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3: Configuring Software and Utilities
Using the System Setup Utility (SSU)
The SSU is on the configuration software CD shipped with the server. The SSU provides
a graphical user interface (GUI) over an extensible framework for server configuration.
The SSU framework supports the following functions and capabilities:
• Assigns resources to baseboard devices and add-in boards before loading the
operating system
• Specifies the boot device order and system security options
• Permits viewing and clearing of the system event log (SEL)
• Permits viewing of the system Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) and Sensor Data
Record (SDR)
• Allows troubleshooting of the server when the operating system is not operational
• Provides a system-level view of the server's I/O devices
When to Run the SSU
The SSU is a DOS-based utility that supports extended system configuration operations
for onboard resources and add-in boards. Use the SSU to:
• Add and remove boards affecting the assignment of resources (ports, memory,
IRQs, DMA)
• Modify the server's boot device order or security settings
• Change the server configuration settings
• Save the server configuration
•VieworcleartheSEL
• View FRU information
•ViewtheSDRtable
The SSU is PCI 2.1 compliant and uses the information entered and provided by
configuration registers and flash memory to specify a system configuration. The SSU
then writes the configuration information to flash memory.
The SSU stores configuration values in flash memory. These values take effect when the
server is booted. POST checks the values against the actual hardware configuration; if the