Chapter 2. configuring your server, Chapter, Configuring – IBM 206 User Manual

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Chapter

2.

Configuring

your

server

The

following

configuration

programs

are

provided

with

your

server:

v

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

The

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

is

part

of

the

basic

input/output

system

(BIOS)

code

in

your

server.

Use

it

to

configure

serial

port

assignments,

change

interrupt

request

(IRQ)

settings,

change

the

startup-device

sequence,

set

the

date

and

time,

and

set

passwords.

For

information

about

using

this

utility

program,

see

“Using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program”

on

page

16.

v

IBM

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD

The

ServerGuide

program

provides

software-setup

tools

and

installation

tools

that

are

designed

for

your

server.

Use

this

CD

during

the

installation

of

your

server

to

configure

basic

hardware

features,

such

as

an

integrated

SCSI

controller

with

RAID

capabilities,

and

to

simplify

the

installation

of

your

operating

system.

For

information

about

using

this

CD,

see

“Using

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD”

on

page

20.

v

Boot

Menu

program

The

Boot

Menu

program

is

part

of

the

BIOS

code

in

your

server.

Use

it

to

temporarily

assign

a

device

to

be

first

in

the

startup

sequence,

overriding

the

startup

sequence

that

is

set

in

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program.

v

Intel

Gigabit

Ethernet

Utility

program

The

Intel

Gigabit

Ethernet

Utility

program

is

part

of

the

BIOS

code

in

your

server.

You

can

use

it

to

configure

the

network

as

a

startable

device,

and

you

can

customize

where

the

network

startup

option

appears

in

your

startup

sequence.

Enable

the

Intel

Gigabit

Ethernet

Utility

from

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program.

For

information,

see

“Enabling

the

Intel

Gigabit

Ethernet

Utility

program”

on

page

27.

v

Ethernet

controller

configuration

For

information

about

configuring

the

Ethernet

controller,

see

“Configuring

the

Intel

Gigabit

Ethernet

controller”

on

page

27.

v

Adaptec

®

HostRAID

configuration

programs

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

programs

(for

Serial

ATA

RAID)

Use

the

Array

Configuration

Utility

within

the

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

programs

to

configure

the

integrated

Serial

ATA

(SATA)

controller

with

integrated

RAID

and

the

devices

that

are

attached

to

it.

For

more

information

about

using

these

utility

programs,

see

“Using

the

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

programs

(for

Serial

ATA

RAID)”

on

page

23.

SCSISelect

Utility

program

(for

SCSI

RAID)

Use

the

SCSI

HostRAID

feature

of

SCSISelect

Utility

program

to

configure

the

SCSI

controller

with

integrated

RAID

and

the

devices

that

are

attached

to

it.

For

more

information

about

using

this

utility

program,

see

“Using

the

SCSISelect

Utility

program

(for

SCSI

RAID)”

on

page

24.

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Copyright

IBM

Corp.

2004

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