Chapter 7. System Management Services

The System Management Services make it possible for you to view information

about your computer and to perform such tasks as setting passwords and changing device configurations.

If you have chosen a graphical display as your system console, you can use graphical System Management Services described below. If you are using an ASCII display as your system console, see “Text-Based System Management Services” on page 7-26.

Graphical System Management Services

To start the Open Firmware command line or graphical System Management Services, turn on or restart the computer.

The

firmware version installed in your system

unit is displayed at the bottom

right-hand

corner of the initial logo screen. Please note the version number;

processor

upgrades may require a specified

version of

firmware

to be installed

your

system unit. (Update System Firmware is

an option

under the

Utilities menu

the

System Management Services.)

 

 

 

After the logo is displayed, initialization icons appear across the bottom of th screen.

To enter the graphical System Management Services, you F1mustkeypress the after the keyboard iconduringappearsstartup.

If you have pressedF1 key,thethe System Management Services appears after the

initialization

and power-on self test (POST)

are

complete.

 

 

Note: If

you

have

installed a privileged-access password,

you are

be prompted f

this

password

before gaining access

to

the System

Management

Services

menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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