What You Need To Do; Running The Ssu - Intergraph InterServe 9000 System Reference Manual

The SSU is PCI-aware and complies with the ISA Plug and Play specifications; it works with any
compliant configuration (.CFG) files supplied by the peripheral device manufacturer.
The baseboard comes with a .CFG file describing the characteristics of the board and the system
resources it requires. The configuration registers on PCI and ISA Plug and Play add-in boards
contain the same type of information in a .CFG file. Some ISA boards also come with a .CFG file.
The SSU uses the information provided by .CFG files, configuration registers, flash memory, and
the information that you enter, to specify a system configuration. The SSU then writes the
configuration information to flash memory.
The SSU stores configuration values in flash memory. These values take effect when you boot the
server. POST checks the values against the actual hardware configuration; if the values do not
agree, POST generates an error message. You must then run the SSU to specify the correct
configuration before the server boots.
The SSU always includes a checksum with the configuration data so the BIOS can detect any
potential data corruption before the actual hardware configuration takes place.

What You Need to Do

You can run the SSU directly from the configuration software CD or from a set of DOS diskettes.
If you choose to run the SSU from DOS diskettes, you must copy the SSU from the CD to the
diskettes and follow the instructions in the included README.TXT file to prepare the diskettes.
If your diskette drive is disabled or improperly configured, you must use the flash-resident Setup
utility to enable it so you can use the SSU. If necessary, you can disable the drive after exiting the
SSU. Information entered using the SSU overrides any entered using Setup.

Running the SSU

Running the SSU Locally
Running the ssu.bat file provided on the SSU media starts the SSU. If the server boots directly
from the SSU media, the SSU.BAT file runs automatically. If the server boots from different
media, the SSU can be started manually or by another application. When the utility starts in the
local execution mode (the default mode), the SSU accepts input from the keyboard and/or mouse.
The SSU presents a VGA-based GUI on the primary monitor.
The SSU runs from writable, nonwritable, removable, and nonremovable media. If the SSU is run
from nonwritable media, user preference settings (like screen colors) cannot be saved.
The SSU supports the ROM-DOS V6.22 operating system. It can run on other ROM-DOS
compatible operating systems, but they are not supported. The SSU will not operate from a "DOS
window" running under an operating system like Windows.
Running the SSU Remotely
To run the SSU remotely, you must invoke the SSU.BAT file with the /t switch and redirect the
text-mode output via BIOS console redirect.
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