Chapter 3. Configuring Your Server
This chapter provides information about the configuration and utility programs that
come with your server.
The configuration programs are part of the
basic input/output system
(
BIOS
) that
comes with your server. Using these programs, you can set the system date and
time, define input and output device parameters, and define system security.
This chapter contains:
Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Configuration/Setup Utility ............................ 21
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility ......................... 22
System Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Devices and I/O Ports ............................... 23
Date and Time .................................... 24
System Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Start Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Advanced Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Plug and Play .................................... 30
Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring PCI Features and Options ...................... 30
Resolving Configuration Conflicts .......................... 30
Resolving Hardware Configuration Conflicts ................... 31
Resolving Software Configuration Conflicts ................... 31
Configuring the Ethernet Controller ......................... 32
Failover for Redundant Ethernet ........................... 33
Configuring Failover on OS/2 ........................... 34
Configuring Failover on Windows NT ....................... 34
Configuring Failover on IntraNetWare ...................... 35
Using the SCSISelect Utility Program ........................ 35
Starting the SCSISelect Utility Program ..................... 36
SCSISelect Utility Program Choices ....................... 36
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