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Configuring the NovaScale Blade Server
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You can set keyboard operating characteristics, such as whether the NovaScale Blade Server
starts with the keyboard number lock on or off. You can enable the NovaScale Blade Server to
run without a diskette drive or keyboard.
You can enable or disable the PXE option for either of the integrated Gigabit Ethernet
controllers. The default setting for this menu item is
Planar Ethernet 1 , which enables the PXE
option for the first Ethernet controller on the system board.
If you enable the boot fail count, the BIOS default settings will be restored after three
consecutive failures to find a boot record.
You can enable a virus-detection test that checks for changes in the boot record when the
NovaScale Blade Server starts.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup menu only.
• Advanced Setup
Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features.
Important: The NovaScale Blade Server might malfunction if these options are incorrectly
configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully.
— Memory Settings
Select this choice to manually enable a pair of memory DIMMs.
If a memory error is detected during POST or during memory configuration, the NovaScale
Blade Server automatically disables the failing pair of memory connectors and continues
operating with reduced memory. After the problem is corrected, you must enable the
memory connectors. Use the arrow keys to highlight the rows representing the pair that you
want to enable; then use the arrow keys to select
Enable .
To maintain optimum system operation in the event of a memory failure, you can set the
Memory Configuration for memory Mirroring or Sparing . Memory mirroring stores
duplicate data on two DIMMs to prevent data loss if a DIMM fails. Memory sparing
removes the failed memory from the system configuration and activtes a Hot Spare Memory
pair of DIMMs to replace the failed pair of DIMMs. Before you can enable memory
mirroring or sparing, at least two pairs of DIMMs must be installed in the NovaScale Blade
Server. These pairs must adhere to the special requirements described in “Installing memory
modules” on page 23.
— CPU Options
Select this choice to disable the processor cache or to set the processor cache to use the
write-back or the write-through method. Write-back caching generally provides better
system performance
You can also select this choice to enable or disable hyper-threading and adjust the processor
performance settings. If enabled, hyper-threading will only be active if it is supported by the
operating system.
— PCI Bus Control
Select this choice to view and set interrupts for PCI devices and to configure the master
latency timer value for the NovaScale Blade Server.
— Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Settings
Select this choice to enable or disable the Reboot on System NMI option on the menu. If
you enable this option, the NovaScale Blade Server will automatically restart 60 seconds
after the service processor issues a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) to the NovaScale Blade