72 ISP2150 2U Rack Server Platform Product Guide
Resource Configuration Add-in (RCA) Window
The RCA provides three major functions:
• Creates representations of devices that cannot be discovered by the system (ISA cards)
• Modifies the contents of the system by adding and removing devices
• Modifies the resources used by devices
You can use the RCA window to define an ISA card or add an ISA card by clicking on the
appropriate button. Removing an ISA card requires that the card be highlighted in the Devices
section of the screen before clicking on the button. You can only add as many ISA cards as you
have ISA slots available.
1. From the SSU main window, launch the RCA by selecting the “Resources” task under the RCA
heading in the task box.
2. When the RCA window appears, it displays messages similar to the following:
Baseboard: Server board Server board
PCI Card: Bus 00 dev 00 -– Host Processor Bridge
PCI Card: Bus 00 dev 0D –- Multifunction Controller
PCI Card: Bus 00 dev 0F –- Ethernet Controller
PCI Card: Bus 00 dev 12 –- Multifunction Controller
PCI Card: Bus 00 dev 14 –- VGA Controller
3. To configure a device, select its name in the Devices section of the RCA window, and press the
spacebar or <Enter>, or click on it.
4. It is possible to close the RCA window and return to the AF by clicking on the Close button.
Any changes made will be kept in memory for use by the RCA when it is rerun.
5. Save all the changes made by clicking on the Save button. Saving writes your current
configuration to nonvolatile storage where it will be available to the system after every reboot.
6. Closing the window by clicking on the system menu, the dash in the upper left corner, discards
all changes.

Defining an ISA Card

An ISA card usually comes with a vendor created .CFG file that specifies the resources the card
requires to function properly. If the .CFG file is unavailable, you must manually create it or define
the card through the SSU. Defining an ISA card consists of specifying the name of the card and the
resources it consumes. This allows the RCA to consider the ISA card resource requirements when
the RCA tries to resolve conflicts. The information is also used by the system BIOS to configure
the hardware when the system is booted.
1. To add or remove ISA card resources, click on the appropriate resource buttons, select the
desired value, and click on Add or Remove.
2. After you complete the necessary information, click on Save.
3. To edit a card, click on Load to retrieve the card information. After making changes, click
on Save.
4. To create a card, click on New.
5. To remove a current definition of a card, click on Delete.