3 Configuration Software and Utilities

This chapter describes the Power On Self Test (POST) and server configuration utilities. The table below briefly describes the utilities.

Table 4.

Configuration Utilities

 

Utility

 

Description and brief procedure

Page

 

 

 

 

BIOS Setup

 

If the system does not have a diskette drive, or the drive is disabled or

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misconfigured, use Setup to enable it.

 

 

 

Or, you can move the CMOS jumper on the server board from the default

 

 

 

setting (Protect CMOS memory) to the Clear setting; this will allow most server

 

 

 

configurations to boot. For the procedure to do this, see the section “CMOS

 

 

 

Jumper” in Chapter 5 in this manual. Then run the SSU to configure the

 

 

 

server.

 

 

 

 

System Setup

Use for extended system configuration of onboard resources and add-in

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Utility (SSU)

boards, and for viewing the system event log, setting boot device priority, or

 

 

 

setting system security options.

 

 

 

The SSU may be run from either the Server Configuration CD or from a DOS-

 

 

 

bootable diskette.

 

 

 

Information entered via the SSU overrides information entered via BIOS

 

 

 

Setup.

 

 

 

 

EMP Console

Use to access and monitor the server remotely.

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FRUSDR Load

Use to update the Field Replacement Unit (FRU), Sensor Data Record (SDR),

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Utility

 

and Desktop Management Interface (DMI) flash components.

 

 

 

 

BIOS Update

Use to update the BIOS or recover from a corrupted BIOS update.

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Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firmware Update

Use to update BMC flash ROM.

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Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Adaptec

Use to configure or view the settings of the SCSI host adapters and onboard

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SCSI Utility

 

SCSI devices in the server.

 

 

 

 

 

Hot Keys

Use the keyboard’s numeric pad to enter numbers and symbols.

Table 5.

Hot Keys

 

To do this:

 

Press these keys

 

 

Clear memory and reload the operating

<Ctrl+Alt+Del>

system⎯this is a system reset.

 

 

 

Secure your system immediately.

<Ctrl+Alt>+hotkey (Set your hot key combination with the

 

 

SSU or Setup.)

 

 

 

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