IBM 7979B1U, User Manual

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Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output
(I/O) ports. You can configure the serial ports, configure remote console
redirection, enable or disable integrated Ethernet controllers, the SAS controller,
IDE channels, and PCI slots, and view the system Ethernet MAC addresses. If
you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system will not
be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the device).
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
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Date and Time
Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format
( hour : minute : second ).
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
v System Security
Select this choice to set passwords. See “Passwords” on page 90 for more
information.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
– Administrator Password
Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An
administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it
limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If an administrator
password is set, the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available only if
you type the administrator password at the password prompt. For more
information, see “Administrator password” on page 91.
– Power-on Password
Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See “Power-on
password” on page 90 for more information.
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Start Options
Select this choice to view or change the start options, including the startup
sequence, keyboard NumLock state, PXE boot option, and PCI device boot
priority. Changes in the startup options take effect when you start the server.
The startup sequence specifies the order in which the server checks devices to
find a boot record. The server starts from the first boot record that it finds. If the
server has Wake on LAN hardware and software and the operating system
supports Wake on LAN functions, you can specify a startup sequence for the
Wake on LAN functions. For example, you can define a startup sequence that
checks for a disc in the CD-RW/DVD drive, then checks the hard disk drive, and
then checks a network adapter.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
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Advanced Setup
Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features.
Important: The server might malfunction if these options are incorrectly
configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
– System Partition VIsibility
Select this choice to make the System Partition hidden or visible.
– Memory Settings
Select this choice to enable or disable pairs of memory connectors, configure
the memory mode (flat, memory-mirroring, or online-spare), and view the
memory speed.
Chapter 3. Configuring the server
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