IBM HS40 - BladeCenter - 8839, Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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If the EFI is accidentally started, after the boot process is complete type
Ctrl+Alt+Delete at the
Shell >
prompt; then, press F1 when the prompt
Press F1 for Configuration/Setup
appears and remove EFI as a startup
option in the Startup Options
→
Startup Sequence screen.
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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.
– Memory Settings
Select this choice to check memory status and to adjust other memory
settings.
If a memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the blade
server automatically disables the failing memory pair and continues operating
with reduced memory. After the problem is corrected, you must enable
Retesting of Disabled DIMMs . This will cause the disabled memory
connectors to be retested during POST and enabled if they are operating
correctly.
To maintain optimum system operation in the event of a memory failure, you
can enable the Hot Spare Row feature. This feature removes the failed
memory from the system configuration and activates a Hot Spare Memory pair
of DIMMs to replace the failed memory pair of DIMMs. Before you can enable
the Hot Spare Memory feature, at least two pairs of DIMMs must be installed
in the blade server that adhere to the special requirements described in
“Installing memory modules” on page 44.
– CPU Options
Select this choice to enable or disable hyper-threading and adjust
microprocessor performance settings. If enabled, hyper-threading will only be
active if it is supported by your operating system.
– PCI Bus Control
Select this choice to view and configure the master-latency-timer value for the
blade server.
– USB Configuration
Select this choice to enable and configure USB devices. All devices in the
BladeCenter media tray and the BladeCenter keyboard and mouse are viewed
as USB devices by the blade server.
– FRB
Select this choice to configure the blade server Integrated System
Management Processor (ISMP), including how the ISMP responds to POST
errors, the time limit for blade server expansion option detection, and blade
server microprocessor detection and activation.
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Error Logs
Select this choice to enable and clear the blade server error and event logs.
Error and event logs are viewed using the BladeCenter management-module
Web interface. See the BladeCenter Management Module User’s Guide on the
IBM BladeCenter Documentation CD or the BladeCenter T Management Module
User’s Guide on the IBM BladeCenter T Documentation CD for information and
instructions.
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Save Settings
Select this choice to save the changes you have made in the settings and exit
from the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
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Restore Settings
Chapter 2. Configuring the blade server
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