User`s guide

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ESCALA T610 and PL 600T User’s Guide
Service Processor Menus
The service processor menus are divided into two groups:
• General user menu – the user must know the general–access password.
• Privileged user menus – the user must know the privileged–access password.
If the server is powered off, the service processor menus can be accessed locally or
remotely.
Accessing the Service Processor Menus Locally
Service processor menus can be accessed locally by connecting an ASCII terminal to serial
port 1 (S1) or serial port 2 (S2). Access to the service processor menus is not available on
serial port 3 (S3) or serial port 4 (S4). Because the presence of the ASCII terminal cannot
be confirmed by the service processor, you must press a key (any key) on the ASCII
keyboard to confirm its presence after OK appears in the operator panel display.
When you gain access, the service processor prompts you for a password (if set), and when
verified, displays the service processor menus.
The service processor menu prompt, represented by 0> or 1>, indicates the serial port to
which the terminal is connected.
• 0> indicates serial port 1 (S1)
• 1> indicates serial port 2 (S2)
Accessing the Service Processor Remotely
If your system has a modem connected and is configured for call–in (see ”Modem
Configuration Menu” on page 3-19), the service processor menus can be accessed
remotely as follows:
1. With the system powered off, call in from a remote terminal.
2. The Service Processor detects ring–indicate and prompts you for a password (if set).
When verified, the service processor menus display remotely.
Saving and Restoring Service Processor Settings
All the settings you make (except language) from the service processor menus can be
backed up either for recovering from a fault that may corrupt these settings, or for replicating
these settings to other servers that include a service processor.
The service aid, Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies, can be used to save your
settings after initial setup or whenever the settings must be changed for system operation
purposes.
It is strongly recommended that you use this service aid for backing up service processor
settings to protect the usefulness of the service processor and the availability of the server.
Refer to ”Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies,” in the ”Introduction to Tasks
and Service Aids” section of the Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems,
86 A1 26HX.
Menu Inactivity
The service processor exits menu mode after ten minutes of inactivity, and displays a
message indicating that it has done so. Pressing any key on the ASCII terminal causes the
main menu to be displayed.