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Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

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Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to: v View configuration information v View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports v Set the date and time v Set and change passwords and Remote Control Security settings v Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features v View and clear error logs Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available. 3. Select settings to view or change. Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending on the version of the BIOS code in your server, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions. v System Summary Select this choice to display configuration information. This includes the type, speed, and cache sizes of the microprocessors and the amount of memory installed. Changes that you make to configuration settings appear on this summary screen. You cannot edit the fields. This choice appears on both the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menus. v System Information Select this choice to display information about your server. Changes that you make on other menus might appear on this summary screen. You cannot edit any fields. The System Information choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. - Product Data Select this choice to view system information, such as the machine type and model, the server serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS and diagnostics code stored in the electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM). v Devices and I/O Ports Select this choice to view or change the assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can use this choice also to enable or disable the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities and Ethernet controllers, and standard ports (serial, parallel, and so on). 14 IBM xSeries 335 Type 8676: User's Guide

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Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to:
v
View configuration information
v
View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports
v
Set the date and time
v
Set and change passwords and Remote Control Security settings
v
Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices
v
Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
v
View and clear error logs
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program
Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program:
1.
Turn on the server.
2.
When the prompt
Press F1 for Configuration/Setup
appears, press F1. If you
have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must
type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility
menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited
Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available.
3.
Select settings to view or change.
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending
on the version of the BIOS code in your server, some menu choices might differ
slightly from these descriptions.
v
System Summary
Select this choice to display configuration information. This includes the type,
speed, and cache sizes of the microprocessors and the amount of memory
installed.
Changes that you make to configuration settings appear on this summary screen.
You cannot edit the fields.
This choice appears on both the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility
menus.
v
System Information
Select this choice to display information about your server. Changes that you
make on other menus might appear on this summary screen. You cannot edit
any fields. The
System Information
choice appears only on the full
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
–
Product Data
Select this choice to view system information, such as the machine type and
model, the server serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the
BIOS and diagnostics code stored in the electrically erasable programmable
ROM (EEPROM).
v
Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change the assignments for devices and
input/output (I/O) ports. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup
Utility main menu.
You can use this choice also to enable or disable the integrated SCSI controller
with RAID capabilities and Ethernet controllers, and standard ports (serial,
parallel, and so on).
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