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Startup, Options, Sequence, Advanced, Setup, Important, Memory, Settings, Retesting, Disabled, DIMMs

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If the EFI is accidentally started, after the boot process is complete type Ctrl+Alt+Delete at the Shell > prompt; then, press F1 when the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears and remove EFI as a startup option in the Startup Options → Startup Sequence screen. v Advanced Setup Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features. Important: The server might malfunction if these options are incorrectly configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully. - Memory Settings Select this choice to check memory status and to adjust other memory settings. If a memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the blade server automatically disables the failing memory pair and continues operating with reduced memory. After the problem is corrected, you must enable Retesting of Disabled DIMMs. This will cause the disabled memory connectors to be retested during POST and enabled if they are operating correctly. To maintain optimum system operation in the event of a memory failure, you can enable the Hot Spare Row feature. This feature removes the failed memory from the system configuration and activates a Hot Spare Memory pair of DIMMs to replace the failed memory pair of DIMMs. Before you can enable the Hot Spare Memory feature, at least two pairs of DIMMs must be installed in the blade server that adhere to the special requirements described in "Installing memory modules" on page 27. - CPU Options Select this choice to enable or disable hyper-threading and adjust microprocessor performance settings. If enabled, hyper-threading will only be active if it is supported by your operating system. - PCI Bus Control Select this choice to view and configure the master-latency-timer value for the blade server. - USB Configuration Select this choice to enable and configure USB devices. All devices in the BladeCenter media tray and the BladeCenter keyboard and mouse are viewed as USB devices by the blade server. - FRB Select this choice to configure the blade server Integrated System Management Processor (ISMP), including how the ISMP responds to POST errors, the time limit for blade server expansion option detection, and blade server microprocessor detection and activation. v Error Logs Select this choice to enable and clear the blade server error and event logs. Error and event logs are viewed using the BladeCenter management-module Web interface. See the BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide on the IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD or the BladeCenter T Management Module User's Guide on the IBM BladeCenter T Documentation CD for information and instructions. v Save Settings Select this choice to save the changes you have made in the settings and exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Chapter 4. Configuring your blade server 53

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If
the
EFI
is
accidentally
started,
after
the
boot
process
is
complete
type
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
at
the
Shell
>
prompt;
then,
press
F1
when
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears
and
remove
EFI
as
a
startup
option
in
the
Startup
Options
→
Startup
Sequence
screen.
v
Advanced
Setup
Select
this
choice
to
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features.
Important:
The
server
might
malfunction
if
these
options
are
incorrectly
configured.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully.
–
Memory
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
check
memory
status
and
to
adjust
other
memory
settings.
If
a
memory
error
is
detected
during
POST
or
memory
configuration,
the
blade
server
automatically
disables
the
failing
memory
pair
and
continues
operating
with
reduced
memory.
After
the
problem
is
corrected,
you
must
enable
Retesting
of
Disabled
DIMMs
.
This
will
cause
the
disabled
memory
connectors
to
be
retested
during
POST
and
enabled
if
they
are
operating
correctly.
To
maintain
optimum
system
operation
in
the
event
of
a
memory
failure,
you
can
enable
the
Hot
Spare
Row
feature.
This
feature
removes
the
failed
memory
from
the
system
configuration
and
activates
a
Hot
Spare
Memory
pair
of
DIMMs
to
replace
the
failed
memory
pair
of
DIMMs.
Before
you
can
enable
the
Hot
Spare
Memory
feature,
at
least
two
pairs
of
DIMMs
must
be
installed
in
the
blade
server
that
adhere
to
the
special
requirements
described
in
“Installing
memory
modules”
on
page
27.
–
CPU
Options
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
hyper-threading
and
adjust
microprocessor
performance
settings.
If
enabled,
hyper-threading
will
only
be
active
if
it
is
supported
by
your
operating
system.
–
PCI
Bus
Control
Select
this
choice
to
view
and
configure
the
master-latency-timer
value
for
the
blade
server.
–
USB
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
enable
and
configure
USB
devices.
All
devices
in
the
BladeCenter
media
tray
and
the
BladeCenter
keyboard
and
mouse
are
viewed
as
USB
devices
by
the
blade
server.
–
FRB
Select
this
choice
to
configure
the
blade
server
Integrated
System
Management
Processor
(ISMP),
including
how
the
ISMP
responds
to
POST
errors,
the
time
limit
for
blade
server
expansion
option
detection,
and
blade
server
microprocessor
detection
and
activation.
v
Error
Logs
Select
this
choice
to
enable
and
clear
the
blade
server
error
and
event
logs.
Error
and
event
logs
are
viewed
using
the
BladeCenter
management-module
Web
interface.
See
the
BladeCenter
Management
Module
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Documentation
CD
or
the
BladeCenter
T
Management
Module
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
T
Documentation
CD
for
information
and
instructions.
v
Save
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
save
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings
and
exit
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
your
blade
server
53