IBM Carrier Grade X3650 T - 7.2 Detecting system setting changes; 7.3 Applying transferred settings

IBM® Carrier Grade Server X3650 T
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7.2 Detecting system setting changes
If a “saved” configuration exists on the SysCon device (i.e. a configuration has been placed in the “saved”
folder) and it is different from the current settings, the SysCon feature will provide an additional prompt in
addition to the standard SysCon prompt:
Saved Intel-BIOS-syscfg-V001 settings will be restored in 5 seconds, wait
or - press 's' and 'Enter' keys to save current Intel-BIOS-syscfg-V001
settings
or - press the 'Enter' key to abort restore of Intel-BIOS-syscfg-V001 settings
This prompt will time out after a short period of time or the user can abort the request by pressing
<Enter>. If the user presses <Enter>, the SysCon feature retains the current configuration and does not
update the saved configuration on the SysCon Device. If the user presses <s> then <Enter>, the SysCon
feature removes the files in the ‘saved’ folder so the current configuration will be updated as the saved
configuration on the SysCon Device.
If the user allows the timeout to occur, the SysCon feature will restore the saved configuration and reboot
the system.
7.3 Applying transferred settings
The SysCon Device may be physically transferred from one system to another. When the SysCon
Device is used for the first time in the different system, the SysCon feature discovers this change by
comparing a unique attribute of the previous system to the current system. If all other attributes are
compatible and if the policy is ‘AlwaysRestoreSavedSettings’ the settings that are saved on the