Server User Manual

TheServerManagementmenucontainsthefollowingsubmenus.Formoreinformation,enterthe
correspondingsubmenuandrefertotheinstructionsonthescreen.
EraseSEL:Erasesystemeventlog(SEL).
SystemInformation:Viewbasicinformationaboutyourserver.
BMCNetworkConguration:SetBMCcongurationparameters.
BootOptionsmenu
TheBootOptionsmenuintheSetupUtilityprogramprovidesaninterfacetohelpyouvieworchangethe
serverstartupoptions,includingthestartupsequenceandbootpriorityforvariousdevices.Changesinthe
startupoptionstakeeffectwhentheserverstarts.
Thestartupsequencespeciestheorderinwhichtheserverchecksdevicestondabootrecord.Theserver
startsfromtherstbootrecordthatitnds.Forexample,youcandeneastartupsequencethatchecksa
discintheopticaldrive,thencheckstheharddiskdrive,andthenchecksanetworkdevice.Forinformation
aboutsettingthestartupsequenceorselectingastartupdevice,see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage58
.
BootManagermenu
TheBootManagermenuintheSetupUtilityprogramlistsallthebootabledevicesinstalledinyourserver
andthelisteditemsvarydependingonyourserverconguration.Ifyouselectadesireddevicelistedonthis
menu,theserverwillstartfromthedeviceyouselect.
YoucanpressF12whenturningontheserverandselectatemporarystartupdevicefromthebootdevice
selectionwindow.See“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage58
.
Save&Exitmenu
AfteryounishviewingorchangingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram,youcanchooseadesired
actionfromtheSave&Exitmenutosavechanges,discardchanges,orloaddefaultvalues,andexitthe
program.PressEntertoselecttheitemontheSave&ExitmenuandthenselectY eswhenpromptedto
conrmtheaction.ForinformationaboutexitingtheSetupUtilityprogram,see“ExitingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage59
.
TheSave&Exitmenucontainsthefollowingitems:
SaveChangesandExit:SavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
SaveChangesandReset:SavechangesandthencontinuewiththecongurationintheSetupUtility
program.
DiscardChangesandExit:Discardchanges,loadpreviousvalues,andthenexittheSetupUtility
program.
DiscardChanges:Discardchangesandloadpreviousvalues.
RestoreDefaults:Returntotheoptimizeddefaultsettings.
SaveasUserDefaults:Savethecurrentsettingsasuserdefaultvalues.
RestoreUserDefaults:Restoretheuserdefaultvaluesforalltheitems.
Settingthesystemdateandtime
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram.
TosetthesystemdateandtimeintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53.
2.OntheMainmenu,selectSystemDateorSystemTime.
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