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3 Configuration Software and Utilities
Hot Keys............................................................................................................................. 34
Power-on Self Test (POST)................................................................................................ 34
Using BIOS Setup .............................................................................................................. 35
Record Your Setup Settings ...................................................................................... 35
If You Cannot Access Setup...................................................................................... 35
Starting Setup............................................................................................................ 36
Setup Menus ............................................................................................................. 36
Main Menu................................................................................................................. 38
Advanced Menu......................................................................................................... 41
Security Menu............................................................................................................ 45
Server Menu.............................................................................................................. 46
Boot Menu ................................................................................................................. 49
Exit Menu................................................................................................................... 50
Using the System Setup Utility (SSU)................................................................................. 51
When to Run the SSU ............................................................................................... 51
What You Need to Do................................................................................................ 52
Running the SSU....................................................................................................... 52
Customizing the SSU................................................................................................. 55
Launching a Task ...................................................................................................... 56
Resource Configuration Add-In (RCA) Window ......................................................... 56
Multiboot Options Add-In ........................................................................................... 57
Security Add-In.......................................................................................................... 57
System Event Log (SEL) Viewer Add-In .................................................................... 58
Sensor Data Record (SDR) Manager Add-In............................................................. 60
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Manager Add-In.......................................................... 61
Exiting the SSU.......................................................................................................... 63
Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console .............................................................................. 63
How the DPC Console Works.................................................................................... 63
DPC Console Requirements...................................................................................... 65
Setting Up the Server for the EMP............................................................................. 66
Main DPC Console Window....................................................................................... 67
Server Control Operations ......................................................................................... 68
Phonebook ................................................................................................................ 71
Management Plug-Ins................................................................................................ 72
FRU and SDR Load Utility.................................................................................................. 72
When to Run the FRUSDR Load Utility...................................................................... 73
What You Need to Do................................................................................................ 73
How You Use the FRUSDR Load Utility..................................................................... 73
Cleaning Up and Exiting ............................................................................................ 76
Upgrading BIOS ................................................................................................................. 77
Preparing for the Upgrade ......................................................................................... 77
Upgrading BIOS......................................................................................................... 78
Recovering BIOS....................................................................................................... 79
Changing BIOS Language......................................................................................... 79
Using the Firmware Update Utility ...................................................................................... 80
Running the Firmware Update Utility ......................................................................... 80