6. Configuration Software and Utility
This chapter describes the
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 |
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Clear memory and reload the | <Ctrl+Alt+Del> |
operating system this is a system |
|
reset. |
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Enter the Adaptec SCSI Utility | <Ctrl+A> (SCSI model only) |
during POST. |
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Enter the Promise Technology IDE | <Ctrl+F> (ATA model only) |
RAID Utility. |
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Enter BIOS Setup during POST. | <F2> |
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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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