IBM eserver pSeries 690, User Manual

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Chapter 4. Using System Management Services
Use the system management services menus to view information about your system or
partition, and to perform tasks such as setting a password, changing the boot list, and
setting the network parameters.
To start the text-based System Management Services, press the number 1 key on the
terminal or in the virtual terminal window on the HMC after the word keyboard appears
and before the word speaker appears. After the text-based System Management
Services starts, the following screen displays.
Main Menu
1 Select Language
2 Change Password Options (NOT available in LPAR mode)
3 View Error Log
4 Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)
5 Change SCSI Settings
6 Select Console (NOT available in LPAR mode)
7 Select Boot Options
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Navigation keys:
X = eXit System Management Services
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Type the number of the menu item and press Enter or Select a Navigation key: _
Note: The System Management Services menus can also be started using the Service
Processor Boot Mode Menu. See page 31.
On all menus except the Main Menu, there are several navigation keys:
M Return to the main menu.
ESC Return to the previous menu.
X Exit the System Management Services and start the operating system.
If X is entered, you are asked to confirm your choice to exit the SMS menus
and start the operating system.
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