IBM 88743RU - System x3950 E User Manual

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stored in electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), and therevision level of the firmware on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine.– System Card DataSelect this choice to view vital product data (VPD) for some servercomponents.v Devices and I/O PortsSelect this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output(I/O) ports.Select this choice to enable or disable integrated SAS and Ethernet controllersand all standard ports (such as serial and parallel). Enable is the default settingfor all controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and theoperating system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnectingthe device). If you disable the integrated Ethernet controller and no Ethernetadapter is installed, the server will have no Ethernet capability. If you disable theintegrated USB controller, the server will have no USB capability; to maintainUSB capability, make sure that Enabled is selected for the USB Host Controllerand USB BIOS Legacy Support options.Note: If the USB host controller is disabled, the Remote Supervisor Adapter IISlimLine remote keyboard, remote mouse, remote disk, OS watchdog, andin-band management functions are also disabled.This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.v Date and TimeSelect this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format(hour:minute:second).This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.v System SecuritySelect this choice to set passwords. See “Passwords” on page 62 for moreinformation about passwords. You can also enable the chassis-intrusion detectorto alert you each time the server cover is removed.This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.– Power-on PasswordSelect this choice to set or change a power-on password. See “Power-onpassword” on page 62 for more information.– Administrator PasswordAttention: If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there isno way to change, override, or remove it. You must replace the I/O board.Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. Anadministrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; itlimits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If an administratorpassword is set, the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available only ifyou type the administrator password at the password prompt. See“Administrator password” on page 63 for more information.This choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if an IBM RemoteSupervisor Adapter II SlimLine is installed.v Start OptionsSelect this choice to view or change the start options. Changes in the startoptions take effect when you restart the server.You can specify whether the server starts with the keyboard number lock on oroff. You can enable the server to run without a diskette drive, monitor, orkeyboard.Chapter 3. Configuring the server 59