IBM x3500 User Guide - Page 66

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you type the administrator password at the password prompt. For more information, see "Administrator password" on page 55. - Power-on Password Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See "Power-on password" on page 54 for more information. v Start Options Select this choice to view or change the start options. Changes in the start options take effect when you restart the server. You can set keyboard operating characteristics, such as whether the server starts with the keyboard number lock on or off. You can enable the server to run without a monitor, or keyboard. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Startup Sequence Options The startup sequence specifies the order in which the server checks devices to find a boot record. The server starts from the first boot record that it finds. If the server has Wake on LAN hardware and software and the operating system supports Wake on LAN functions, you can specify a startup sequence for the Wake on LAN functions. You can also specify whether an integrated controller or a PCI adapter has boot precedence. If you enable the boot fail count, the BIOS default settings will be restored after three consecutive failures to find a boot record. v Advanced Setup Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features. Important: The server might malfunction if these optional devices 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 enable or disable Hyper-Threading, the pre-fetch queue, C1 enhanced mode, and no-execute mode memory protection. The default setting for Hyper-Threading is Enabled. - PCI Bus Control Select this choice to view the system resources that are used by the installed PCI, PCI Express, or PCI-X devices. - IPMI Select this choice to view or clear the system event log, make changes to the serial/modem device commands and the POST watchdog settings, and view the LAN settings. - IPMI Specification Version This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the IPMI and BMC version. - BMC Hardware/Firmware Version This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the BMC firmware version. - Clear System Event Log Enable or disable the system event log clearing. If system event-log clearing is enabled, it will reset to disabled when the BMC system-event log is cleared. Disabled is the default setting. - Existing Event Log number This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the number of entries in the system-event log. 52 IBM System x3500 Type 7977: User's Guide

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you
type
the
administrator
password
at
the
password
prompt.
For
more
information,
see
“Administrator
password”
on
page
55.
Power-on
Password
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
a
power-on
password.
See
“Power-on
password”
on
page
54
for
more
information.
v
Start
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
start
options.
Changes
in
the
start
options
take
effect
when
you
restart
the
server.
You
can
set
keyboard
operating
characteristics,
such
as
whether
the
server
starts
with
the
keyboard
number
lock
on
or
off.
You
can
enable
the
server
to
run
without
a
monitor,
or
keyboard.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
Startup
Sequence
Options
The
startup
sequence
specifies
the
order
in
which
the
server
checks
devices
to
find
a
boot
record.
The
server
starts
from
the
first
boot
record
that
it
finds.
If
the
server
has
Wake
on
LAN
hardware
and
software
and
the
operating
system
supports
Wake
on
LAN
functions,
you
can
specify
a
startup
sequence
for
the
Wake
on
LAN
functions.
You
can
also
specify
whether
an
integrated
controller
or
a
PCI
adapter
has
boot
precedence.
If
you
enable
the
boot
fail
count,
the
BIOS
default
settings
will
be
restored
after
three
consecutive
failures
to
find
a
boot
record.
v
Advanced
Setup
Select
this
choice
to
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features.
Important:
The
server
might
malfunction
if
these
optional
devices
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
enable
or
disable
Hyper-Threading,
the
pre-fetch
queue,
C1
enhanced
mode,
and
no-execute
mode
memory
protection.
The
default
setting
for
Hyper-Threading
is
Enabled
.
PCI
Bus
Control
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
system
resources
that
are
used
by
the
installed
PCI,
PCI
Express,
or
PCI-X
devices.
IPMI
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
clear
the
system
event
log,
make
changes
to
the
serial/modem
device
commands
and
the
POST
watchdog
settings,
and
view
the
LAN
settings.
-
IPMI
Specification
Version
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
IPMI
and
BMC
version.
-
BMC
Hardware/Firmware
Version
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
BMC
firmware
version.
-
Clear
System
Event
Log
Enable
or
disable
the
system
event
log
clearing.
If
system
event-log
clearing
is
enabled,
it
will
reset
to
disabled
when
the
BMC
system-event
log
is
cleared.
Disabled
is
the
default
setting.
-
Existing
Event
Log
number
This
is
a
nonselectable
menu
item
that
displays
the
number
of
entries
in
the
system-event
log.
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IBM
System
x3500
Type
7977:
User’s
Guide