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Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
Depending
on
the
version
of
the
BIOS
code
in
your
blade
server,
some
menu
choices
might
differ
slightly
from
these
descriptions.
v
System
Summary
Select
this
choice
to
display
configuration
information,
including
the
type,
speed,
and
cache
sizes
of
the
microprocessors
and
the
amount
of
installed
memory.
When
you
make
configuration
changes
through
other
options
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
the
changes
are
reflected
in
the
system
summary;
you
cannot
change
settings
directly
in
the
system
summary.
Select
Processor
Summary
to
view
information
about
the
microprocessors
installed
in
the
blade
server.
v
System
Information
Select
this
choice
to
display
information
about
your
blade
server,
such
as:
the
machine
type
and
model
of
your
blade
server,
the
serial
number,
and
the
revision
level
or
issue
date
of
the
BIOS
and
diagnostics
code
stored
in
electrically
erasable
programmable
ROM
(EEPROM).
When
you
make
configuration
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.
v
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
Ethernet
controllers.
Enable
is
the
default
setting
for
the
Ethernet
controller.
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
Ethernet
controller,
the
blade
server
will
have
no
Ethernet
capability.
–
Remote
Console
Redirection
Select
this
choice
to
enable
serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
and
to
set
remote
console
communication
parameters.
–
System
MAC
Addresses
Select
this
choice
to
set
and
view
the
MAC
addresses
for
the
Ethernet
controllers
on
the
blade
server.
v
Date
and
Time
Select
this
choice
to
set
the
system
date
and
time,
in
24-hour
format
(hour:minute:second).
v
System
Security
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
the
password
(see
“Using
passwords”
on
page
14
for
more
information).
v
Start
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
start
options.
Start
options
take
effect
when
you
start
your
blade
server.
You
can
set
keyboard
operating
characteristics,
such
as
whether
the
blade
server
starts
with
the
keyboard
number
lock
on
or
off.
You
can
also
enable
a
virus-detection
test
that
checks
for
changes
in
the
boot
record
when
the
blade
server
starts.
Note:
To
set
the
startup
sequence,
which
is
the
order
in
which
the
blade
server
checks
devices
to
find
a
boot
record,
you
must
use
the
BladeCenter
management-module
Web
interface.
You
can
enable
the
blade
server
to
run
without
a
diskette
drive
or
keyboard.
The
Extensible
Firmware
Interface
(EFI)
start
option
should
not
be
selected
for
any
of
the
startup
or
boot
device
fields.
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BladeCenter
HS40
Type
8839:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide