Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Configuring the Server

•ServeRAIDfirmwareisstoredinROMonthesystemboardandtheRAIDadapter(ifoneisinstalled).
•SAS/SATAfirmwareisstoredinROMontheSAS/SATAcontrolleronthesystemboard.
Configuringtheserver
Thefollowingconfigurationprogramscomewiththeserver:
•Setuputility
TheSetuputilityispartoftheUEFIfirmware.Useittoperformconfigurationtaskssuchaschanging
interruptrequest(IRQ)settings,changingthestartup-devicesequence,settingthedateandtime,and
settingpasswords.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheSetuputility”onpage107.
•BootManagerprogram
TheBootManagerispartoftheUEFIfirmware.Useittooverridethestartupsequencethatissetinthe
Setuputilityandtemporarilyassignadevicetobefirstinthestartupsequence.Formoreinformation
aboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheBootManager”onpage111.
•ServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TheServerGuideprogramprovidessoftware-setuptoolsandinstallationtoolsthataredesignedforthe
server.UsethisCDduringtheinstallationoftheservertoconfigurebasichardwarefeatures,suchasan
integratedSAS/SATAcontrollerwithRAIDcapabilities,andtosimplifytheinstallationofyouroperating
system.ForinformationaboutusingthisCD,see“UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD”on
page105
.
•IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)
UsetheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)forconfiguration,toupdatethefirmwareandsensor
datarecord/fieldreplaceableunit(SDR/FRU)data,andtoremotelymanageanetwork.Forinformation
aboutusingtheIMM2.1,see“UsingtheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)”onpage112
andtheIntegratedManagementModuleIIUser'sGuideathttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/
systemx/documentation/topic/com.lenovo.sysx.imm2.doc/printable_doc.html.
•VMwareESXiembeddedhypervisor
AnoptionalUSBflashdeviceorSDcardwithVMwareESXiembeddedhypervisorsoftwareisavailablefor
purchase.Hypervisorisvirtualizationsoftwarethatenablesmultipleoperatingsystemstorunonahost
systematthesametime.TheUSBembeddedhypervisorflashdevicecanbeinstalledinUSBconnector
onthesystemboard.TheSDcardcanbeinsertedintotheSDadapter.Formoreinformationaboutusing
theembeddedhypervisor,see“Usingtheembeddedhypervisor”onpage115
.
•Remotepresencecapabilityandblue-screencapture
Theremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeaturesareintegratedfunctionsoftheIntegrated
ManagementModuleII(IMM2).Theremotepresencefeatureprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
–Remotelyviewingvideowithgraphicsresolutionsupto1600x1200at75Hz,regardlessofthesystem
state
–Remotelyaccessingtheserver,usingthekeyboardandmousefromaremoteclient
–MappingtheCDorDVDdrive,diskettedrive,SDcard,andUSBflashdriveonaremoteclient,and
mappingISOanddisketteimagefilesasvirtualdrivesthatareavailableforusebytheserver
–UploadingadisketteimagetotheIMM2.1memoryandmappingittotheserverasavirtualdrive
Theblue-screencapturefeaturecapturesthevideodisplaycontentsbeforetheIMM2.1restartsthe
serverwhentheIMM2.1detectsanoperating-systemhangcondition.Asystemadministratorcanuse
theblue-screencapturefeaturetoassistindeterminingthecauseofthehangcondition.Formore
information,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”onpage113
.
•Ethernetcontrollerconfiguration
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