Using the configuration/setup utility program, Starting the configuration/setup utility program, Configuration/setup utility menu choices – IBM 206 User Manual

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ServeRAID

Manager

ServeRAID

Manager

is

available

as

a

stand-alone

program

and

as

an

IBM

Director

extension.

If

a

ServeRAID

controller

is

installed

in

your

server,

use

ServeRAID

Manager

to

define

and

configure

your

disk-array

subsystem

before

you

install

your

operating

system.

For

information

about

using

this

program,

see

“Using

ServeRAID

Manager”

on

page

25.

v

SCSISelect

Utility

program

(some

models)

For

general

configuration,

use

the

SCSISelect

Utility

program

to

configure

devices

that

are

attached

to

the

SCSI

controller.

For

information

about

using

this

utility

program,

see

“Using

the

SCSISelect

Utility

program

(some

models)”

on

page

28.

Using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

Use

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

to:

v

View

configuration

information

v

View

and

change

assignments

for

devices

and

I/O

ports

v

Set

the

date

and

time

v

Set

and

change

passwords

and

Remote

Control

Security

settings

v

Set

the

startup

characteristics

of

the

server

and

the

order

of

startup

devices

v

Set

and

change

settings

for

advanced

hardware

features

v

View

and

clear

error

logs

Starting

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

Complete

the

following

steps

to

start

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program:

1.

Turn

on

the

server.

2.

When

the

prompt

Press

F1

for

Configuration/Setup

appears,

press

F1.

If

you

have

set

both

a

power-on

password

and

an

administrator

password,

you

must

type

the

administrator

password

to

access

the

full

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu.

If

you

do

not

type

the

administrator

password,

a

limited

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

is

available.

3.

Select

settings

to

view

or

change.

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

choices

The

following

choices

are

on

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

main

menu.

Depending

on

the

version

of

the

BIOS

code

in

your

server,

some

menu

choices

might

differ

slightly

from

these

descriptions.

v

System

Summary

Select

this

choice

to

view

configuration

information,

including

the

type,

speed,

and

cache

sizes

of

the

microprocessors

and

the

amount

of

installed

memory.

When

you

make

configuration

changes

through

other

options

in

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program,

the

changes

are

reflected

in

the

system

summary;

you

cannot

change

settings

directly

in

the

system

summary.

This

choice

is

on

the

full

and

limited

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu.

v

System

Information

Select

this

choice

to

view

information

about

your

server.

When

you

make

changes

through

other

options

in

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program,

some

of

those

changes

are

reflected

in

the

system

information;

you

cannot

change

settings

directly

in

the

system

information.

This

choice

is

on

the

full

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

only.

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