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Chapter 4. Configuring the dx360 server
To update the firmware, you might have to use an external USB CD-RW/DVD drive.
To run the BIOS Setup Utility or the Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot
diagnostic programs, you must have the following additional hardware:
v Monitor
v Combination USB keyboard and pointing device such as IBM part number
v External USB CD-RW/DVD drive such as the IBM and Lenovo part number
The following configuration programs come with the dx360 server:
v BIOS Setup Utility program
v Boot Manager program
v Gigabit Ethernet controller configuration
v IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot Diagnostic Programs
Using the BIOS Setup Utility program
Use the BIOS Setup Utility program to perform the following tasks:
v View configuration information
v View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports
v Set the date and time
v Set and change passwords
v Set the startup characteristics and the order of startup devices
v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
v View the POST error log
v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings
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The BIOS Setup Utility program is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS).
Use it to configure serial port assignments, change interrupt request (IRQ)
settings, change the startup-device sequence, set the date and time, and set
passwords. For information about using this program, see "Using the BIOS Setup
Utility program."
The Boot Manager program is part of the BIOS. Use it to override the startup
sequence that is set in the BIOS Setup Utility program and temporarily assign a
device to be first in the startup sequence. For information about using this
program, see "Using the Boot Manager" on page 38.
To configure the integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller, see "Configuring the
Gigabit Ethernet controller" on page 38.
The IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot diagnostic programs are the
primary method of testing the major components of an IBM System x iDataPlex
server. You can use the USB memory key that comes with the iDataPlex rack
when you run the DSA Preboot diagnostic programs on an iDataPlex server.
To download the most current USB or ISO image of the DSA Preboot diagnostic
programs go to http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1SERV-DSA.
For additional information about the DSA diagnostic programs, see the Problem
Determination and Service Guide for the iDataPlex server on the IBM
Documentation CD that comes with the iDataPlex rack solution.
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