Using The Configuration/Setup Utility Program - IBM System x3200 Problem Determination And Service Manual

v Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent
v Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller configuration
v LSI Configuration Utility program

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program

This section provides instructions for starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program
and descriptions of the menu choices that are available.
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program
To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server. If the server is already on when you start this procedure,
2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup, Press F12 for Boot
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending
on the version of the BIOS code, some menu choices might differ slightly from
these descriptions.
Note: When you use the server for the first time, you might want to use the
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choice Load Default Settings to reset the
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices to the factory default settings, in case they
were changed before you received the server. Otherwise, some choices might not
be displayed in the menu.
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System x3200 Types 4362 and 4363: Problem Determination and Service Guide
The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent is part of the BIOS. You
can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize
where the network Startup optional devices occur in the startup sequence.
Enable and disable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent from
the Configuration/Setup Utility program. For information, see "Enabling the
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent" on page 136.
To configure the integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller, see "Configuring the
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller" on page 136.
Use the LSI Configuration Utility program to configure the integrated SAS/SATA
controller with RAID capabilities and the devices that are attached to it. For
information about using this program, see "LSI Configuration Utility program" on
page 136.
you must shut down the operating system, turn off the server, wait a few
seconds until all in-use LEDs are turned off, and restart the server.
Menu is displayed, press F1. (This prompt is displayed on the screen for only a
few seconds. You must press F1 quickly.) If you have set both a power-on
password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator
password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you do not type
the administrator password a limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu is
available.
Select this choice to view configuration information, including 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.
This choice is on the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
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