IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node Installation And Service Manual page 39

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2. If necessary, connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the console breakout
cable and connect the console breakout cable to the compute node).
3. Turn on the compute node (see "Turning on the compute node" on page 13).
4. When the prompt Press <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set an
administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access
the full Setup utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a
limited Setup utility menu is available.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Results
The following menu items are on the Setup utility main menu. Depending on the
version of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), some menu items
might differ slightly from these descriptions.
v System Information
Select this choice to view information about the compute node. 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
compute node, the serial number, the system Universally Unique Identifier
(UID), and the amount of installed memory.
– Product Data
Select this choice to view the system-board identifier, the revision level or
issue date of the firmware, the integrated management module II and
diagnostics code, and the version and date.
This choice is on the full UEFI Setup utility menu only.
v System Settings
Select this choice to view or change the compute node component settings.
– Adapters and UEFI Drivers
Select this choice to view information about the adapters and UEFI device
drivers in the compute node.
Note: Before you configure a UEFI-compatible device, update the firmware
for your compute node. See "Updating firmware and device drivers" on page
23 for information about how to update the firmware for your compute node.
To configure a UEFI-compatible expansion adapter, 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 microprocessor settings.
– Memory
Select this choice to view or change the memory settings.
If a memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the
compute node automatically disables the failing pair of memory connectors
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Chapter 2. Configuring

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