IBM pSeries 670, Service Manual

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Accessing the Service Processor Menus Remotely
If your system has a modem connected to serial port 1 or serial port 2 and is configured for call-in (see
“Modem Configuration Menu” on page 737), access the service processor menus remotely as follows:
1. With the system powered off, call in from a remote terminal.
2. The service processor detects ring-indicate and prompts you for a password (if one is set). When
verified, the service processor menus display remotely.
Saving and Restoring Service Processor Settings
All the settings that you make (except language) from the service processor menus can be backed up
either for recovering from a fault that may corrupt these settings, or for replicating these settings to other
servers that include a service processor.
The service aid, Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies, can be used to save your settings after
initial setup or whenever the settings must be changed for system operation purposes.
It is strongly recommended that you use this service aid for backing up service processor settings to
protect the usefulness of the service processor and the availability of the server. Refer to “Save or Restore
Hardware Management Policies,” in the “Introduction to Tasks and Service Aids” section of the
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Menu Inactivity
The service processor exits menu mode after ten minutes of inactivity and displays a message indicating
that it has done so. Pressing any key on the virtual terminal window causes the main menu to display.
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