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114 Configuration Software and Utilities
115MAXDATA PLATINUM 90004R Server System
3. Choose 3 and press <Enter> to install the service partition les.
4. The installation software reports whether a system partition has been found. If so, it is
recommended that you choose to install the service partition les onto the existing system
partition. Do so by choosing 1 and pressing <Enter>.
5. Choose the number for the system partition on which to install the partition les and press
<Enter>.
6. After receiving the message indicating that all les were installed successfully, press any key.
7. Press <ESC> to exit the Service Partition Administration menu and return to the EFI CD menu.
Booting the Server from the Service Partition
The service partition contains utilities and diagnostics. To run these utilities or diagnostics, you need
to boot the server from the service partition. You can reboot a managed server from the service
partition one of two ways: locally, or remotely. When you reboot the server to the service partition
remotely, you can do the following:
• Run EFI shell commands on the server
• Run a program from the service partition
• Run diagnostics specic to the server
• Run the SMU to congure the server for Server Management
Locally
Follow these steps to locally boot the server to the service partition:
1. Restart the managed server.
2. Monitor the boot process and press ‘F2’ to enter BIOS setup. Arrow over to the “System
Management” menu, and select “Enabled” for the “Service Boot” option. Hit the <F10> to
save the setting and exit out of the BIOS setup and the system automatically reboots to the
Service Partition.
Console Redirection
The BIOS supports redirection of both video and keyboard via serial link. This section details the
serial redirection scheme. For redirection over LAN (Serial over LAN or SOL), please refer to the ISM
Users Guide.
When console redirection is enabled, local (host server) keyboard input and video output are passed
both to the local keyboard and video connections, and to the remote console via the serial link. Keyboard
inputs from both sources are considered valid and video is displayed to both outputs. Optionally, the
system can be operated without a host keyboard or monitor attached to the system and run entirely via
the remote console. Setup and any other text-based utilities can be accessed via console redirection.
Note that serial redirection uses PC-ANSI and the UART settings assume 1 stop bit.
Operation
When redirecting through a modem (as opposed to a null modem cable), the modem needs to be
congured with the following:
• Auto-answer (for example, ATS0=2, to answer after two rings).
• Modem reaction to DTR set to return to command state (e.g., AT&D1).
Failure to provide item #2 results in the modem either dropping the link when the server reboots (as
in AT&D0) or becoming unresponsive to server baud rate changes (as in AT&D2).