IBM 6000R - Netfinity - 8682 Hardware Maintenance Manual page 57

Select this choice to view system information,
such as the machine type and model, the server
serial number, and the revision level or issue date
of the BIOS stored in the flash electronically eras-
able programmable ROM (EEPROM).
— System Card Data
Select this choice to view vital product data (VPD)
for some server components.
• Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change the assignments
for devices and input/output ports. This choice appears
only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
This choice also allows you to enable or disable the
integrated SCSI, video, and Ethernet controllers.
— The default setting is Enable for all the controllers.
If you select Disable, the system will not configure
the disabled device and the operating system will
not see the device. (This is equivalent to unplug-
ging the device.)
— If the on-board SCSI controller is disabled and no
other controller and mass storage device are
installed, operating system startup cannot occur.
— If the video controller is disabled and no video
adapter is installed, the server will have no video
capability.
• Select System Service Processor Settings to view
the interrupt-request setting (IRQ) used by the
Advanced System Management Processor (system
service processor). You can then use the arrow keys to
select a new IRQ setting for the Advanced System
Management Processor from the list of available
choices.
• Date and Time
Select this choice to set the system date and time and
to change the system time sent to the Advanced Sys-
tem Management Processor (service processor) when
the server is started. This choice appears only on the
full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
The system time is in a 24-hour format:
hour:minute:second.
You can set a time delta to be added or subtracted from
the system time that is sent to the service processor
(Advanced System Management Processor) each time
the server is started. Use the number keys to enter the
hours and minutes and + or
the system time. If you want the system clock time to
be the same as the Advanced System Management
Processor clock time, leave the value set at its default
of 0.
• System Security
Select this choice to set passwords or a system
owner's name. This choice appears only on the full
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
You can implement two levels of password protection:
to add or subtract from
Configuring the server
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