Lenovo ThinkServer RD450 - Chapter 5. Configuring the server; Using the Setup Utility program

Chapter5.Configuringtheserver
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:
•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage51
•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage58
•“Updatingthefirmware”onpage61
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverfirmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand
changetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.
However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“Turningontheserver”onpage49
.
2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,typethecorrectpasswordtoentertheSetupUtility
program.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage54
.
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.
WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious
tasksaredisplayedontherightbottompaneofeachscreen.YoualsocanpresstheF1keyforgeneralhelp
aboutthekeys.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayedontherighttoppaneofthe
screenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythesubmenusbypressingEnter.
SetupUtilityprograminterface
DependingontheBIOSversionofyourserver,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.
Notes:
•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider
changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,
usetheBIOSdefaultsettingsjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See
“Systemboardjumpers”onpage44
.
•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,upgradetheBIOSandtheTSMfirmwareifnecessary.
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