Lenovo System x3250 M5 - Configuring the server

•ServeRAIDfirmwareisstoredinROMonthesystemboardandtheRAIDadapter(ifoneisinstalled).
•SAS/SATAfirmwareisstoredinROMontheSAS/SATAcontrolleronthesystemboard.
Configuringtheserver
Thefollowingconfigurationprogramscomewiththeserver:
•Setuputility
TheSetuputilityispartoftheUEFIfirmware.Useittoperformconfigurationtaskssuchaschanging
interruptrequest(IRQ)settings,changingthestartup-devicesequence,settingthedateandtime,and
settingpasswords.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheSetuputility”onpage89.
•BootManagerprogram
TheBootManagerispartoftheUEFIfirmware.Useittooverridethestartupsequencethatissetinthe
Setuputilityandtemporarilyassignadevicetobefirstinthestartupsequence.Formoreinformation
aboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheBootManager”onpage94.
•LenovoServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TheServerGuideprogramprovidessoftware-setuptoolsandinstallationtoolsthataredesignedforthe
server.UsethisCDduringtheinstallationoftheservertoconfigurebasichardwarefeatures,suchasan
integratedSAS/SATAcontrollerwithRAIDcapabilities,andtosimplifytheinstallationofyouroperating
system.ForinformationaboutusingthisCD,see“UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD”
onpage87
.
•IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)
UsetheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)forconfiguration,toupdatethefirmware
andsensordatarecord/fieldreplaceableunit(SDR/FRU)data,andtoremotelymanagea
network.ForinformationaboutusingtheIMM2,see“UsingtheIntegratedManagement
ModuleII(IMM2)”onpage96
andtheIntegratedManagementModuleIIUser'sGuideat
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=migr-5086346.
•VMwareESXiembeddedhypervisor
AnoptionalUSBflashdevicewithVMwareESXiembeddedhypervisorsoftwareisavailableforpurchase.
Hypervisorisvirtualizationsoftwarethatenablesmultipleoperatingsystemstorunonahostsystem
atthesametime.TheUSBembeddedhypervisorflashdevicecanbeinstalledinUSBconnectors
3and4onthesystemboard.Formoreinformationaboutusingtheembeddedhypervisor,see“Using
theembeddedhypervisor”onpage99
.
•Remotepresencecapabilityandblue-screencapture
Theremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeaturesareintegratedfunctionsoftheIntegrated
ManagementModuleII(IMM2).Theremotepresencefeatureprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
–Remotelyviewingvideowithgraphicsresolutionsupto1600x1200at75Hz,regardlessofthesystem
state
–Remotelyaccessingtheserver,usingthekeyboardandmousefromaremoteclient
–MappingtheCDorDVDdrive,diskettedrive,andUSBflashdriveonaremoteclient,andmappingISO
anddisketteimagefilesasvirtualdrivesthatareavailableforusebytheserver
–UploadingadisketteimagetotheIMM2memoryandmappingittotheserverasavirtualdrive
Theblue-screencapturefeaturecapturesthevideodisplaycontentsbeforetheIMM2restartsthe
serverwhentheIMM2detectsanoperating-systemhangcondition.Asystemadministratorcanuse
theblue-screencapturefeaturetoassistindeterminingthecauseofthehangcondition.Formore
information,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”onpage97
.
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