IBM 8688 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

Selection	Description
Select active error devices	Displays the list of available error devices as contained in the
	ErrOutDev list and the subset detailed in the ErrOut variable.
Cold reset	Performs a platform-specific cold reset of the server.
	Note: A cold reset typically is a full-platform reset.
Exit	Returns control to the EFI Boot Manager startup options. This
	will display the active start devices.

Complete the following steps to start the EFI Boot Manager and access the EFI

Boot Maintenance Manager main menu:

1.Turn on the server.

2.From the EFI Boot Manager startup options, select the EFI Boot Maintenance Manager main menu.

3.Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program

Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to:

vEnable memory mirroring

vSet the date and time

vSet passwords

The following sections provide instructions for starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program and descriptions of the menu choices that are available.

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program

Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program:

1.Turn on the server.

2.From the EFI Boot Manager startup options, select the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

3.Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending on the version of the system abstraction layer/extensible firmware interface (SAL/EFI) code in your server, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions.

vSystem Summary

Select this choice to display configuration information. This includes the type and speed of the microprocessor and the amount of memory that is installed.

vSystem Information

–System Product Data

Select this choice to view system information, such as the machine type and model, the server serial number, and the revision level, date, and build level of the SAL/EFI code, diagnostic code, and ASM adapter code.

–System Card Data

Select this choice to view identifying information about the PCI-X board, processor board, memory board, power supplies, hard disk drive backplane, and power backplane.

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