Lenovo System x3500 M4 - Using the Setup Utility

4.TheServerGuideprogrampromptsyoutoinsertyouroperating-systemCDandrestarttheserver.At
thispoint,theinstallationprogramfortheoperatingsystemtakescontroltocompletetheinstallation.
InstallingyouroperatingsystemwithoutusingServerGuide
UsethisinformationtoinstalltheoperatingsystemontheserverwithoutusingServerGuide.
IfyouhavealreadyconfiguredtheserverhardwareandyouarenotusingtheServerGuideprogramto
installyouroperatingsystem,youcandownloadoperating-systeminstallationinstructionsfortheserver
fromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
UsingtheSetuputility
UsetheseinstructionstostarttheSetuputility.
UsetheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)SetupUtilityprogramtoperformthefollowingtasks:
•Viewconfigurationinformation
•ViewandchangeassignmentsfordevicesandI/Oports
•Setthedateandtime
•Setandchangepasswords
•Setthestartupcharacteristicsoftheserverandtheorderofstartupdevices
•Setandchangesettingsforadvancedhardwarefeatures
•View,set,andchangesettingsforpower-managementfeatures
•Viewandclearerrorlogs
•Changeinterruptrequest(IRQ)settings
•Resolveconfigurationconflicts
StartingtheSetuputility
UsethisinformationtostartuptheSetuputility.
TostarttheSetuputility,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Turnontheserver.
Note:Approximately5to10secondsaftertheserverisconnectedtopower,thepower-control
buttonbecomesactive.
Step2.Whentheprompt<F1>Setupisdisplayed,pressF1.Ifyouhavesetanadministratorpassword,
youmusttypetheadministratorpasswordtoaccessthefullSetuputilitymenu.Ifyoudonottype
theadministratorpassword,alimitedSetuputilitymenuisavailable.
Step3.Selectsettingstovieworchange.
Setuputilitymenuchoices
UsetheSetuputilitymainmenutoviewandconfigureserverconfigurationdataandsettings.
ThefollowingchoicesareontheSetuputilitymainmenufortheUEFI.Dependingontheversionofthe
firmware,somemenuchoicesmightdifferslightlyfromthesedescriptions.
•SystemInformation
Selectthischoicetoviewinformationabouttheserver.Whenyoumakechangesthroughotherchoices
intheSetuputility,someofthosechangesarereflectedinthesysteminformation;youcannotchange
settingsdirectlyinthesysteminformation.ThischoiceisonthefullSetuputilitymenuonly.
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