IBM Advanced Settings Utility for Linux Version 1.6.3 (Build ID ASUT20A) Installation README File CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Overview 2.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 3.0 Configuration Information 4.0 Unattended Mode 5.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 6.0 Trademarks and Notices 7.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview 1.1 This README file contains the latest information about installing the Advanced Settings Utility for DOS. 1.2 Limitations: N/A 1.3 Enhancements: N/A 1.4 Recommendations and Prerequisites for the Update: N/A 1.5 Dependencies - Definition files must be at version 1.6.2 or below. 2.0 Installation and Setup Instructions The procedure to install the Advanced Settings Utility for Linux is as follows: 2.1 Copy the .tgz to a directory on the hard drive. 2.2 Run "tar zxf .tgz" where .tgz is the downloaded .tgz. 3.0 Configuration Information To enable support for viewing/changing settings on a BIOS level or for RSA/RSAII firmware, apply a definition file to asu.exe 3.1 Copy one or more definition file .exes to the same directory on the hard drive to which asu.exe was extracted. Definition files can be downloaded for BIOS or RSA/RSAII firmware from the support download site. 3.2 For each definition file: 3.2.1 Extract the definition file by running it from the command line. 3.2.2 Run "asu patchadd .def" where .def is the .def extracted from the downloaded .exe. 4.0 Unattended Mode All ASU operations are command line based and don't wait for user input. As such, ASU can be scripted by using "batch" mode (see the Advanced Settings Utility User's Guide for more details) or any scripting facility of your operating system. 5.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 5.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 5.2 IBM Marketing Web Site: http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/ 5.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problems applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/YAST-3P2QYL.html. 6.0 Trademarks and Notices 6.1 IBM and the e(logo) are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. 6.2 U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Contract with IBM Corporation. IBM web site pages may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information which should be observed. 7.0 Disclaimer THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PANTENTS OR COPYRIGHTS.