
FT5000 HANDBOOK 7/1
7
CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE AND
UTILITIES
This chapter describes the Power-on Self Test (POST) and system configuration utilities.
The table below briefly describes the utilities.
Utility
Description and brief procedure
BIOS Setup
If the system does not have a diskette drive, or the drive is disabled or
misconfigured, use Setup to enable it.
Or, you can move the CMOS jumper on the system board from the default
setting (Protect CMOS memory) to the Clear setting; this will allow most
system configurations to boot.
For the procedure to do this, (see the ‘Mainboard’ chapter for details). Then
run the SSU to configure the system.
Server Setup Utility (SSU)
Use for extended system configuration of onboard resources and add-in
boards, viewing the system event log (SEL), setting boot device priority, or
setting system security options.
The SSU can only be run from a set of DOS-bootable diskettes. See the
detailed information starting on page 13 of this chapter on how to make a
set of SSU diskettes.
Information entered via the SSU overrides information entered via Setup.
Emergency Management Port
(EMP) Console
Use to access and monitor the server remotely.
FRUSDR Load Utility
Use to update the Field Replacement Unit (FRU), Sensor Data Record
(SDR), and Desktop Management Interface (DMI) flash components.
BIOS Update Utility
Use to update the BIOS or recover from a corrupted BIOS update.
Firmware Update Utility
Use to update BMC flash ROM.
Symbios SCSI Utility
Use to configure or view the settings of the SCSI host adapters and onboard
SCSI devices in the system.
Hot keys
Use the keyboard’s numeric pad to enter numbers and symbols.
To do this:
Press these keys
Clear memory and reload the operating
system
this is a system reset.
<Ctrl+Alt+Del>
Secure your system immediately.
<Ctrl+Alt>+hotkey (Set your hot-key
combination with the SSU or Setup.)
Enter BIOS Setup during POST BIOS.
F2
Abort memory test during BIOS POST.
ESC (press while BIOS is updating memory
size on screen)