Configuration/Setup Utility Menu Choices - IBM LS42 - BladeCenter - 7902 Installation And User Manual

Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending
on the version of the BIOS code in the blade server, some menu choices might
differ slightly from these descriptions.
v System Summary
v System Information
v Devices and I/O Ports
v Date and Time
v System Security
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Select this choice to display 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 choice to view information about the microprocessors that are
installed in the blade server.
– USB Device Summary
Select this choice to view information about the USB devices that are installed
in the blade server.
Select this choice to display information about the blade server. When you make
configuration changes through other choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility
program, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you
cannot change settings directly in the system information.
– Product Data
Select this choice 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 choice 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 choice to enable Serial over LAN (SOL) and to set remote console
communication parameters.
– Video
Select this choice to view information about the integrated video controller.
– System MAC Addresses
Select this choice to view the MAC addresses for the Ethernet controllers on
the blade server.
Select this choice to set the system date and time, in 24-hour format
(hour:minute:second).
Select this choice to set a power-on password. See "Using passwords" on page
56 for more information about passwords.