IBM RS/6000 7025 manual Services, System

Text-Based		System	Management	Services
The text-based Open Firmware command line and						System Management Services are
available		if an ASCII terminal is attached			to	your system unit. The text-based Open
Firmware		command line allows you to configure			some adapters, and the System
Management		Services makes it possible for you				to view information about your
system unit and to perform such tasks as setting passwords and changing device
configurations.
To	enter	the Open Firmware command line, you			must8 keypressafterthethe
keyboard text symbol appearsduring startup.
If	you	have pressed8 key,thethe Open Firmware			command line (an "OK" prompt)
appears		after the initialization and power-on				self tests (POST) are complete.
The	Open	Firmware command line can be used to set up adapters that are not
configurable with the System Management Services. Your adapter documentation
directs		you	to use	this option if it is	needed.
To	exit	from the Open Firmware commandreset-enterallor power the system
down and		reboot.

To start the text-based System Management Services instead of the Open Firmware command line,press 1 on the ASCII terminal keyboard when the keyboard text symbol appears during startup.

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