IBM xSeries 235 Additional Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices, CPU Options, PCI Bus Control

Models: xSeries 235

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CPU Options

Select this choice to indicate whether the microprocessor serial number in the microprocessor is readable or to set the microprocessor cache mode to disabled, write-back, or write-through. Selecting write-back mode will provide better system performance.

PCI Bus Control

Select this choice to view and set interrupts for PCI devices and to configure the master latency timer value for the server.

Integrated System Management Processor Settings

You can view and enable or disable the Reboot on System NMI setting on this menu. If this setting is enabled, the server will automatically restart 60 seconds after the service processor issues an Non-maskable interrupt (NMI) to the server. If this setting is disabled, the server will not restart. The default value is Enable.

v Error Logs

Select this choice to view or clear error logs.

Select POST Error Log to view the three most recent error codes and messages that the system generated during POST.

Select Clear event/error logs from the POST Error Log menu to clear the POST Error Log.

Select System Event/Error Log to view the System Event/Error Log. The System Event/Error Log contains all the system error and warning messages that the system has generated. You can use the arrow keys to move between pages in the System Event/Error Log.

Select Clear event/error logs from the System Event/Error Log menu to clear the System Event/Error Log.

vSave Settings

Select this choice to save your customized settings.

vRestore Settings

Select this choice to delete your changes.

vLoad Default Settings

Select this choice to cancel your changes.

vExit Setup

If you have made any changes and not saved them, the program will prompt you to save the changes or exit without saving the changes.

Additional Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

When you install an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter in your server, you can view additional menu choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, such as:

vSystem Card Data

Select this choice to display information about your server.

vPCI Slot/Device Information

Select this choice to view the properties of adapters installed in PCI slots.

vAdministrator Password

Select this choice to set or change the administrator password.

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