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With an optional BladeCenter Storage Expansion Unit 3, you can control all of the SAS hard disk drives in the host blade server. Set BSE3 Controls All Blade SAS HDD to Enable to control all of the hard disk drives in the host blade server. - Remote Console Redirection Select this choice to enable Serial over LAN (SOL) and to set remote console communication parameters. - Video Select this choice to view information about the integrated video controller. - System MAC Addresses Select this choice to view the MAC addresses for the Ethernet controllers on the blade server. v Date and Time Select this choice to set the system date and time, in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second). v System Security Select this choice to set a power-on password. See "Using passwords" on page 46 for more information about passwords. v Start Options Select this choice to view or change the start options. Changes in the start options take effect when you start the blade server. - Startup Sequence Options Select this choice to view or change the startup device sequence that is set for the blade server. Note: To set the startup sequence, which is the order in which the blade server checks devices to find a boot record, you must use the management-module Web interface. You can set keyboard operating characteristics, such as whether the blade server starts with the keyboard number lock on or off. You can enable the blade server to run without a diskette drive or keyboard. You can enable or disable the PXE option for either of the integrated Gigabit Ethernet controllers. The default setting is Planar Ethernet 1, which enables the PXE option for the first Ethernet controller on the blade server system board. You can enable or disable the Non-Planar Ethernet controllers, located on the MPE when installed. This setting is disabled by default. You can enable USB disk support that allows the blade server to use a USB storage device connected to the USB port of the BladeCenter unit's media tray. See the documentation for your BladeCenter unit for additional information. If you enable the boot fail count, the BIOS default settings will be restored after three consecutive failures to find a boot record. You can enable a virus-detection test that checks for changes in the boot record when the blade server starts. v Advanced Setup Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features. Important: The blade server might malfunction if these options are incorrectly configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully. - Memory Settings Select this choice to manually enable a pair of memory connectors. Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server 45

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With
an
optional
BladeCenter
Storage
Expansion
Unit
3,
you
can
control
all
of
the
SAS
hard
disk
drives
in
the
host
blade
server.
Set
BSE3
Controls
All
Blade
SAS
HDD
to
Enable
to
control
all
of
the
hard
disk
drives
in
the
host
blade
server.
–
Remote
Console
Redirection
Select
this
choice
to
enable
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
and
to
set
remote
console
communication
parameters.
–
Video
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
about
the
integrated
video
controller.
–
System
MAC
Addresses
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
MAC
addresses
for
the
Ethernet
controllers
on
the
blade
server.
v
Date
and
Time
Select
this
choice
to
set
the
system
date
and
time,
in
24-hour
format
(
hour:minute:second
).
v
System
Security
Select
this
choice
to
set
a
power-on
password.
See
“Using
passwords”
on
page
46
for
more
information
about
passwords.
v
Start
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
start
options.
Changes
in
the
start
options
take
effect
when
you
start
the
blade
server.
–
Startup
Sequence
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
startup
device
sequence
that
is
set
for
the
blade
server.
Note:
To
set
the
startup
sequence,
which
is
the
order
in
which
the
blade
server
checks
devices
to
find
a
boot
record,
you
must
use
the
management-module
Web
interface.
You
can
set
keyboard
operating
characteristics,
such
as
whether
the
blade
server
starts
with
the
keyboard
number
lock
on
or
off.
You
can
enable
the
blade
server
to
run
without
a
diskette
drive
or
keyboard.
You
can
enable
or
disable
the
PXE
option
for
either
of
the
integrated
Gigabit
Ethernet
controllers.
The
default
setting
is
Planar
Ethernet
1
,
which
enables
the
PXE
option
for
the
first
Ethernet
controller
on
the
blade
server
system
board.
You
can
enable
or
disable
the
Non-Planar
Ethernet
controllers,
located
on
the
MPE
when
installed.
This
setting
is
disabled
by
default.
You
can
enable
USB
disk
support
that
allows
the
blade
server
to
use
a
USB
storage
device
connected
to
the
USB
port
of
the
BladeCenter
unit's
media
tray.
See
the
documentation
for
your
BladeCenter
unit
for
additional
information.
If
you
enable
the
boot
fail
count,
the
BIOS
default
settings
will
be
restored
after
three
consecutive
failures
to
find
a
boot
record.
You
can
enable
a
virus-detection
test
that
checks
for
changes
in
the
boot
record
when
the
blade
server
starts.
v
Advanced
Setup
Select
this
choice
to
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features.
Important:
The
blade
server
might
malfunction
if
these
options
are
incorrectly
configured.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully.
–
Memory
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
manually
enable
a
pair
of
memory
connectors.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
blade
server
45