Advanced Setup - (NF 8500R - Type 8681)

The Advanced Setup choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

Processor serial number access: Select this choice to enable or disable the processor serial-number security feature.
This feature has a variety of uses.
Review the information that comes with the processor to determine the best use for your organization.
In addition, you can check the following Web site for details on the processor serial number access feature:

http://www.intel.com

The default value is Disabled. To change this value, select Processor Serial Number Access from the Advanced Setup menu; then, use the Up Arrow (  ) or Down Arrow (  ) key to highlight the Processor Serial Number Access choice.
Use the Left Arrow (<) or Right Arrow (>) key to select Enabled.
Enabling the processor serial number access feature changes the server configuration.
Therefore, after you enable this feature, save the new configuration information in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program and select Save Settings.
See 'Using the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu' for more information.
You must shut down and restart the server to implement this change.
When you restart the server, the system displays a message indicating that the configuration has changed.

Modify front panel text: Select this choice to modify the text that appears on the server front panel.
For an illustration of the front panel, see 'Front panel'.

To delete text, backspace to the left; then, press the Del or Delete key.

The default value is IBM Netfinity 8500R.
To change this value, select Modify Front Panel Text from the Advanced Setup menu; then, use the Up Arrow (  ) or Down Arrow (  ) key to highlight the Modify Front Panel Text choice.
When the Modify Front Panel Text menu appears, use the Up Arrow (  ) or Down Arrow (  ) key to highlight one of the following choices:

•  First line of text
   Currently, the First line of text  value is IBM Netfinity.
   You may change this value to one with a maximum of 16 characters.
   You may use any valid combination of alphanumeric characters.
•  Second line of text
   Currently, the Second line of text value is 8500R.
   You may change this value to one with a maximum of 16 characters.
   You may use any valid combination of alphanumeric characters.
•  Save front panel text changes
   Select this choice if you want to save the changes that you made to the front-panel text.
•  Set front panel text to default
   Select this choice if you want to change the front-panel text to its default value of IBM Netfinity 8500R.

PCI slot/device information: Select this choice to view and identify system resources used by PCI devices.
PCI devices automatically communicate with the server configuration information.
This usually results in automatic configuration of a PCI device.
If a conflict does occur, see 'Resolving configuration conflicts'.

Use the Up Arrow (  ) or Down Arrow (  ) key to highlight the assignment that you want to change and press Enter.
Use the Left Arrow (<) or Right Arrow (>) key to select from the list of available choices.
An asterisk (*) indicates that more than one device shares a slot.
After making changes, you can select:

•  Save Settings to save the selected changes.
•  Restore Settings to delete the changes and restore the previous settings.

The server uses a rotational interrupt technique to configure PCI devices.
Because of this technique, you can install a variety of PCI devices that currently do not support sharing of PCI interrupts (IRQs).
Multiple-function PCI devices use more than one interrupt.

Cache control: Select this choice to enable or disable the processor cache.
In addition, you can define the processor cache type as write-back (WB) or write-through (WT).

Selecting write-back mode will provide the maximum system performance.
The default values are Write back and Enabled.
For proper server operation, do not change the values in this field.

Note: You cannot enable or disable the cache for individual processors.

Memory settings: Select this choice to manually disable or enable a dual inline memory module (DIMM) slot.

•  If you replaced a defective DIMM, you must manually enable the DIMM slot in the Configuration/Setup  Utility program.
   In this case, the system does not automatically access the Configuration/Setup Utility program to enable the DIMM slot.
•  If a memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the server can automatically  disable the failing DIMM slot and continue operating with reduced memory capacity.
   If this occurs, you must manually enable the DIMM slot after the problem is corrected.
   You can diagnose to just one DIMM.

1.  Select Memory Settings from the Advanced Setup menu.
2.  Use the Up Arrow (  ) or Down Arrow (  ) key to highlight the DIMM slot that you want to enable.
3.  Use the Left Arrow (<) or Right Arrow (>) key to select Enable.

Processor settings: Select this choice to manually enable a processor slot.

•  If you replaced a defective processor, you must manually enable the processor slot in the  Configuration/Setup Utility program.
   In this case, the system does not automatically access the Configuration/Setup Utility program to enable the processor slot.
•  If a processor error is detected during POST or runtime, the server can automatically disable the  failing processors and restart the system to reconfigure without the defective processors.
   If this occurs, you must manually enable the processor slots after the problem is corrected.

1.  Select Processor Settings from the Advanced Setup menu.
2.  Use the Up Arrow (  ) or Down Arrow (  ) key to highlight the processor slot that you want to enable.
3.  Use the Left Arrow (<) or Right Arrow (>) key to select Enable.

MPS version control: Select this choice to view and identify the multiprocessor specification (MPS) level.
The default value is 1.4.
Refer to the documentation that comes with the operating system for more information.

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