Starting the Setup utility
Use this information to start up the Setup utility.
About this task
To start the Setup utility, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Turn on the server.
Note: Approximately 1 to 3 minutes after the server is connected to ac power,
the power-control button becomes active.
2. When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set an
administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access
the full Setup utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a
limited Setup utility menu is available.
3. Select settings to view or change.
Setup utility menu choices
Use the Setup utility main menu to view and configure server configuration data
and settings.
The following choices are on the Setup utility main menu for the UEFI. Depending
on the version of the IBM System x Server Firmware (server firmware), some menu
choices might differ slightly from these descriptions.
v System Information
Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes
through other choices in the Setup utility, some of those changes are reflected in
the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system
information. This choice is on the full Setup utility menu only.
– System Summary
Select 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 Setup
utility, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change
settings directly in the system summary.
– Product Data
Select this choice to view the system-board identifier, the revision level or
issue date of the firmware, the integrated management module and
diagnostics code, and the version and date.
This choice is on the full Setup utility menu only.
v System Settings
Select this choice to view or change the server component settings.
– Adapters and UEFI Drivers
Select this choice to view information about the adapters and device drivers
installed in the server that are compliant with UEFI 1.10 and UEFI 2.0.
– Processors
Select this choice to view or change the processor settings.
– Memory
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