IBM 343 manual Configuration Software and Utilities, Configuration Utilities

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4 Configuration Software and Utilities

This chapter describes the Power-On Self-Test (POST) and server configuration utilities. The table below briefly describes the utilities.

Table 11. Configuration Utilities

Utility

Description and brief procedure

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BIOS Setup

If the system does not have a diskette drive, or the drive is

 

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disabled or incorrectly configured, use Setup to enable it.

 

 

 

Or, you can move the CMOS jumper on the server board from the

 

 

 

default setting (Protect CMOS memory) to the Clear setting; this

 

 

 

will allow most server configurations to boot. Then run the SSU to

 

 

 

configure the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS Upgrade Utility

Use to upgrade the BIOS.

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System Setup Utility

Use for viewing and clearing the system event log, viewing the

 

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(SSU)

system management FRU information, or viewing the system

 

 

 

management SDR repository.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRUSDR Load Utility

Use to update the Field Replacement Unit (FRU), Sensor Data

 

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Record (SDR), and SM BIOS (SMB) flash components.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firmware Update Utility

Use to update the Firmware.

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Using the Adaptec SCSI

Use to configure or view the settings of the SCSI host adapter and

 

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Utility

onboard SCSI devices in the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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