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Passwords - BMC Serial Port Access Mode Share or disable the BMC serial port access mode. Shared is the default setting. - Reboot system on NMI If you enable this option, the server automatically restarts 60 seconds after the service processor issues a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) to the server. If you disable this option, the server does not restart. Enable is the default setting. - BMC Network Configuration Select this choice to view the BMC Network Configuration information. - BMC System Event Log Select this choice to view the BMC system event log, which contains all system error and warning messages that have been generated. Use the arrow keys to move between pages in the log. If an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed, the full text of the error messages is displayed; otherwise, the log contains only numeric error codes. Run the diagnostic program to get more information about error codes that occur. See the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM Documentation CD for instructions. Select Clear error logs to clear the BMC system event log. v Error Logs Select this choice to view or clear error logs. This choice is available on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - POST Error Log Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages that were generated during POST. Select Clear error logs to clear the POST error log. v Save Settings Select this choice to save the changes that you have made in the settings. v Restore Settings Select this choice to cancel the changes that you have made in the settings and restore the previous settings. v Load Default Settings Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and restore the factory settings. v Exit Setup Select this choice to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you have not saved the changes you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them. From the System Security choice, you can set, change, and delete a power-on password and an administrator password. The System Security choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. If you set only a power-on password, you must type the power-on password to complete the system startup, and you have access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you set only an Chapter 3. Configuring the server 59

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BMC
Serial
Port
Access
Mode
Share
or
disable
the
BMC
serial
port
access
mode.
Shared
is
the
default
setting.
-
Reboot
system
on
NMI
If
you
enable
this
option,
the
server
automatically
restarts
60
seconds
after
the
service
processor
issues
a
nonmaskable
interrupt
(NMI)
to
the
server.
If
you
disable
this
option,
the
server
does
not
restart.
Enable
is
the
default
setting.
-
BMC
Network
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
BMC
Network
Configuration
information.
-
BMC
System
Event
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
BMC
system
event
log,
which
contains
all
system
error
and
warning
messages
that
have
been
generated.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
move
between
pages
in
the
log.
If
an
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
is
installed,
the
full
text
of
the
error
messages
is
displayed;
otherwise,
the
log
contains
only
numeric
error
codes.
Run
the
diagnostic
program
to
get
more
information
about
error
codes
that
occur.
See
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
on
the
IBM
Documentation
CD
for
instructions.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
BMC
system
event
log.
v
Error
Logs
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
clear
error
logs.
This
choice
is
available
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
POST
Error
Log
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
three
most
recent
error
codes
and
messages
that
were
generated
during
POST.
Select
Clear
error
logs
to
clear
the
POST
error
log.
v
Save
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
save
the
changes
that
you
have
made
in
the
settings.
v
Restore
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
cancel
the
changes
that
you
have
made
in
the
settings
and
restore
the
previous
settings.
v
Load
Default
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
cancel
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings
and
restore
the
factory
settings.
v
Exit
Setup
Select
this
choice
to
exit
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
If
you
have
not
saved
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings,
you
are
asked
whether
you
want
to
save
the
changes
or
exit
without
saving
them.
Passwords
From
the
System
Security
choice,
you
can
set,
change,
and
delete
a
power-on
password
and
an
administrator
password.
The
System
Security
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
If
you
set
only
a
power-on
password,
you
must
type
the
power-on
password
to
complete
the
system
startup,
and
you
have
access
to
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
An
administrator
password
is
intended
to
be
used
by
a
system
administrator;
it
limits
access
to
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
If
you
set
only
an
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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