6. Configuration Software and Utility

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

Table 5: configuration Utilities

Utility

Description and brief procedure

BIOS Setup

Use for system configuration of onboard resources, setting boot device

 

priority, or setting system security options.

 

You can move the CMOS jumper on the system board from the default

 

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

 

system configurations to boot.

Changing Boot Device Priority

Use this option to change the boot device priority temporarily

 

permanently.

Adaptec SCSISelect † Utility

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

 

onboard SCSI devices in the system.

Direct Platform Control (DPC)

Use to access and monitor the server remotely.

Console

 

System Setup Utility (SSU) And

Use for viewing and configuring server management options, viewing

Client System Setup Utility (CSSU)

the system event log (SEL), setting boot device priority, or setting

 

system security options.

 

The SSU can run either from the configuration software CD or from a set

 

of bootable diskettes. You can create the diskettes from the CD.

 

The CSSU is run from the service partition via the DPC console. It

 

provides the same functionality as the SSU, but from a remote console.

 

Information entered via the SSU/CSSU overrides information entered

 

via BIOS Setup.

FRU/SDR Load Utility

Use to update the Field Replacement Unit (FRU) and Sensor Record

 

(SDR) flash components.

 

NOTE: You must run the FRU/SDR Load utility whenever BMC is

 

updated or if you change your processors.

BIOS Update Utility

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

Firmware Update Utility

Use to update BMC flash ROM or other firmware.

Hot Keys

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

Table 6: Hot Keys

To do this:

Press these keys

 

 

Clear memory and reload the

<Ctrl+Alt+Del>

operating systemthis is a system

 

reset.

 

 

 

Enter the Adaptec SCSI Utility

<Ctrl+A> (SCSI model only)

during POST.

 

Enter the Promise Technology IDE

<Ctrl+F> (ATA model only)

RAID Utility.

 

Enter BIOS Setup during POST.

<F2>

 

 

Abort memory test during POST.

<ESC> (Press while BIOS is updating memory size

 

on screen.)

Display a menu for selecting the

<ESC> (Press anytime after memory check.)

boot device.

 

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