System Card Data, Devices and I/O Ports

stored in electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), and the revision level of the firmware on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine.

–System Card Data

Select this choice to view vital product data (VPD) for some server components.

v Devices and I/O Ports

Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports.

Select this choice to enable or disable integrated SAS and Ethernet controllers and all standard ports (such as serial and parallel). Enable is the default setting for all controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the device). If you disable the integrated Ethernet controller and no Ethernet adapter is installed, the server will have no Ethernet capability. If you disable the integrated USB controller, the server will have no USB capability; to maintain USB capability, make sure that Enabled is selected for the USB Host Controller and USB BIOS Legacy Support options.

Note: If the USB host controller is disabled, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine remote keyboard, remote mouse, remote disk, OS watchdog, and in-band management functions are also disabled.

This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.

vDate and Time

Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second).

This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.

vSystem Security

Select this choice to set passwords. See “Passwords” on page 62 for more information about passwords. You can also enable the chassis-intrusion detector to alert you each time the server cover is removed.

This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.

–Power-on Password

Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See “Power-on password” on page 62 for more information.

–Administrator Password

Attention: If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is no way to change, override, or remove it. You must replace the I/O board.

Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If an administrator password is set, the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available only if you type the administrator password at the password prompt. See “Administrator password” on page 63 for more information.

This choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed.

vStart Options

Select this choice to view or change the start options. Changes in the start options take effect when you restart the server.

You can specify whether the server starts with the keyboard number lock on or off. You can enable the server to run without a diskette drive, monitor, or keyboard.

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