IBM eserver p Series Service Manual page 555

Select Console
Note: This option is not available in a partitioned system. A virtual terminal window on the HMC is the
default firmware console for a partitioned system.
The Select Console Utility allows the user to select which console the user would like to use to display the
SMS menus. This selection is only for the SMS menus and does not affect the display used by the
operating system.
Follow the instructions that display on the screen. The firmware automatically returns to the SMS main
menu.
Select Boot Options
Use this menu to view and set various options regarding the installation devices and boot devices.
1. Select Install or Boot a Device
2. Select Boot Devices
3. Multiboot Startup
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Navigation keys:
M = return to main menu
ESC key = return to previous screen
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Type the number of the menu item and press Enter or Select a Navigation key: _
Option 1
Select Install or Boot a Device which allows you to select a device to boot from or install the
operating system from. This selection is for the current boot only.
Option 2
Select Boot Devices which allows you to set the boot list.
Option 3
Multiboot Startup toggles the multiboot startup flag, which controls whether the multiboot menu is
invoked automatically on startup.
X = eXit System Management Services
Chapter 8. Using System Management Services
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