Intel 754458-002 manual

Intel ® Client Sy stem Setup Utility User’s G uide Versio n 0.8 Part Num ber: 75445 8-002 Legal Inf ormation Using the Client System Setup Utili t y Using the Phonebook Configuring Resources Controlli ng Boot Options Managing Passwords and Security Options Using the System Event Log Using the Sensor Data Records Using the FRU Inventory[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 2 Legal Information Intel Corporat ion (Intel) makes no warranty of any kind wit h regard t o this material, incl udi ng, but not l i mit ed to, the implied warranties of m erchantability and fi t ness for a particular purpose. Intel assum es no responsi bi l it y f or any errors t hat may appear in th[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 3 Using the Client System Setup U tility Remote System S etup System functions for m anaged servers ca n be setup rem otely, using th e Client System Setup Utility. The Server Sy stem Setup Utility runs on the serv er console and p rovides all of the necessary setup functions. Th e Client System Setup [...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 4 When to Run the Client Sy stem Setup Utilit y Use the C lient SSU when y ou need to do any of these tasks rem otely: • Add and rem ove boards affe cting the ass ignment of re sources (port s, memory, I RQs, DMA) • Modify the server’s bo ot device orde r or security settings • Change the s erv[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 5 The BI OS checks the v alues against th e actual hardw are config uration; if the v alues do not agree, the BI OS generates an e rror messag e. You must then run the Clien t SSU to specify the correct configurat ion befo re the server boots. The Client SSU always inc ludes a checksum with the con fig[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 6 Using the Phonebook The Phonebook Dialog The Client SSU inc l udes a p honebook—which is shared with othe r ISC components—to organize dialing informatio n needed to establ ish connections with supported p latforms. Use th e phonebook when the Clien t SSU is run outsid e of an enterprise manageme[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 7 Phonebook Dialog Options av ailable in th e dialog are: • Servers: D isplays a lis t of server nam es and associ ated phone numbers p reviously stored in the phonebo ok. • Add: Opens the Add/Modify dialog, which y ou can use to add a new server to th e phonebook. • Modify: E dits an exist ing e[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 8 • Delete : Deletes an e ntry from the phon ebook. You mu st first select an existing se rver from the Serv er box before se lecting this option. Click <OK > to de lete the ent r y. • Close: Exits the dialog with no a ction taken. Phonebook A dd/Modif y Dialog The Client SSU inc l udes a P h[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 9 Server Name The Server Nam e area allows y ou to specify the name of th e server asso ciated with a pho nebook entry. An y change of the Se rver Name tak es effect once the OK button is selected. Phone Number The Phone Num ber area allows y ou to specify the ph one number asso ciated with a phonebo o[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 10 Cancel Button The Cancel bu tton discards any changes to the phonebook entry, closes the phonebook , and returns to the M ain Window. Con nect Dialog The Client SSU al so includes a Connect dialog, which is used to establish th e connection betw een the Client SSU an d the SSU Serv er in those cases[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 11 Modem The Modem button selec ts the connection ty pe for the se rver specifi ed in the Server N ame edit control. Direct Connect The Direct Conne ct button is not us ed. Server Name The Server Nam e area provides an alphabetized lis t of serv er platforms tha t the Client SSU m ay attem pt to connec[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 12 Using the EMP Pa sswor d Dialog The Emerg ency Managem ent Port Password dialog open s when you click t he OK button in the Connect dialog . Enter the passw ord that wi ll allow y ou to use the EMP Por t on the selected serv er.[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 13 Configuring Resour ces The Resource Conf iguration Add- in (RCA) provides two m ajor functions: • Modify ing the contents of the system by adding and rem oving dev ices • Modify ing the resourc es used by devices The Resource Configuration Add- in (RCA) provides the resource conflict detec tion [...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 14 Resource Configuration Main Window Devices It m a y be necessary to modify th e resources of a device to acc ommodate certa in operating systems, applicati ons, and drivers. It may also be ne cessary to m odify resources to resolv e a conflict. To modify the resources asso ciated with a d evice, hig[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 15 Save to S ystem Button The Save to Sy stem option wr ites the curren t configurat ion to non-v olatile storage on th e server system . The stored config uration inform ation is use d by the server’ s BIOS to conf igure the platform during power- up. Although th e RCA can be st arted m ultiple tim [...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 16 Device Window[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 17 Function Use the Func tion tree to select a device fu nction so tha t the configura tion choices an d resources associated w ith the function m ay be updated. Selec ting a new funct ion updates the Choic e box and the DMA, IR Q, Memory, and Ports li st boxes as requ ired. Some funct ions may not con[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 18 Memory Use the Mem ory list box to change an exi sting setting of a mem or y resource a ssociated with the current cho ice. Change setting s by double-click ing the desired ent ry and updating th e memory entry in the Change Memory window. If a m e mory resource is not requ ired for the current choi[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 19 Resources Button Click the Resources bu tton to start th e Resource U sage window. Sy stem Resource Us age Window Viewing system resou rces is usefu l for setup and d ebugging sy stem configurati ons. The System Resource Window provide s sever al fea tur es to pres ent th is info rm ation.