IBM xSeries 235 Server User Manual


 
CPU Options
Select this choice to indicate whether the microprocessor serial number in the
microprocessor is readable or to set the microprocessor cache mode to
disabled, write-back, or write-through. Selecting write-back mode will provide
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.
Integrated System Management Processor Settings
You can view and enable or disable the Reboot on System NMI setting on
this menu. If this setting is enabled, the server will automatically restart 60
seconds after the service processor issues an Non-maskable interrupt (NMI)
to the server. If this setting is disabled, the server will not restart. The default
value is Enable.
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Error Logs
Select this choice to view or clear error logs.
Select POST Error Log to view the three most recent error codes and
messages that the system generated during POST.
Select Clear event/error logs from the POST Error Log menu to clear the
POST Error Log.
Select System Event/Error Log to view the System Event/Error Log. The
System Event/Error Log contains all the system error and warning messages
that the system has generated. You can use the arrow keys to move between
pages in the System Event/Error Log.
Select Clear event/error logs from the System Event/Error Log menu to
clear the System Event/Error Log.
v Save Settings
Select this choice to save your customized settings.
v Restore Settings
Select this choice to delete your changes.
v Load Default Settings
Select this choice to cancel your changes.
v Exit Setup
If you have made any changes and not saved them, the program will prompt you
to save the changes or exit without saving the changes.
Additional Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
When you install an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter in your server, you can view
additional menu choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, such as:
v System Card Data
Select this choice to display information about your server.
v PCI Slot/Device Information
Select this choice to view the properties of adapters installed in PCI slots.
v Administrator Password
Select this choice to set or change the administrator password.
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