Configuration Overview
Configuration Overview
You play a key role in how your server allocates resources to
organize and interconnect hardware devices and software programs.
This allocation process is referred to as configuration. The steps
required to configure your server depend on the number and types
of devices and programs that you install.
Your server supports PCI adapters, ISA adapters, and SCSI devices.
This flexibility lets you choose from many adapters and devices that
comply with these standards.
In general, the greater the number and variety of hardware devices
and software programs that you install in your server, the more you
will have to interact with your server and your devices to correctly
configure your system.
Two hardware configuration utility programs come with your
server:
Configuration/Setup
SCSISelect
The built-in Configuration/Setup utility program configures
system-board functions, such as serial and parallel port assignments,
and the startup sequence for drives that you install. This utility
program also allows you to set passwords for starting up and
accessing the Configuration/Setup utility program.
The built-in SCSI utility program, SCSISelect, allows you to
configure the SCSI devices that you install in your server. You can
use SCSISelect to change default values, resolve configuration
conflicts, and perform a low-level format on SCSI hard disk drives.
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