Table of Contents
Advertisement
The service aid, Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies, can be used to save
your settings after initial setup or whenever the settings must be changed for system
operation purposes.
It is strongly recommended that this service aid is used for backing up service
processor settings to protect the usefulness of the service processor, and the availability
of the server. Refer to "Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies" on page 167
for information about this service aid.
How to return to the service processor menus
When exiting SP menus using option "99", there is a 10-second delay before the
system continues its boot procedure. During that 10 seconds, you may strike a key on
the ASCII terminal to return to the menus and select other options.
During the 10-second delay, an information message appears on the display. After the
10-second delay, the service processor menus are no longer available until either the
next system boot or the service processor regains control due to a system failure.
Menu Inactivity
To prevent loss of control due to power loss or power surges, the service processor
attempts to leave menu mode after 10 minutes of inactivity by simulating the option 99
selection. This attempt is successful on menus containing the "99" option. On the other
menus, the attempt is unsuccessful and the following message displays with each
attempt:
If for some reason you want to hold the server in menu mode, select one of the menus
that does not have the "99" option. Boot activity cannot continue if the service
processor is in menu mode, and power losses or surges could result in unpredictable
server responses.
60
S80 and S85 User's Guide
Illegal value entered
Press Return to continue
Advertisement
Chapters
Table of Contents
