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3. When the Configuration/Setup utility message is displayed, press F1.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Configuration/Setup Utility menu
Use the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu to view and configure blade
server configuration data and settings.
The following menu items are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
Depending on the version of the BIOS, some menu items might differ slightly from
these descriptions.
v System Summary
v System Information
v Devices and I/O Ports
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BladeCenter HS12 Type 8014, 8028 or 1916: Problem Determination and Service Guide
v If you are managing the blade server from a remote location, see the IBM
BladeCenter Management Module User's Guide, IBM BladeCenter Management
Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide, or IBM BladeCenter Serial over
LAN Setup Guide for information and instructions.
Select this menu item to view configuration information, including the type,
speed, and cache sizes of the microprocessors and the amount of installed
memory. When you make configuration changes through other choices in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program, the changes are reflected in the system
summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary.
– Processor Summary
Select this menu item to view information about the microprocessor in the
blade server.
– USB Device Summary
Select this menu item to view information about the USB devices in the blade
server.
Select this menu item to view information about the blade server. When you
make configuration changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup
Utility program, some of those choices are reflected in the system information;
you cannot change settings directly in the system information.
– Product Data
Select this menu item to view the machine type and model of the blade
server, the serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS and
diagnostics code that are stored in electrically erasable programmable ROM
(EEPROM).
Select this menu item to view or change assignments for devices and
input/output (I/O) ports.
You can also enable or disable the integrated SAS and Ethernet controllers, all
standard ports (such as serial), and the I/O-expansion card. Enable is the
default setting for all controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured,
and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to
disconnecting the device). If you disable the Ethernet controller, the blade server
will have no Ethernet capability.
– Remote Console Redirection
Select this menu item to enable Serial over LAN (SOL) and to set remote
console communication parameters.
– Video
Select this menu item to view information about the integrated video
controller.
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