Installation guide

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Installation Guide
BIOS
The BIOS controls the server startup process, dynamic resource allocation (Domain
reconfiguration, hot-plugging), and error handling. The BIOS also includes:
• The Extended Firmware Interface (EFI), which provides the OS with system services.
• The EFI Shell, an autonomous environment used to run Off-line Test & Diagnostic suites.
Platform Administration and Maintenance (PAM) suite
The PAM Web-based software suite is used to operate, monitor, and configure the server.
PAM can be accessed locally or remotely through Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla
browsers, under the protection of appropriate access rights. PAM provides the administration
functions needed to manage and maintain the server:
• Domain configuration and resource allocation
• Alert or maintenance requests to the Customer Service Center
• Error logging …
Test & Diagnostics suites
The server is delivered with the following T & D suites:
• Online Test & Diagnostic suite
• Offline Test & Diagnostic suite
• Power-On Self-Test suite
NovaScale Master (NSM) Management suite
The NSM software suite allows you to monitor and manage NovaScale Windows and Linux
systems.
Conformance to Standards
Intel
Bull NovaScale Servers conform to all Intel platform standards:
• ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
• IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface)
• EFI (Extended Firmware Interface)
• SMBIOS (System Management BIOS)
• DIG64 (Developer Interface Guide for Intel
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Itanium
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Architecture)
Windows
Bull NovaScale Servers conform to the standards set out in the Windows Hardware Design
Guide.