When you are finished, press <Esc> and make your selection from the following menu.

Table 42. Exit Menu

Feature

Option

Comment

Exit Utility?

Yes

When you finish configuring your SCSI devices, press <Esc>. Then select Yes

 

No

and press <Enter>. When this message appears:

 

 

Please press any key to reboot

 

 

Press any key, and the server reboots.

 

 

 

Using the System Setup Utility (SSU)

The SSU is on the configuration software CD shipped with the server. The SSU provides a graphical user interface (GUI) over an extensible framework for server configuration. The SSU framework supports the following functions and capabilities:

∙Assigns resources to baseboard devices and add-in boards before loading the operating system

∙Specifies the boot device order and system security options

∙Permits viewing and clearing of the system event log (SEL)

∙Permits viewing of the system FRU and SDRs

∙Allows troubleshooting of the server when the operating system is not operational

∙Provides a system-level view of the server’s I/O devices

When to Run the SSU

The SSU is a DOS-based utility that supports extended system configuration operations for onboard resources and add-in boards. Use the SSU to:

∙Add and remove boards affecting the assignment of resources (ports, memory, IRQs, DMA)

∙Modify the server’s boot device order or security settings

∙Change the server configuration settings

∙Save the server configuration

∙View or clear the SEL

∙View FRU information

∙View the SDR table

The SSU is PCI 2.1 compliant and uses the information entered and provided by configuration registers, flash memory to specify a system configuration. The SSU then writes the configuration information to flash memory.

The SSU stores configuration values in flash memory. These values take effect when the server is booted. POST checks the values against the actual hardware configuration; if the values do not agree, POST generates an error message. You must then run the SSU to specify the correct configuration before the server boots.

The SSU always includes a checksum with the configuration data so the BIOS can detect any potential data corruption before the actual hardware configuration takes place.

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