IBM XSERIES 255 TYPE 8685, Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

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– If the on-board SCSI controller is disabled and no other controller and mass
storage device are installed, operating-system startup cannot occur.
– If the video controller is disabled and no video adapter is installed, the server
will have no video capability.
Select System Service Processor Settings to view the interrupt-request setting
(IRQ) that is used by the ISMP (service processor). You can then use the arrow
keys to select a new IRQ setting for the ISMP from the list of available choices.
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Date and Time
Select this choice to set the system date and time and to change the system
time that is sent to the ISMP (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).
v 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 16 for more information.
– Administrator Password
If an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter is installed in the server, you can
also set the administrator password and the remote-control 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 Remote Supervisor Adapter
in PCI slot 1.
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 16 for more information.
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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.
Note: If you attach a standard (non-USB) keyboard to the keyboard port, the
USB ports and devices will be disabled during the power-on self-test
(POST). You might need to enable keyboardless operation to prevent the
POST error message 301 from being displayed during startup. For
detailed information about this option and how to connect it to your server,
refer to the documentation that comes with the option.
The server uses a startup sequence to determine the device from which the
operating system is loaded. For example, you can define a startup sequence that
checks for a startable diskette in the diskette drive, then checks the hard disk
drive in bay 1, and then checks a network adapter.
You can set the Planar Ethernet PXE/DHCP menu choice to enable or disable
the Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) option for the integrated Gigabit
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