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• System Information
Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes through other choices in
the Setup utility, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change
settings directly in the system information. This choice is on the full Setup utility menu only.
– System Summary
Select this choice to view configuration information, including the ID, speed, and cache size of the
microprocessors, machine type and model of the server, the serial number, the system UUID, and the
details about the memory that is installed in the BladeCenter HX5 blade server and the IBM MAX5
expansion blade.
– Product Data
Select this choice to view the system board identifier, the revision level or issue date of the firmware,
the integrated management module and diagnostics code, and the version and date.
This choice is on the full UEFI Setup Utility menu only.
• System Settings
Select this choice to view or change the server component settings.
– Adapters and UEFI Drivers
Select this choice to view information about the adapters and UEFI drivers installed in the server.
Note: Before you configure a UEFI-compatible device, you should update the firmware for your blade
server. See "Updating firmware and device drivers" on page 84 for information about how to update the
firmware for your blade server.
To configure a UEFI-compatible expansion card, complete the following steps:
1. Select Please refresh this page first and press Enter.
2. Select the device driver that you want to configure and press Enter.
3. When you have finished changing settings, press Esc to exit from the program; select Save to save
the settings that you have changed.
– Processors
Select this choice to view or change the processor settings.
– Memory
Select this choice to view or change the memory settings related to the BladeCenter HX5 blade server
and the MAX5 expansion blade.
Note: Select the Memory Scaling Affinity setting to specify whether the memory in the MAX5
expansion blade is distributed to each processor domain (non-pooled) or set up as a separate memory
domain (pooled).
– Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. You can
configure the remote console redirection, and enable or disable integrated Ethernet controllers. If you
disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system cannot detect it (disabling a device
is equivalent to disconnecting the device).
You can also choose to enable or disable adapter option ROM support. Disabling support can
potentially improve the time it takes the blade server to start.
– Power
Select this choice to view or change Active Energy Manager (AEM) power capping to control power
consumption and processor performance states.
– Operating Modes
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Configuring the blade server
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