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v System Information Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. v Devices and I/O Ports Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. Select this choice to enable or disable integrated Ethernet controllers and all standard ports (such as serial, USB, and parallel). Enable is the default setting for all controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the device). If you disable the integrated Ethernet controller and no Ethernet adapter is installed, the server will have no Ethernet capability. If you disable the integrated USB controller, the server will have no USB capability; to maintain USB capability, make sure that Enabled is selected for the USB Support and USB 2.0 Support options. If the server is a SATA model, select this choice to configure the SATA ports. Select this choice to enable and configure serial remote video and keyboard redirection, and to set other remote console values. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Parallel Port Setup Select this choice to enable or disable the parallel port and to adjust the parallel port resources and features. - Remote Console Redirection Select this choice to enable and configure serial remote video and keyboard redirection. - System MAC Address Select this choice to view the MAC address for the network devices that are installed in the server. - Advanced Chipset Control Select this choice to modify settings that control features of the core chip set on the system board. Attention: Do not make changes in the Advanced Chipset Control option unless you are directed to do so by an IBM authorized service representative. - Video Select this choice to view the video information. v Date and Time Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second). v System Security Select this choice to set password settings. See "Passwords" on page 80 for more information about passwords. You can also enable the chassis-intrusion detector to alert you each time that the server cover is removed. - Administrator Password This choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu. Select this choice to set, change, or delete an administrator password. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it Chapter 3. Configuring the server 77

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v
System
Information
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
about
the
server.
When
you
make
changes
through
other
options
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
some
of
those
changes
are
reflected
in
the
system
information;
you
cannot
change
settings
directly
in
the
system
information.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
v
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
assignments
for
devices
and
input/output
(I/O)
ports.
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
integrated
Ethernet
controllers
and
all
standard
ports
(such
as
serial,
USB,
and
parallel).
Enable
is
the
default
setting
for
all
controllers.
If
you
disable
a
device,
it
cannot
be
configured,
and
the
operating
system
will
not
be
able
to
detect
it
(this
is
equivalent
to
disconnecting
the
device).
If
you
disable
the
integrated
Ethernet
controller
and
no
Ethernet
adapter
is
installed,
the
server
will
have
no
Ethernet
capability.
If
you
disable
the
integrated
USB
controller,
the
server
will
have
no
USB
capability;
to
maintain
USB
capability,
make
sure
that
Enabled
is
selected
for
the
USB
Support
and
USB
2.0
Support
options.
If
the
server
is
a
SATA
model,
select
this
choice
to
configure
the
SATA
ports.
Select
this
choice
to
enable
and
configure
serial
remote
video
and
keyboard
redirection,
and
to
set
other
remote
console
values.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
–
Parallel
Port
Setup
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
parallel
port
and
to
adjust
the
parallel
port
resources
and
features.
–
Remote
Console
Redirection
Select
this
choice
to
enable
and
configure
serial
remote
video
and
keyboard
redirection.
–
System
MAC
Address
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
MAC
address
for
the
network
devices
that
are
installed
in
the
server.
–
Advanced
Chipset
Control
Select
this
choice
to
modify
settings
that
control
features
of
the
core
chip
set
on
the
system
board.
Attention:
Do
not
make
changes
in
the
Advanced
Chipset
Control
option
unless
you
are
directed
to
do
so
by
an
IBM
authorized
service
representative.
–
Video
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
video
information.
v
Date
and
Time
Select
this
choice
to
set
the
date
and
time
in
the
server,
in
24-hour
format
(
hour
:
minute
:
second
).
v
System
Security
Select
this
choice
to
set
password
settings.
See
“Passwords”
on
page
80
for
more
information
about
passwords.
You
can
also
enable
the
chassis-intrusion
detector
to
alert
you
each
time
that
the
server
cover
is
removed.
–
Administrator
Password
This
choice
is
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
Select
this
choice
to
set,
change,
or
delete
an
administrator
password.
An
administrator
password
is
intended
to
be
used
by
a
system
administrator;
it
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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