IBM Netfinity 4500R, User Reference Manual

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Chapter 3. Configuring your server
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Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
— System Card Data
Select this choice to view vital product data (VPD) for some server
components.
• Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change the assignments for devices and
input/output ports. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup
Utility main menu.
• Date and Time
Select this choice to set the system date and time and to change the system time
sent to the Advanced System Management Processor (service processor) when
the server is started. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup
Utility main menu.
The system time is in a 24-hour format: hour:minute:second.
You can set a time delta to be added or subtracted from the system time that is
sent to the service processor (Advanced System Management Processor) each
time the server is started. Use the number keys to enter the hours and minutes
and + or
−
to add or subtract from the system time. If you want the system clock
time to be the same as the Advanced System Management Processor clock time,
leave the value set at its default of 0.
• System Security
Select this choice to set passwords or a system owner’s name. This choice
appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
You can implement two levels of password protection:
— Power-on Password
Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See “Using
passwords” on page 15 for more information.
— Administrator Password
Select this choice to set or change an administrator password.
Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot
be overridden or removed. You must replace the system board.
The administrator password provides access to all choices on the
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can set, change, or delete both
the administrator and power-on passwords, and allow a power-on
password to be changed by the user.
See “Using passwords” on page 15 for more information.
— System Owner’s Name
Select this choice to specify a system owner’s name, which will display
during POST. You can remove or change the name only from the System
Security menu. You can use any combination of up to 16 characters for the
system owner’s name.
•
Start Options
Select this choice to view or change the start options. This choice appears only
on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Start options take effect
when you start your server.
You can select keyboard operating characteristics, such as the keyboard speed.
You also can specify whether the keyboard number lock starts on or off. You also
can enable the server to run without a diskette drive, monitor, or keyboard.
The server uses a startup sequence to determine the device from which the
operating system loads. For example, you can define a startup sequence that