Customer Account Setup Menu; System Power-On Methods - IBM pSeries 690 Service Manual

Customer Account Setup Menu

This menu allows users to enter information that is specific to their account.
Customer Account Setup Menu
1. Customer Account Number:
Currently Unassigned
2. Customer RETAIN Login userid:
Currently Unassigned
3. Customer RETAIN login password:
Currently Unassigned
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v Customer Account Number is assigned by your service provider for record-keeping and billing. If you
have an account number, enter it. Otherwise, leave this field unassigned.
v Customer RETAIN Login User ID and Customer RETAIN Login Password apply to a service function
to which your service provider might have access. Leave these fields unassigned if your service
provider does not use RETAIN.
Call-out Test
Call-out test is disabled in partitioned systems.
Service Processor Parameters in Service Mode (Full System Partition)
When the system is in service mode, the following service processor functions are suspended:
v Unattended Start Mode
v Reboot/Restart Policy
v Call-Out
v Surveillance
When service mode is exited, the service processor functions are re-activated.

System Power-On Methods

This section discusses the following system power-on methods:
v Power-on Switch
v Service Processor Menus
Privileged users can power on the system by selecting the System Control Power Menu option from
the main menu and then selecting the Power-on System option from the System Power Control Menu.
General users should select Power-on System on the General User Menu.
v Remote Power-on via Ring-Indicate Signal
The server automatically powers on when it detects a "ring indicate" signal from a modem attached to
serial port 1 (S1) or serial port 2 (S2).
A remote user can call the server to activate ring detection by the modem. Listen for a few more rings
than the threshold number for starting the system. The system powers on without answering the call.
v Unattended start mode - refer to Enable/Disable Unattended Start Mode on page 766.
The service processor can be enabled to recover from the loss of ac power (see Enable/Disable
Unattended Power-On Mode in the SYSTEM POWER CONTROL MENU). When ac power is restored,
the system returns to the power state at the time ac loss occurred. For example, if the system was
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