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– System Card Data
Select this choice to view vital product data (VPD) for some server
components.
v Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output
(I/O) ports.
You can enable or disable integrated SAS and Ethernet controllers and all
standard ports (such as serial and parallel). 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 integrated Ethernet controller and no Ethernet adapter
is installed, the server will have no Ethernet capability. If you disable the
integrated USB controller, the server will have no USB capability; to maintain
USB capability, make sure that Enabled is selected for the USB Host Controller
and USB BIOS Legacy Support options.
Note: If the USB host controller is disabled, the Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine remote keyboard, remote mouse, remote disk, OS watchdog, and
in-band management functions are also disabled.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
v Date and Time
Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format
(hour:minute:second).
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
v System Security
Select this choice to set passwords. See "Passwords" on page 59 for more
information about passwords. You can also enable the chassis-intrusion detector
to alert you each time the server cover is removed.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
– Power-on Password
Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See "Power-on
password" on page 60 for more information.
– Administrator Password
Attention: If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is
no way to change, override, or remove it. You must replace the I/O board.
Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An
administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it
limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If an administrator
password is set, the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available only if
you type the administrator password at the password prompt. See
"Administrator password" on page 61 for more information.
This choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if an IBM Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed.
v Start Options
Select this choice to view or change the start options. Changes in the start
options take effect when you restart the server.
You can specify whether the server starts with the keyboard number lock on or
off. You can enable the server to run without a diskette drive, monitor, or
keyboard.
The startup sequence specifies the order in which the server checks devices to
find a boot record. The server starts from the first boot record that it finds. If the
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