Chapter 4. Configuring Your Blade Server - IBM 8678 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 4. Configuring your blade server

The following configuration programs are provided with your blade server:
v Configuration/Setup Utility program
v PXE Boot Agent Utility program
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For information about setting up your network configuration for remote
management, such as with the IBM Director products, see the IBM Eserver
BladeCenter Planning and Installation Guide. You can obtain the planning guide
from the Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/eserver/bladecenter.
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This is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS) code in your blade server.
Use it to change interrupt request (IRQ) settings, set the date and time, and set
passwords. See "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 40 for
more information.
The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) boot agent utility program is part of
the BIOS code in the blade server. Use it to select the boot protocol and other
boot options, to display the PXE setup prompt or to disable it, to set the prompt
display duration, and to select a power management option. For information
about using this utility, see "Using the PXE Boot Agent Utility program" on
page 43.
IBM Remote Deployment Manager Version 3.1.01 or later
If the blade server patch has been applied to the IBM Remote Deployment
Manager (RDM) Version 3.1.01 or later product, you can use RDM to install a
BIOS update onto the blade server. For information about using this product, see
"Using Remote Deployment Manager Version 3.1.01 or later" on page 43.
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