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Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
The
following
configuration
programs
and
capabilities
come
with
your
server:
v
Extensible
Firmware
Interface
(EFI)
Boot
Manager
program
This
program
controls
the
startup
environment.
You
can
use
this
program
to
configure
startup
options,
such
as
starting
the
server
to
an
operating
system
on
the
network
or
on
media,
or
to
the
EFI
Boot
Maintenance
Manager
main
menu.
See
“Using
the
Extensible
Firmware
Interface
(EFI)
Boot
Manager”
for
more
information.
v
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
This
program
is
an
EFI
utility
that
comes
with
your
server.
You
can
use
this
program
to
set
the
date
and
time
and
to
set
passwords.
See
“Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
12
for
more
information.
v
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program
With
the
built-in
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program,
you
can
configure
the
integrated
SCSI
controller
and
the
devices
that
are
attached
to
it.
See
“Using
the
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program”
on
page
15
for
more
information.
v
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
configuration
process
See
“Setting
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter”
on
page
16
for
information
about
setting
up
and
cabling
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
for
use
with
an
Advanced
System
Management
(ASM)
network.
v
Ethernet
controller
configuration
process
To
configure
the
integrated
Ethernet
controller,
see
“Configuring
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller”
on
page
31.
Using
the
Extensible
Firmware
Interface
(EFI)
Boot
Manager
You
can
use
the
EFI
Boot
Manager
to
configure
a
variety
of
start
options,
including
starting
to
an
external
device
or
to
a
specific
file.
The
following
table
provides
a
summary
of
the
selection
s
available
from
the
EFI
Boot
Maintenance
Manager
main
menu.
Selection
Description
Boot
from
a
file
Automatically
adds
EFI
applications
as
start
options,
or
you
can
start
the
server
from
a
specific
file.
Add
a
boot
option
Adds
a
start
option
to
the
EFI
Boot
Manager.
You
specify
the
option
by
providing
the
name
of
the
EFI
application.
Delete
boot
options
Deletes
a
specific
start
option
or
all
start
options.
Change
boot
order
Controls
the
relative
order
in
which
the
EFI
Boot
Manager
attempts
start
options.
Manage
boot
next
setting
Defines
a
start
option
to
use
one
time
(the
next
start
operation).
Set
automatic
boot
timeout
value
Defines
the
amount
of
time
before
the
server
automatically
starts
without
user
intervention.
Select
active
console
output
devices
Displays
the
list
of
available
console
output
devices,
as
contained
in
the
ConOutDev
list.
You
can
select
output
console
devices
from
the
list.
Select
active
console
input
devices
Displays
the
list
of
available
console
input
devices,
as
contained
in
the
ConInDev
list
and
the
subset
detailed
in
the
ConIn
variable.
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2003
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