/error log. - BMC Network Configuration Select this choice to view and change the BMC network configuration. - BMC COM Port Sharing/Configuration Select this choice to enable or disable serial port sharing and specify the serial port access mode. - System Event Log Select this choice to view all entries in the system event/error log since the log was last cleared. - Compression Card Network Configuration Select this choice to view or change the IP address, subnet mask, or gateway of the compression card. v 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. Chapter 4. Configuring the blade workstation 33

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v
Startup
Option
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
start
options.
Changes
in
the
start
options
take
effect
when
you
start
the
blade
workstation.
You
can
set
keyboard
operating
characteristics,
such
as
keyboardless
operation,
or
specify
whether
the
blade
workstation
starts
with
the
keyboard
number
lock
on
or
off.
You
can
specify
how
or
whether
the
blade
workstation
restarts
when
power
is
restored.
You
can
enable
a
virus-detecting
test
that
checks
for
changes
in
the
boot
record
when
the
blade
workstation
starts.
–
Startup
Sequence
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
Startup
Sequence
menu.
The
startup
sequence
specifies
the
order
in
which
the
blade
workstation
checks
devices
to
find
a
boot
record.
The
blade
workstation
starts
from
the
first
boot
record
that
it
finds.
v
Advanced
Setup
Select
this
choice
to
change
values
for
advanced
hardware
features,
such
as
CPU
options
and
PCI
configuration.
Important:
The
blade
workstation
might
malfunction
if
these
settings
are
incorrectly
configured.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
–
CPU
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
microprocessor
options.
–
PCI
Bus
Control
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
system
resources
that
are
used
by
the
installed
PCI
or
PCI
Express
devices.
–
Baseboard
Management
Controller
(BMC)
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
information
and
to
change
some
items.
You
can
enable
or
disable
the
BMC
watchdog
timer
and
enable
or
disable
clearing
the
system
event/error
log.
-
BMC
Network
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
view
and
change
the
BMC
network
configuration.
-
BMC
COM
Port
Sharing/Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
serial
port
sharing
and
specify
the
serial
port
access
mode.
-
System
Event
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
all
entries
in
the
system
event/error
log
since
the
log
was
last
cleared.
–
Compression
Card
Network
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
IP
address,
subnet
mask,
or
gateway
of
the
compression
card.
v
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.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
blade
workstation
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