Alphabios Menus; Remote Management Console (Rmc) - Compaq AlphaServer ES40 Service Manual

2.3.4

AlphaBIOS Menus

The AlphaBIOS Standard CMOS Setup menu and the Advanced CMOS Setup
menu are used to configure Windows NT systems.
Standard CMOS Setup
Enable/disable Auto Start
Set date and time
Configure floppies
Configure keyboard
You can view the hardware configuration for a system running Windows NT by
selecting items on the Display System Configuration menu accessed from
the AlphaBIOS Setup screen.
Use AlphaBIOS menus for viewing system configuration and configuring
systems running Windows NT. You can also set the length of the memory test
done at power-up from Advanced CMOS Setup.
The AlphaBIOS Utilities menu has a Display Error Frames selection that
allows you to view hardware error reports on fatal error halts or double error
halts. See Chapter 5.
2.3.5

Remote Management Console (RMC)

The remote management console (RMC) is used for managing the server either
locally or remotely. It also plays a key role in error analysis by passing error log
information to the dual-port RAM (DPR), which is shared between the RMC and
the system motherboard logic, so that this information can be accessed by the
system. RMC also controls the control panel display. RMC has a command-line
interface from which you can enter a few diagnostic commands.
RMC can be accessed as long as the power cord for a working supply is plugged
into the AC wall outlet and a console terminal is attached to the system. This
feature ensures that you can gather information when the operating system is
down and the SRM console is not accessible. See Chapter 7.
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Advanced CMOS Setup
Set length of memory test
Enable/disable PCI parity
Enable/disable password protection
Enable/disable SCSI BIOS