IBM System x3550 M4 Installation And User Manual

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6. From the Operating system menu, select your operating system, and then clickSearch to display the available installation documents.Using the Setup utilityUse the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), formerly BIOS, Setup Utilityprogram to perform the following tasks:v View configuration informationv View and change assignments for devices and I/O portsv Set the date and timev Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devicesv Set and change settings for advanced hardware featuresv View, set, and change settings for power-management featuresv View and clear error logsv Change interrupt request (IRQ) settingsv Resolve configuration conflictsStarting the Setup utilityTo start the Setup utility, complete the following steps:1. Turn on the server.Note: Approximately 5 to 10 seconds after the server is connected to power,the power-control button becomes active.2. When the prompt Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set anadministrator password, you must type the administrator password to access thefull Setup utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limitedSetup utility menu is available.3. Select settings to view or change.Setup utility menu choicesThe following choices are on the Setup utility main menu for the UEFI. Dependingon the version of the firmware, some menu choices might differ slightly from thesedescriptions.v System InformationSelect this choice to view information about the server. When you make changesthrough other choices in the Setup utility, some of those changes are reflected inthe system information; you cannot change settings directly in the systeminformation. This choice is on the full Setup utility menu only.– System SummarySelect this choice to view configuration information, including the ID, speed,and cache size of the microprocessors, machine type and model of the server,the serial number, the system UUID, and the amount of installed memory.When you make configuration changes through other options in the Setuputility, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot changesettings directly in the system summary.– Product DataSelect this choice to view the system-board identifier, the revision level orissue date of the firmware, the integrated management module anddiagnostics code, and the version and date.This choice is on the full Setup utility menu only.Chapter 3. Configuring the server 109