[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 20 System Resou rce Usage Window[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 21 Resource The Resou rce List box shows a complete l i sting of the specifi ed resources cu rrently used in th e system , except for any re locatable expan sion ROM im ages. Because they are fully relocata ble by the system BIOS , Relocatable expan sion ROM im ages are not inc luded. The addres s rang[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 22 Al l The All button u pdates the R esource list box to include a ll system resources: I RQs, DMAs, ports, and mem ory resources. Dump to File The Dum p to File button writes the system resource use in formation to th e specified p lain text file. The system resource use informatio n file may be stor[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 23 Contr olling Boot Options The Mult iboot Add-in (MB A) provide s a means for sele cting I nitial Program Load (IPL ) devices. Using the MBA, you can id entify all I PL devices in the sy stem and org anize their boo t order. On power- up, the managed serv er’ s BIO S will sequential ly attemp t to [...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 24 MBA Main Window The MBA main window is described in the following sec tions. Boot De v i c e Prior it y The Boot Dev ice Priority list box contai ns the IPL dev ices in the system in descending boot priori ty. Hard Drives The Hard D r ives list box conta ins the list of Boo t Connection Vecto r (BCV[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 25 Cancel Button The Cancel bu tton exits the M ultiboot Add- in. Configuration informati on is not written to non- volati le storage on the s erver system with this sele ction, but y ou will be prompted to save any outstanding changes befo re exiting.[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 26 Managing P ass w or ds and Security Option s The Passw ord Add-in (P WA) provides secu rity and passw ord support op tions. Within the PWA, you can eithe r set or m odify the curren t server system BIOS U ser or Administr ator passwords o r update any of the various secur ity options av ailable. Onl[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 27 Password Main Window[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 28 Administ rat or Passw ord Sta tus The adm i nistrato r password statu s control disp lays either S et or Not Set, depending on the current status of the BIOS adm inistrative pa ssword on the serv er system . Chan ge/Clear A dmin Password The Chang e/Clear Adm in Password button allows you to se t or[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 29 Hot Ke y The Hot Key box provides a l i st of v alid key com binations tha t can be used to pu t a system in secure m ode. This option is only avail able when the use r password is set—otherwise the option is gray ed out. The Hot Key selection is saved to the pl atform v i a the Sav e To System bu[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 30 Video Blank i ng The Video Blank i ng box a llows you to enable o r disable the server system ’s video screen when the secure m ode is active. The option is av ailable only when the user p assword is set, ot herwise it is grayed out. The Video Blanking option is saved to the platform via the Save [...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 31 Sav e to S ystem The Save to Sy stem button wr ites the updated s ecurity opti ons to non-v olatile storag e on the server system . Note that the Save To Sy stem button d oes not update e ither the adm inistrator or user password, be cause they are u pdated imm ediately follow ing a change. Cancel B[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 32 Using the System Event Log The System Event Log (SEL) contains a sequential record of ev ents that have occurred in the remo te server. The contents of the SEL will help y ou t o determ ine t he cause o f server system failures. The SEL viewer allows you to • Examine SEL record s via the Baseboard[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 33 For each entry, th e SEL viewer displays: • A reco rd identifie r • Tim e stamp inform ation • A g enerator iden tifier • The sen sor type • The sen sor number • An event des cription Use the online help to find i nformation about specific controls and features o f the SEL Manag er . You[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 34 Using the Sensor Data Recor ds The Sensor D ata Records (SD R) contain th e inform ation recorded fr om each of the configured sensors in the managed serv er. Record da ta is display ed in hexadecim al or binary form . The conten ts of the SDR f ile will help y ou to determ ine the cause of se rver [...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 35 SDR Manager Window[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 36 Using the FR U In ventory The Field Replaceab le Un it (FRU) inv entory records cont ain in form atio n about the components that com prise the rem ote server. The inform ation, based on the I ntelligen t Peripheral Manag ement Interface (IPMI) spec ification, in cludes such th ings as part num bers[...]

Intel Client System Set up Utility Version 0.8 37 The FRU Man ager does no t display all of the FRU inform ation defined in the IPMI specification. It display s selected in formation from the chassis, b oard, and product areas that wi ll be help ful in identify ing the componen ts of a manag ed server. Use the online help to find information about [...]