Configuration/Setup Utility Menu Choices - IBM LS20 - BladeCenter - 8850 Installation And User Manual

Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending
on the version of the BIOS code in the blade server, some menu choices might
differ slightly from these descriptions.
v System Summary
v System Information
v Devices and I/O Ports
v Date and Time
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Select this choice to display configuration information, including the type, speed,
and cache sizes of the microprocessors and the amount of installed memory.
When you make configuration changes through other options in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program, the changes are reflected in the system
summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary.
– Processor Summary
Select this choice to view information about the microprocessors installed in
the blade server.
– USB Device Summary
Select this choice to view information about the USB devices installed in the
blade server.
Select this choice to display information about the blade server. When you make
configuration changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility
program, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you
cannot change settings directly in the system information.
– Product Data
Select this choice to view the machine type and model of the blade server, the
serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS, diagnostics,
and BMC code stored in electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM).
Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output
(I/O) ports.
You can also enable or disable the integrated SCSI and Ethernet controllers, and
all standard ports (such as serial). Enable is the default setting for all controllers.
If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system will not
be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the device). If you disable
the Ethernet controller, the blade server will have no Ethernet capability.
– Remote Console Redirection
Select this choice to enable serial over LAN (SOL) and to set remote console
communication parameters.
– Video
Select this choice to view information about the integrated video controller.
– System MAC Addresses
Select this choice to set and view the MAC addresses for the Ethernet
controllers on the blade server.
Select this choice to set the system date and time, in 24-hour format
(hour:minute:second).