IBM 8840 Server User Manual


 
manually enable the memory connectors. Use the arrow keys to highlight the
pair of memory connectors that you want to enable, and use the arrow keys to
select Enable.
Select Memory Configuration to enable memory mirroring or online-spare
memory. You can enable either online-spare memory or memory mirroring, but
not both at the same time.
CPU Options
Select this choice to disable the microprocessor cache or set it to use the
write-back or write-through method. Write-back caching generally provides
better system performance.
PCI Bus Control
Select this choice to view and set interrupts for PCI devices and to configure
the master-latency-timer value for the server.
Baseboard Management Controller Settings
Select this choice to view the Baseboard Management Controller Settings,
including the Network Configuaration and Baseboard Management Controller
Settings System Event Log. You can also enable or disable the Reboot on
System NMI option on the menu. If you enable this option, the server will
automatically restart 60 seconds after the service processor issues a
nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) to the server. If you disable this option, the
server will not restart. Enable is the default setting.
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Event/Error Logs
Select this choice to view or clear error logs.
POST Error Log
Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages
that were generated during POST. Select Clear error logs to clear the POST
error log.
System Event/Error Log
Select this choice to view the System Event/Error log, which contains all
system error and warning messages that have been generated. Use the arrow
keys to move between pages in the log. If an optional IBM Remote Supervisor
Adapter II SlimLine is installed, the full text of the error messages is
displayed; otherwise, the log contains only numeric error codes. Run the
diagnostic program to get more information about error codes that occur. See
the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM
xSeries Documentation CD for instructions. Select Clear error logs to clear
the System Event/Error log.
v Save Settings
Select this choice to save the changes you have made in the settings.
v Restore Settings
Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and
restore the previous settings.
v Load Default Settings
Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and
restore the factory settings.
v Exit Setup
Select this choice to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If you have
not saved the changes you have made in the settings, you are asked whether
you want to save the changes or exit without saving them.
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