Using The Sas/Sata Configuration Utility Program; Using The Serveraid Configuration Programs; Using The Pxe Boot Agent Utility Program - IBM System x3850 Installation Manual
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- Configuration and options manual (548 pages) ,
- Service manual (192 pages) ,
- User manual (100 pages)
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Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program
To start the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt <<< Press <CTRL><A> for Adaptec SAS/SATA Configuration
3. To select a choice from the menu, use the arrow keys.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected
Using the ServeRAID configuration programs
A ServeRAID controller enables you to configure multiple physical hard disk drives
to operate as logical drives in a disk array. The controller comes with a CD
containing the ServeRAID Manager program and the ServeRAID Mini-Configuration
program, which you can use to configure the ServeRAID controller. For information
about these programs, see the documentation that comes with the ServeRAID
controller and the User's Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD. If your
server comes with an operating system installed, such as Microsoft Windows 2000
Datacenter Server, see the software documentation that comes with the server for
configuration information.
Using the PXE boot agent utility program
The Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot agent utility program is part of the
BIOS code. You can use it to specify the startup order of devices and enable or
disable operating-system wake-up support.
Note: The server does not support changing the network boot protocol or
specifying the startup order of devices through the PXE boot agent utility program.
Complete the following steps to start the PXE boot agent utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the Initializing Intel (R) Boot Agent Version X.X.XX PXE 2.0 Build
3. Use the arrow keys and press Enter to select a choice from the menu.
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– power
Turn the server on and off remotely.
– reboot
Force the server to restart.
– sel get
Display the BMC system event log.
– sol
Configure the SOL function.
– sysinfo
Display system information that is related to the server and the globally
unique identifier (GUID).
Utility! >>> appears, press Ctrl+A.
items, and press Enter.
XXX (WfM 2.0) prompt appears, press Ctrl+S. You have 2 seconds (by default)
to press Ctrl+S after the prompt appears. If the prompt does not appear, use the
Configuration/Setup Utility program to enable the Ethernet PXE/DHCP option.
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