Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 - Chapter 8. Configuring the Server; Using the Setup Utility Program

Chapter8.Conguringtheserver
Thefollowingcongurationprogramscomewiththeserver:
•SetupUtilityprogram:TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverrmware.YoucanusetheSetup
Utilityprogramtoviewyourserverconguration,changethestartupdevicesequence,setthedate
andtime,andsetpasswords.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage109
.
•Ethernetcontrollerconguration:ForinformationaboutconguringtheEthernetcontroller,see
“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage127.
•INTELiMSTSATAsoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram:UsetheINTELiMSTSATAsoftware
RAIDCongurationUtilityprogramtoconguretheonboardSATAcontrollerwithsoftwareRAID
capabilitiesandthedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see
“ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID”onpage121
.
•ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID,ThinkServer8708EM2SASRAID,orThinkServerRAID700
CongurationUtilityprogram:UsetheCongurationUtilityprogramtoconguretheThinkServer
8708ELPSASRAID,ThinkServer8708EM2SASRAID,orThinkServerRAID700adapterwithRAID
capabilitiesandthedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,seethe
MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcamewithyouserver.
Thefollowingtableliststhedifferentservercongurationsandtheapplicationsthatareavailablefor
conguringandmanagingRAIDarrays.
Table26.ServercongurationsandapplicationsforconguringandmanagingRAIDarrays
Serverconguration
RAIDarrayconguration(before
operatingsystemisinstalled)
RAIDarraymanagement(after
operatingsystemisinstalled)
INTELiMSTSATAsoftwareRAIDINTELiMSTCongurationUtility
program(pressCtrl+Itostart)
INTELRAIDStorageManager
(WebConsole)
ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID
Adapter
LSIMegaRAIDWebBIOS
CongurationUtility(pressCtrl+Hto
start)
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM)
ThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapterLSIMegaRAIDWebBIOS
CongurationUtility(pressCtrl+Hto
start)
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM)
ThinkServerRAID700AdapterLSIMegaRAIDWebBIOS
CongurationUtility(pressCtrl+Hto
start)
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM)
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
UsetheSetupUtilityprogramtoperformthefollowingtasks:
•Viewcongurationinformation
•ViewandchangeassignmentsfordevicesandI/Oports
•Setthedateandtime
•Setthestartupcharacteristicsoftheserverandtheorderofstartupdevices
•Setandchangesettingsforadvancedhardwarefeatures
•View,set,andchangesettingsforpower-managementfeatures
•Viewandclearerrorlogs
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