Starting The Utility Programs; Using The Configuration/Setup Utility Program; Using The Scsiselect Utility Program - IBM eServer xSeries 255 Installation Manual

Starting the utility programs

This section provides the instructions for starting the utility programs. For more
detailed information about these utility programs, see the User's Guide on the IBM
xSeries Documentation CD.

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program

The Configuration/Setup Utility program is a menu-driven utility program that is part of
the BIOS code that comes with your server. You can use it to:
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Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program:
1. Turn on the server and watch the monitor screen.
2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1.
3. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

Using the SCSISelect Utility program

SCSISelect is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can use to:
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Note: If your server has a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) adapter
The following sections provide the instructions needed to start the SCSISelect Utility
and descriptions of the menu choices available.
Complete the following steps to start the SCSISelect utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the <<< Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect™ Utility! >>> prompt appears,
3. When the Would you like to configure the host adapter or run the SCSI
4. Use the arrow keys to select a choice from the menu.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items;
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Configure serial port assignments
Change the drive startup sequence
Enable Universal Serial Bus (USB) keyboard and mouse support
Resolve configuration conflicts
Set the date and time
Set passwords
View the default SCSI IDs
Locate and correct configuration conflicts
installed, use the configuration method that is supplied with the RAID adapter
to view or change SCSI settings for devices attached to the adapter.
press Ctrl+A.
disk utility? question appears, make your selection and press Enter.
• Press Esc to exit the SCSISelect Utility program.
• Press the F5 key to switch between color and monochrome modes (if your
monitor permits).
then, press Enter.