Using the Setup Utility

The Setup Utility program is part of the UEFI. You can use it to perform the following tasks:

vView configuration information

vView and change assignments for devices and I/O ports

vSet the date and time

vSet and change passwords

vView and change the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices (startup-drive sequence)

vView and change settings for advanced hardware features

vView and clear the event and error logs

vChange interrupt request (IRQ) settings

vResolve configuration conflicts

Starting the Setup Utility

To start the Setup Utility, do the following:

1.Turn on the server.

Note: Approximately 1 to 3 minutes after the server is connected to power, the power-control button becomes active.

2.When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Setup Utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited Setup Utility menu is available.

3.Select settings to view or change.

Setup Utility menu choices

The following choices are on the Setup Utility main menu for the UEFI. Depending on the version of the firmware, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions.

vSystem Information

Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes through other choices in the Setup Utility, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information. This choice is on the full Setup Utility menu only.

–System Summary

Select this choice to view configuration information, including the ID, speed, and cache size of the microprocessors, machine type and model of the server, the serial number, the system UUID, and the amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other options in the Setup Utility, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary.

–Product Data

Select this choice to view the system-board identifier, the revision level or issue date of the firmware, the integrated management module and diagnostics code, and the version and date.

This choice is on the full Setup Utility menu only.

vSystem Settings

Select this choice to view or change the server component settings.

–Processors

Select this choice to view or change the processor settings.

–Memory

Select this choice to view or change the memory settings.

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RS210 specifications

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