4 Configuring the blade server
The following configuration programs come with your blade server:
•Configuration/Setup Utility program
This is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS) code in your blade server. Use it to change interrupt request (IRQ) settings, set the date and time, and set passwords. See “Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program” for more information.
•LSI Logic Configuration Utility program
The LSI Logic Configuration Utility program is part of the basic input/ouput system (BIOS) code in the blade server. Use it to set the device scan order and to set the SCSI controller IDs. See “Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program” on page 56 for more information
•Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot agent utility program
The PXE boot agent utility program is part of the BIOS code in the blade server. Use it to select the boot protocol and other boot options and to select a power management option. For information about using this utility, see “Using the PXE boot agent utility program” on page 53.
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
This section provides the instructions for starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program and descriptions of the menu choices.
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program
Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program:
1.Turn on the blade server and watch the monitor screen.
2.When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1.
3.Select the settings to view or change.
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending on the version of the BIOS code in your blade server, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions.
•System Summary
Select this choice to display configuration information, including the type, speed, and cache sizes of the processors and the amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary.
—Processor Summary
Select this choice to view information about the processors installed in the blade server.
—USB Device Summary
Select this choice to view information about the USB devices installed in the blade server
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