Bull Escala EL260B, Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server
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After you enter the VPD values, the blade server powers down the first partition and
reboots the service processor.
6. Start the Escala EL260B blade server to continue using the blade server with the new
management card.
4.3 Using the SMS utility
Use the System Management Services (SMS) utility to perform a variety of configuration
tasks on the Escala EL260B blade server.
4.3.1 Starting the SMS utility
Start the SMS utility to configure the blade server.
1. Turn on or restart the blade server, and establish an SOL session with it.
2. When the POST menu and indicators are displayed, press the 1 key after the word
Keyboard is displayed and before the word Speaker is displayed.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
4.3.2 SMS utility menu choices
Select SMS tasks from the SMS utility main menu. Choices on the SMS utility main menu
depend on the version of the firmware in the blade server. Some menu choices might differ
slightly from these descriptions.
• Select Language
Select this choice to change the language that is used to display the SMS menus.
•
Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)
Select this choice to enable and set up the remote startup capability of the blade server
or partition.
• Change SCSI Settings
Select this choice to view and change the addresses of the SCSI controllers that are
attached to the blade server.
•
Select Console
Select this choice to select the console on which the SMS menus are displayed.
•
Select Boot Options
Select this choice to view and set various options regarding the installation devices
and boot devices.