IBM 88643RU - System x3850 - 8864 Service Manual page 33

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– Memory Settings
Select this choice to manually enable a pair of memory connectors. If a
memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the server
automatically disables the failing pair of memory connectors and continues
operating with reduced memory. After the problem is corrected, you must
manually enable memory connectors. Use the arrow keys to highlight the pair
of memory connectors that you want to enable, and use the arrow keys to
select Enable.
- Memory hole remapping above 64 GB
Select Disable to prevent memory gap remapping above 64 GB. Enable is
the default setting. Memory gap remapping above 64 GB occurs when 64
GB of system memory is installed. The memory gap created for use by I/O
devices is reclaimed above 64 GB.
– CPU Options
Select this choice to enable or disable the Hyper-Threading Technology.
– Baseboard management controller (BMC) settings
Select this choice to view information and to change baseboard management
controller (BMC) settings.
- BMC Firmware Ver
This is a nonselectable menu item that displays the BMC firmware version.
- BMC POST Watchdog
Enable or disable the BMC POST watchdog. Disable is the default setting.
- BMC POST Watchdog Timeout
Set the BMC POST watchdog timeout value. 5 minutes is the default
setting.
- System-BMC Serial Port Sharing
Enable or disable the system BMC serial port sharing. Enable is the default
setting.
- BMC Serial Port Access Mode
Share or disable the BMC serial port access mode. Shared is the default
setting.
- Reboot System on NMI
If you enable this option, the server automatically restarts 60 seconds after
the service processor issues a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) to the server. If
you disable this option, the server does not restart. Enable is the default
setting.
- BMC Network Configuration
Select this choice to view the BMC Network Configuration information.
- BMC System Event Log
To view the BMC System Event Log, which contains all system error and
warning messages that have been generated. Use the arrow keys to move
between pages in the log. If an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine is installed, the full text of the error messages is displayed;
otherwise, the log contains only numeric error codes. Run the diagnostic
program to get more information about error codes that occur. See
Chapter 5, "Diagnostics," on page 63 for instructions. Select Clear error
logs to clear the BMC system event log.
v Error Logs
Select this choice to view or clear error logs.
This choice is available on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
– POST Error Log
Chapter 2. Configuration information and instructions
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