Lenovo ThinkServer RS160 - Operating Environment; Software Programs; Thinkserver Easystartup; Bios and Tmm Update Utilities

Operatingenvironment
Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationabouttheoperatingenvironmentforyourserver.
Table1.Operatingenvironment
Airtemperature(operating)10–35°C(50–95°F)
Airtemperature(storage)-40–60°C(-40–140°F)inoriginalshippingpackage
Humidity(operating)8%–80%(non-condensing)
Humidity(storage)10%–90%(non-condensing)
Altitude
0–3048m(0–10000ft)inanunpressurizedenvironment
Note:Whenthealtitudeexceeds3000m(10000ft),thedefined
maximumdry-bulbtemperatureforoperationbecomesadependent
variable.Thetemperaturevaluedecreasesby1°C(33.8°F)per300m
(984ft)asthealtitudeincreases.
Softwareprograms
Thistopicprovidesinformationaboutthesoftwareprogramsthatyoucanusetosetup,use,andmaintain
theserver.
Todownloadthesoftwareprograms,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support
andfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.
Formoreinformationaboutusingaprogram,refertothehelpsystemoruserguideoftheprogram.
ThinkServerEasyStartup
TheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimplifiestheprocessofconfiguringRAIDandinstallingsupported
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
andLinux
®
operatingsystemsanddevicedriversonyourserver.Thisprogramis
providedwithyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguideforthe
programisalsoontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Formoreinformation,
see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage35.
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities
TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)firmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.
LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith
instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMfirmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,
see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage34
andChapter2“Serversetuproadmap”onpage5.
LenovoThinkServerPowerPlanner
TheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogramprovidesinformationaboutthepowerconsumptionand
electriccurrentcalculationbasedonthedifferentconfigurationsofserversandotherdevices.Theprogram
alsohelpstoplanserversanddevicesdeploymentinanefficientway.
FormoreinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogram,refertothehelpsystem
oftheprogram.
10ThinkServerRS160UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual