Dell PowerEdge systems 6300, User Manual

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Using the Resource Configuration Utility 5-1
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The Resource Configuration Utility (RCU) is used to tell the system what expansion
cards are installed and which expansion slots they occupy. With this information, the
system automatically configures Plug and Play expansion cards and PCI expansion
cards. Before your system was shipped from Dell, a technician used the RCU to enter
the correct information for the expansion cards initially installed in your computer.
The RCU also monitors the resources required by any installed Peripheral Component
Interconnect (PCI) expansion card. After installing or moving a PCI expansion card,
you should run the RCU to update the system’s database of available system
resources stored in nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM).
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The RCU is PCI-aware and can be used to configure PCI expansion cards. Configura-
tion information for PCI expansion cards is contained within the card, so no additional
.cfg file is required. You should run the RCU after installing or moving a PCI expansion
card to keep the system’s database of available resources accurate.
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The RCU is included on the Dell Server Assistant CD shipped with your system.
You can run the RCU directly from the CD or from a diskette that you create using the
CD’s main menu. Dell recommends that you run the RCU from a diskette because it is
not compatible with all operating systems. Also, using a diskette to run the utility