Lenovo System x3500 M4 - Configuring the Ethernet Controller; Enabling Features on Demand Ethernet Software; Enabling Features on Demand RAID Software; Configuring RAID Arrays

Foradditionalinformationandinstructions,seeVMwarevSphere4.1Documentationat
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vs_pages/vsp_pubs_esxi41_e_vc41.htmlortheVMwarevSphere
InstallationandSetupGuideathttp://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/
vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-50-installation-setup-guide.pdf.
ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller
UsethisinformationtoconfiguretheEthernetcontroller.
TheEthernetcontrollersareintegratedonthesystemboard.Theyprovideaninterfaceforconnecting
toa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1Gbpsnetworkandprovidefull-duplex(FDX)capability,whichenables
simultaneoustransmissionandreceptionofdataonthenetwork.IftheEthernetportsintheserversupport
auto-negotiation,thecontrollersdetectthedata-transferrate(10BASE-T,100BASE-TX,or1000BASE-T)and
duplexmode(full-duplexorhalf-duplex)ofthenetworkandautomaticallyoperateatthatrateandmode.
Youdonothavetosetanyjumpersorconfigurethecontrollers.However,youmustinstalladevicedriverto
enabletheoperatingsystemtoaddressthecontrollers.
TofinddevicedriversandinformationaboutconfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernetsoftware
UsethisinformationtoenableFeaturesonDemandEthernetsoftware.
YoucanactivatetheFeaturesonDemand(FoD)softwareupgradekeyforFibreChanneloverEthernet
(FCoE)andiSCSIstorageprotocolsthatisintegratedintheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2).For
moreinformationandinstructionsforactivatingtheFeaturesonDemandEthernetsoftwarekey,seethe
LenovoFeaturesonDemandUser’sGuide.Todownloadthedocument,gotohttps://fod.lenovo.com/lkms,
login,andclickHelp.
EnablingFeaturesonDemandRAIDsoftware
UsethisinformationtoenableFeaturesonDemandRAIDsoftware.
YoucanactivatetheFeaturesonDemand(FoD)softwareupgradekeyforRAIDthatisintegratedinthe
integratedmanagementmodule.FormoreinformationandinstructionsforactivatingtheFeatureson
DemandRAIDsoftwarekey,seetheLenovoFeaturesonDemandUser’sGuide.Todownloadthedocument,
gotohttps://fod.lenovo.com/lkms,login,andclickHelp.
ConfiguringRAIDarrays
UsetheSetuputilitytoconfiguretheRAIDarrays.
ThespecificprocedureforconfiguringarraysdependsontheRAIDcontrollerthatyouareusing.Fordetails,
seethedocumentationforyourRAIDcontroller.ToaccesstheutilityforyourRAIDcontroller,completethe
followingsteps:
Step1.Turnontheserver.
Note:Approximately10secondsaftertheserverisconnectedtopower,thepower-controlbutton
becomesactive.
Step2.Whenprompted,<F1Setup>isdisplayed,pressF1.Ifyouhavesetanadministratorpassword,you
musttypetheadministratorpasswordtoaccessthefullSetuputilitymenu.Ifyoudonottypethe
administratorpassword,alimitedSetuputilitymenuisavailable.
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