Contents
System BIOS configuration ...................................................................................................................... 5
System BIOS overview .............................................................................................................................. 5
AMIBIOS software ................................................................................................................................... 5
AMIBIOS Setup Utility............................................................................................................................... 5
Accessing the Setup Utility.................................................................................................................... 6
Setup Utility menus .............................................................................................................................. 8
BIOS Summary Display screen............................................................................................................ 35
Clearing CMOS ............................................................................................................................... 37
Power-On Self Test (POST) ...................................................................................................................... 37
POST error indicators ........................................................................................................................ 38
POST-related troubleshooting .............................................................................................................. 38
NOS installation .................................................................................................................................. 40
Supported NOS..................................................................................................................................... 40
Hardware setup ................................................................................................................................ 40
BIOS update .................................................................................................................................... 41
Pre-installation instructions .................................................................................................................. 41
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 41
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 48
Pre-installation instructions .................................................................................................................. 48
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 53
Pre-installation instructions .................................................................................................................. 53
Installing Sun Solaris 10 ......................................................................................................................... 56
Pre-installation instructions .................................................................................................................. 56
Installation flow................................................................................................................................. 56
Sun Solaris 10 installation.................................................................................................................. 57
Server management.............................................................................................................................. 60
Pre-installation procedures.................................................................................................................. 60
Post-installation procedures................................................................................................................. 60
Configuring the BMC ............................................................................................................................. 60
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