User`s guide

Configuration Software and Utilities 51
Local SMU Application
The local SMU application and the core components exchange XML documents using a
procedural interface. There is no socket connection between the application and the core
components.
The local SMU application can be run either from the system Resource CD or, if the SMU
software has been installed locally, from the directory where it was installed on the system
partition. The software can be run from a CD, regardless of whether it has been installed
locally.
Running from CD
The target server must have a CD drive (EFI currently supports only CDs that contain
information in the “El Torito” format). No network connection is required.
The following sequence of steps is followed to start the SMU locally (assuming the system
Resource CD is being used):
1. Insert the system Resource CD into the CD drive on the target server and boot the server to
the EFI shell. The Resource CD menu program begins running automatically and displays
a splash screen followed by the main menu.
2. Use the arrow keys to move to the Utilities menu item. Press the <Enter> key.
3. Use the down arrow key to highlight the System Maintenance Utility menu item. Press the
<Enter> key to start the local SMU application.
Running from the System Partition
To run the SMU application from a service partition on which it has been installed, follow the
steps below:
1. If an EFI shell prompt is available on the local console and the files on the system partition
can be accessed, skip to step 3.
2. Reset the server and boot to the EFI shell.
3. Locate the file system (e.g. fs0:, fs1:) that contains the service partition software and change
directory to \efi\service\smu.
4. Run smu.efi.