Lenovo System x3650 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”onpage52.
•BootManagerprogram
TheBootManagerispartoftheUEFIfirmware.Useittooverridethestartupsequencethatissetinthe
SetupUtilityandtemporarilyassignadevicetobefirstinthestartupsequence.Formoreinformation
aboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheBootManager”onpage57.
•ServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TheServerGuideprogramprovidessoftware-setuptoolsandinstallationtoolsthataredesignedforthe
server.UsethisCDduringtheinstallationoftheservertoconfigurebasichardwarefeatures,suchasan
integratedSAS/SATAcontrollerwithRAIDcapabilities,andtosimplifytheinstallationofyouroperating
system.ForinformationaboutusingthisCD,see“UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD”
onpage51
.
•FastSetup
FastSetupisano-costsoftwaretoolthathelpssimplifythemaintenanceanddeployment
ofselectedBladeCenterchassis,servers,andcomponents.Theintuitivegraphicalinterface
initializesallphasesofserversetup,includingdiscovery,update,andconfiguration.Features
includetemplatesthatenablereplicationofsettingstomanyserversandautomationthat
reduceshands-ontimeandusererrors.Wizardsandotherdefaultsettingsenablecustomization
capabilities.Thelow-touch,set-onceandwalk-awayfeaturereducesthehands-onserversetup
timefromdaystominutes,particularlyforlargerdeployments.Forinformationaboutthistool,see
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?brand=5000008&Indocid=TOOL-FASTSET.
•IntegratedmanagementmoduleII(IMM2)
UsetheIMM2forconfiguration,toupdatethefirmwareandsensordatarecord/fieldreplaceableunit
(SDR/FRU)data,andtoremotelymanageanetwork.ForinformationaboutusingtheIMM2,see“Using
theintegratedmanagementmodule”onpage57
andtheIntegratedManagementModuleIIUser'sGuide
athttp://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systemx/documentation/topic/com.lenovo.sysx.imm2.doc/
printable_doc.html.
•VMwareESXiembeddedhypervisor
AnoptionalUSBflashdeviceorSDcardwithVMwareESXiembeddedhypervisorsoftwareisavailablefor
purchase.Hypervisorisvirtualizationsoftwarethatenablesmultipleoperatingsystemstorunonahost
systematthesametime.TheUSBembeddedhypervisorflashdevicecanbeinstalledinUSBhypervisor
connectoronthesystemboard.TheSDcardcanbeinsertedintotheSDadapter.Formoreinformation
aboutusingtheembeddedhypervisor,see“Usingtheembeddedhypervisor”onpage60
.
•Remotepresencecapabilityandblue-screencapture
Theremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeaturesareintegratedfunctionsoftheIMM2.Theremote
presencefeatureprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
–Remotelyviewingvideowithgraphicsresolutionsupto1600x1200at75Hz,regardlessofthesystem
state
–Remotelyaccessingtheserver,usingthekeyboardandmousefromaremoteclient
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