Intel 754458-002 User Manual

Intel® Client System Setup Utility

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Using the Client System Setup Utility Using the Phonebook Configuring Resources Controlling Boot Options Managing Passwords and Security Options Using the System Event Log Using the Sensor Data Records Using the FRU Inventory

User’s Guide

Version 0.8

Part Number: 754458-002

Intel Client System Setup Utility Version 0.8

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Using the Client System Setup Utility

Remote System Setup

System functions for managed servers can be setup remotely, using the Client System Setup Utility. The Server System Setup Utility runs on the server console and provides all of the necessary setup functions. The Client System Setup Utility provides the tools to do the same functions remotely:

• Assign resources to devices and add-in boards before loading the OS,

• Specify boot device order and system security options,

• View and clear the system event log (SEL),

• View the system field replaceable unit records (FRUs) and sensor data records (SDRs),

• Troubleshoot the server when the OS is not operational,

• View the server system-level I/O devices,

• Save and restore the system configuration.

• The tools are implemented as plug-in Active-X controls called add-ins. The specific

functions provided will vary with individual platforms.

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When to Run the Client System Setup Utility

Use the Client SSU when you need to do any of these tasks remotely:

• Add and remove boards affecting the assignment of resources (ports, memory, IRQs, DMA)

• Modify the server’s boot device order or security settings

• Change the server's configuration settings

• Save the server configuration

• View or clear the SEL

• View FRU information

• View the SDR information

To determine a system configuration, the Client SSU uses the following information from the server system:

• The baseboard CFG file

• Configuration registers

• CMOS and non-volatile storage

The Client SSU stores configuration values in flash memory in the server. These values take effect when you boot the server.

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The BIOS checks the values against the actual hardware configuration; if the values do not agree, the BIOS generates an error message. You must then run the Client SSU to specify the correct configuration before the server boot s.

The Client SSU always includes a checksum with the configuration data, so the BIOS can detect any potential data corruption before the actual hardware configuration occurs.

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Using the Phonebook

The Phonebook Dialog

The Client SSU includes a phonebook—which is shared with other ISC components—to organize dialing information needed to establish connections with supported platforms. Use the phonebook when the Client SSU is run outside of an enterprise management console, or when the Client SSU is unable to make a server connection when started within an enterprise management console. The dialog box used to maintain existing or edit new phonebook entries is shown in the following figure.

You can open the phonebook from the Main Menu, using the choosing Server>Phonebook.

icon on the toolbar, or by

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Phonebook Dialog

Options available in the dialog are:

• Servers: Displays a list of server names and associated phone numbers previously stored in

the phonebook.

• Add: Opens the Add/Modify dialog, which you can use to add a new server to the

phonebook.

• Modify: Edits an existing entry. Before selecting this option, you must first select an existing

entry from the Servers list and modify the existing phone number. Click <OK> to store this entry in the phonebook.

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• Delete: Deletes an entry from the phonebook. You must first select an existing server from

the Server box before selecting this option. Click <OK> to delete the entry.

• Close: Exits the dialog with no action taken.

Phonebook Add/Modify Dialog

The Client SSU includes a Phonebook Add/Modify dialog.

Phonebook Add/Modify Dialog

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Server Name

The Server Name area allows you to specify the name of the server associated with a phonebook entry. Any change of the Server Name takes effect once the OK button is selected.

Phone Number

The Phone Number area allows you to specify the phone number associated with a phonebook entry. Like the Server Name edit control, any change of the Phone Number takes effect once the OK button is selected.

IP Address

The IP Address area allows you to specify the IP address of the selected server.

Service Partition

Use the Service Partition checkbox to specify whether the selected server has a service partition. A fully-populated service partition is required on the server for the Client SSU to establish a connection.

OK Button

The OK button updates the phonebook based on the information contained in various dialogs.

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Cancel Button

The Cancel button discards any changes to the phonebook entry, closes the phonebook, and returns to the Main Window.

Connect Dialog

The Client SSU also includes a Connect dialog, which is used to establish the connection between the Client SSU and the SSU Server in those cases where the phone number has not been passed to the Client SSU on the command line or when the Client SSU was unable to make a server connection with the phone number provided. The dialog box used to establish a connection is shown in the Connect Dialog.

Connect Dialog

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Modem

The Modem button selects the connection type for the server specified in the Server Name edit control.

Direct Connect

The Direct Connect button is not used.

Server Name

The Server Name area provides an alphabetized list of server platforms that the Client SSU may attempt to connect to. The list is based upon information maintained in the phonebook.

OK Button

The OK button attempts to establish a connection with the specified server platform. When selected, the OK button prompts for an EMP password and if successful reboots the server to the service partition and attempts to establish the connection with the server SSU. If the connection cannot be established an error message displays and the server system should be rebooted to its primary operating system using the DPC. While the connection is being established the Client SSU displays connection information on the status bar.

Cancel

The Cancel button closes the connection dialog and returns to the Main Window.

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Using the EMP Password Dialog

The Emergency Management Port Password dialog opens when you click the OK button in the Connect dialog. Enter the password that will allow you to use the EMP Port on the selected server.

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