Chapter 3.Configuring Your Server - IBM eServer 135 xSeries User Reference Manual

Chapter 3. Configuring your server
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The following configuration programs are provided with your server:
• Configuration/Setup Utility program
The Configuration/Setup Utility program is part of the basic input/output system
(BIOS) code that comes with your server. You can use this program to configure
serial port assignments, change interrupt request (IRQ) settings, change the
drive startup sequence, set the date and time, and set passwords.
• SCSISelect Utility
With the built-in SCSISelect Utility program, you can configure the devices that
are attached to the integrated SCSI controller. Use this program to change
default values, resolve configuration conflicts, and perform a low-level format
on a SCSI hard disk drive.
• PXE Boot Agent Utility
The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) Boot Agent Utility program is part of
the basic input/output system (BIOS) code that comes with your server. You can
use this program to change network boot protocols and boot order, to select
operating-system wake-up support, and to set menu wait times.
• Appliance System Manager
Appliance System Manager enables the creation of a common set of software
administrative services that enables the delivery of solutions in a remotely
managed, unattended, closed hardware server. The main functions of this
software are as follows:
— The ability to remotely manage the appliance through the World Wide Web
— Web server
— Encryption software for use by the Web server (for HTTP-S sessions)
— DHCP-like services for discovering and configuring new appliances (IBM
Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility)
• IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility
The IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility aids in setting up and
reconfiguring the network configuration on your appliance server. The
Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility agent, which is preinstalled on your
IBM xSeries appliance, works with the Advanced Appliance Configuration
Utility console to automatically detect the presence of appliances on the
network. When the appliance server is detected by the Advanced Appliance
Configuration Utility console, use the Advanced Appliance Configuration
Utility to set up and manage the network configuration of the appliance,
including assigning the IP address, default gateway, network mask, and domain
name sytem (DNS) server to be used by the appliance.
• IBM Supplementary CD
The Supplementary CD includes software setup and installation tools that are
specifically designed for IBM servers. You can use this CD during the initial
installation of your server to configure the server hardware and simplify your
network operating system installation. The IBM Supplementary CD contains a
collection of application programs, which you can install after your server is up
and running. See "Chapter 4. Using the Recovery and Supplementary CDs," on
page 31 for more detailed information.
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