IBM eServer xSeries 335 Type 8676, Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

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Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to:
v View configuration information
v
View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports
v Set the date and time
v
Set and change passwords and Remote Control Security settings
v Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices
v
Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
v View and clear error logs
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program
Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt
Press F1 for Configuration/Setup
appears, press F1. If you
have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must
type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility
menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited
Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available.
3. Select settings to view or change.
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
The choices on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, listed below, are
described more fully in the
User’s Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD.
Depending on the level of BIOS code installed on the server, the choices may differ
slightly from those listed here.
v System Summary
Select this choice to display configuration information.
v System Information
Select this choice to display information, including Product Data, about your
server. It appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
v Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change the assignments for devices and
input/output (I/O) ports. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup
Utility main menu.
Note: The default setting is Enabled for all the controllers you can control from
this menu. If you select Disabled , the system will not configure the
disabled device and the operating system will not detect the device. (This
is equivalent to unplugging the device.)
v
Date and Time
Select this choice to set the system date and time. This choice appears only on
the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
v System Security
Select this choice to set passwords or the Remote Control Security settings. This
choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. See
“Using passwords” on page 12 and “Remote-control password” on page 14 for
more information about passwords.
Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be
overridden or removed. You must replace the system board.
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