HP Netserver LT 6000r Installation Guide

Chapter 10 Configuring the HP NetServer
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Print or View Information: Lets you print or view the current system
configuration, including details of boards that are detected in the system,
and resources that are allocated to the boards.
Change User Preferences: Lets you change the language used by the
HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM and the system date and time.
Setup Utility
The HP NetServer has a setup utility (BIOS) in read-only memory. The utility
features several system configuration and housekeeping options, including
security and system console characteristics.
The following sections tell how to access the Setup Utility and how to perform
selected tasks.
Starting the Setup Utility
To reach the Setup Utility, boot or reboot the server. After the first boot messages
are displayed, the following prompt appears:
Press <F2> to enter Setup
Press [F2] while the prompt is displayed. Additional boot messages will appear,
followed by the message Entering Setup… After the embedded (Symbios)
SCSI Configuration initialization and the Optional ROM scan both finish, the
menu bar of the Setup Utility appears.
If you do not press [F2], the HP NetServer boots normally.
Menu Bar
The Setup Utility menu provides access to several submenus. The menu choices
follow:
Configuration: Sets the system time and date or select form the following
options:
◊ Integrated I/O Port Settings: Use this menu to enable/disable, and set
the base I/O address and IRQs of the two serial ports, Serial Port A and
Management port, and set the parallel port’s parameters, including the
mode (output only, bi-directional, or DMA channel).
◊ PCI Device Settings: Use this menu to disable Smart Interrupt
Routing, and manually set the PCI board’s IRQs. You can set the IRQ
Locking feature for the embedded SCSI channels and the embedded
LAN connections from this menu. This menu also includes enabling