IBM 8870 Computer Accessories User Manual


 
The
following
information
applies
to
memory
mirroring:
-
The
hot-add
memory
feature
allows
you
to
add
DIMMs
without
turning
off
the
server.
This
feature
is
supported
only
in
servers
using
Windows
Server
2003
Enterprise
or
Datacenter
editions.
-
To
use
the
hot-add
memory
feature,
memory
mirroring
must
be
Disabled.
-
To
use
the
hot-replace
memory
feature,
memory
mirroring
must
be
Enabled.
CPU
Options
Select
this
choice
to
specify
whether
the
serial
number
in
the
microprocessor
is
to
be
readable,
to
enable
or
disable
hyperthreading
technology
for
all
installed
microprocessors,
or
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
Slot/Device
Information
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
properties
and
settings
for
adapters
installed
in
the
PCI
slots.
ASM
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
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.
Scalability
Port
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
view
a
summary
of
the
current
scalability
port
configurations.
(This
choice
appears
on
the
Advanced
Setup
menu
when
cables
are
connected
to
the
SMP
Expansion
Ports.)
Note:
Scalability
ports
are
called
SMP
Expansion
Ports
in
this
publication.
Scalable
Partition
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
a
summary
of
current
scalable
partition
settings
and
to
configure
or
delete
partition
settings.
Notes:
1.
Partition
settings
are
called
partition
descriptors
in
some
IBM
documentation.
2.
See
“Configuring
scalable
partitions”
on
page
22
for
more
information
on
creating,
deleting,
and
configuring
scalable
partitions.
v
Error
Logs
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
clear
error
logs.
Note:
When
troubleshooting
problems
with
PCI-X
slots,
you
will
notice
that
the
error
logs
report
the
PCI-X
busses
numerically.
The
numerical
assignment
will
change,
depending
on
your
configuration.
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.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
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