IBM 206 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

vServeRAID 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.

vSCSISelect 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:

vView configuration information

vView and change assignments for devices and I/O ports

vSet the date and time

vSet and change passwords and Remote Control Security settings

vSet the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices

vSet and change settings for advanced hardware features

vView 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.

vSystem 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.

vSystem 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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