User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- NovaScale 4020 User's Guide
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 System Description
- 2 Board Set Description
- 3 Configuration Software and Utilities
- Utilities / Drivers on Resource CD
- Power-on Sequence and Power-on Self-Test (POST)
- Extensible Firmware Interface Boot Manager
- The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell
- BIOS Setup
- LSI Logic* SCSI Utility
- System Maintenance Utility
- EFI Platform Diagnostic Tests
- EFI Service Partition
- Console Redirection
- Terminal Mode
- Shutting Down the Server
- Servicing the System (basic knowledge)
- A Warning and Cautions
- B Working Inside the System
- C Hot-swapping System Components
- D Servicing the Electronics Bay
- Safety Warnings
32 NovaScale 4020 User’s Guide
Option Description
Set Auto Boot Timeout This feature allows you to define the value in seconds that pass before
the system automatically boots without user intervention. Setting this
value to zero disables the timeout feature.
To set auto boot timeout:
• At the menu, select Set Auto Boot Timeout with the
arrow key.
• Three options are available.
• Select the Choose Value option with the arrow key and
enter a value of “0” to disable auto boot.
• Select the Delete option with the arrow key and select the
Delete setting with the arrow key and press <Enter>.
• Choose a time out value of 65535 (0xFFFF) to allow you to
press any key while booting to EFI to disable timeout.
Select Console Output
Device
This feature allows you to select the device that the console output is
sent to.
To select the console output device:
• At the menu, select Manage Boot Next Setting with
the arrow key.
• Select the Option to boot next with the arrow key
• Press <b> to make this option the next boot option.
• Press <r> to reset.
• Select Save to NVRAM.
• Select Exit to return to the Boot Manager.
Select Console Input Device This feature allows you to select the device that the console receives
input from.
To select the console input device:
• At the menu, select Manage Boot Next Setting with
the arrow key.
• Select the Option to boot next with the arrow key.
• Press <b> to make this option the next boot option.
• Press <r> to reset.
• Select Save to NVRAM.
• Select Exit to return to the Boot Manager.
Select Standard Error Device This feature allows you to select the standard error device.
To select the standard error device:
• At the menu, select Manage Boot Next Setting with
the arrow key.
• Select the Option to boot next with the arrow key.
• Press <b> to make this option the next boot option.
• Press <r> to reset.
• Select Save to NVRAM.
• Select Exit to return to the Boot Manager.
Cold Reset Performs a platform-specific cold reset of the system. A cold reset
means a full platform reset.
To perform a cold reset:
• At the menu, select Set Auto Boot Timeout with the
arrow key.
• Press <Enter>.
• The system resets.