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5. Respond to the Enter Brand (Must be 2 characters) prompt by typing B0,
6. Start the JS12 blade server to continue using the blade server with the new
Using the SMS utility
Use the System Management Services (SMS) utility to perform a variety of
configuration tasks on the JS12 blade server.
Starting the SMS utility
Start the SMS utility to configure the blade server.
1. Turn on or restart the blade server, and establish an SOL session with it.
2. When the POST menu and indicators are displayed, press the 1 key after the
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
SMS utility menu choices
Select SMS tasks from the SMS utility main menu. Choices on the SMS utility main
menu depend on the version of the firmware in the blade server. Some menu
choices might differ slightly from these descriptions.
v Select Language
v Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)
v Change SCSI Settings
v Select Console
v Select Boot Options
which is B followed by a zero. Press Y to confirm the value.
After you enter the VPD values, the blade server powers down the first
partition and reboots the service processor.
management card.
See the BladeCenter Management Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide
or the BladeCenter Serial-Over-LAN Setup Guide for more information.
word Keyboard is displayed and before the word Speaker is displayed .
Select this choice to change the language that is used to display the SMS menus.
Select this choice to enable and set up the remote startup capability of the blade
server or partition.
Select this choice to view and change the addresses of the SCSI controllers that
are attached to the blade server.
Select this choice to select the console on which the SMS menus are displayed.
Select this choice to view and set various options regarding the installation
devices and boot devices.
Note: If a device that you are trying to select (such as a USB CD drive in the
BladeCenter media tray) is not displayed in the Select Device Type menu, select
List all Devices and select the device from that menu.
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