Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Using the Serverguide Setup and Installation CD

ForinformationaboutconfiguringtheEthernetcontroller,see“ConfiguringtheEthernetcontroller”on
page116
.
•FeaturesonDemandsoftwareEthernetsoftware
TheserverprovidesFeaturesonDemandsoftwareEthernetsupport.YoucanpurchaseaFeatureson
DemandsoftwareupgradekeyforFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)andiSCSIstorageprotocols.For
moreinformation,see“EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernetsoftware”onpage116.
•FeaturesonDemandsoftwareRAIDsoftware
TheserverprovidesFeaturesonDemandsoftwareRAIDsupport.YoucanpurchaseaFeatureson
DemandsoftwareupgradekeyforRAID.Formoreinformation,see“EnablingFeaturesonDemand
RAIDsoftware”onpage116.
•T oolsCenterSuitCLIprogram
TheLenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLIprogramisacollectionofservermanagementtoolsthatutilizea
commandlineinterfaceprogramtomanagefirmware,hardware,andoperatingsystems.Anditcoversthe
configurationfunction,whichisanalternativetotheSetupUtilityformodifyingUEFIsettings.Formore
informationaboutusingthisprogram,see“LenovoToolsCenterSuiteCLIprogram”onpage118
.
•ConfiguringRAIDarrays
ForinformationaboutconfiguringRAIDarrays,see“ConfiguringRAIDarrays”onpage116
.
Thefollowingtableliststhedifferentserverconfigurationsandtheapplicationsthatareavailablefor
configuringandmanagingtheRAIDarrays.
Table10.ServerconfigurationandapplicationsforconfiguringandmanagingtheRAIDarrays
Serverconfiguration
RAIDarrayconfiguration(before
operatingsystemisinstalled)
RAIDarraymanagement(after
operatingsystemisinstalled)
ServeRAID-M5210adapterMegaRAIDBIOS,HIIMegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM),
MegaCLI,andSystemsDirector
Notes:
1.FormoreinformationabouttheHumanInterfaceInfrastructure(HII)andSAS2IRCU,goto
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5088601.
2.FormoreinformationabouttheMegaRAID,goto
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5073015.
UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
UsethisinformationasanoverviewforusingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD.
TheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDprovidessoftwaresetuptoolsandinstallationtoolsthatare
designedforyourserver.TheServerGuideprogramdetectstheservermodelandoptionalhardwaredevices
thatareinstalledandusesthatinformationduringsetuptoconfigurethehardware.TheServerGuide
simplifiestheoperating-systeminstallationsbyprovidingupdateddevicedriversand,insomecases,
installingthemautomatically.
YoucandownloadafreeimageoftheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCDfrom
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-GUIDE.
InadditiontotheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD,youmusthaveyouroperating-systemCDto
installtheoperatingsystem.
ServerGuidefeatures
ThisinformationprovidesanoverviewoftheServerGuidefeatures.
Chapter3.Configurationinformationandinstructions105