Acer Altos R700 - Manual (Page 57)

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Configuration Utilities
System Software Update Sequence
When you update the system software, you should do it in the
following order.
1 Update firmware (BMC & HSC)
2 Update FRU/SDR
3 Unplug system for 30 seconds
4 Update BIOS
5 Clear CMOS
Configuration Utilities Table:
Utility Description and brief procedure Page
Adaptec SCSISelect
Utility Use to configure or view the settings of
the SCSI host adapters and onboard SCSI
devices in the system. 53
Direct Platform
Control (DPC) Console Use to access and monitor the server
remotely. 56
System Setup Utility
(SSU) and Client
System Setup Utility
(CSSU) Use for viewing and configuring server
management options, viewing the
system event log (SEL), setting boot
device priority, or setting system security
options.
The SSU can run either from the
configuration software CD or from a set
of bootable diskettes. You can create the
diskettes from the CD.
The CSSU is run from the service
partition via the DPC console. It provides
the same functionality as the SSU, but
from a remote console.
Information entered via the SSU/CSSU
overrides information entered via BIOS
Setup.
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BIOS Update Utility Use to update the BIOS or recover from a
corrupted BIOS update. 64, 74
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