IBM 8870 Computer Accessories User Manual


 
v
System
Information
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
about
your
server.
When
you
make
changes
through
other
options
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
some
of
those
changes
are
reflected
in
the
system
information;
you
cannot
change
settings
directly
in
the
system
information.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
Product
Data
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
machine
type
and
model
of
your
server,
the
serial
number,
and
the
revision
level
or
issue
date
of
the
BIOS
and
diagnostics
code
stored
in
electrically
erasable
programmable
ROM
(EEPROM).
System
Card
Data
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
about
the
boards
installed
in
your
server.
v
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
assignments
for
devices
and
input/output
(I/O)
ports
and
to
configure
the
remote
console
redirection.
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
integrated
SCSI
and
Ethernet
controllers
and
all
standard
ports
(such
as
the
serial
port).
Enable
is
the
default
setting
for
all
controllers.
If
you
disable
a
device,
it
cannot
be
configured
and
the
operating
system
will
not
be
able
to
detect
it
(this
is
equivalent
to
disconnecting
the
device).
If
you
disable
the
integrated
SCSI
controller
and
no
SCSI
adapter
is
installed,
the
server
will
have
no
SCSI
capability.
If
you
disable
the
integrated
Ethernet
controller
and
no
Ethernet
adapter
is
installed,
the
server
will
have
no
Ethernet
capability.
Select
this
choice
to
configure
and
enable
the
remote
console
redirection
feature
on
the
server.
This
feature
allows
the
user
to
view
POST
execution,
change
system
configuration
settings,
and
use
DOS
based
configuration
utilities
remotely.
See
“Remote
console
redirection”
on
page
24
for
more
information.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
v
Date
and
Time
Select
this
choice
to
set
the
date
and
time
in
the
server,
in
24-hour
format
(hour:minute:second).
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
v
System
Security
Select
this
choice
to
set
passwords
and
the
Remote
Control
Security
settings.
See
“Passwords”
on
page
25
for
more
information
about
passwords.
You
can
also
enable
the
chassis-intrusion
detector
to
alert
you
each
time
the
server
cover
is
opened.
Note:
In
a
16-way
configuration,
security
settings
are
defined
through
the
primary
server.
If
you
bypass
the
16-way
configuration
during
start
up
or
start
the
servers
in
a
stand
alone
configuration,
you
must
define
the
security
setting
on
each
individual
server.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
Power-on
Password
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
a
power-on
password.
See
“Power-on
password”
on
page
25
for
more
information.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
19