Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 - Updating the Server Configuration

Attention:Toavoidcomponentdamage,connectthepowercordslast.
Note:Inmostareasoftheworld,LenovorequiresthereturnofthedefectiveCRU.Informationaboutthiswill
comewiththeCRUorwillcomeafewdaysaftertheCRUarrives.
Updatingtheserverconguration
Whenyouturnontheserverforthersttimeafteryouinstall,remove,orreplaceadevice,youmight
needtoupdatetheserverconguration.
Someoptionaldeviceshavedevicedriversthatyoumustinstall.Forinformationaboutinstallingdevice
drivers,usethedocumentationthatcomeswitheachoptionaldevice.Toobtainthesupporteddevice
driversforyourserverfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollow
theinstructionsontheWebpagetondanddownloadthedevicedriversyouneed.
Refertothefollowinginformationresourcestoupdatetheserverconguration:
•ToupdatetheBIOSconguration,see“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59
.
•ToupdatetheRAIDconguration,see“ConguringRAID”onpage70
.
•TousetheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”on
page67.
•Toupdateyoursystemrmware,see“Updatingthermware”onpage78.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware185