Chapter4.Configuringtheserver
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:
•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage29
•“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage35
•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage38
•“ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers”onpage43
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverfirmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand
changetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.
However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerbuttononthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“Turningontheserver”onpage5.
2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,typethecorrectpasswordtoentertheSetupUtility
program.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage32
.
SetupUtilityprograminterface
DependingontheBIOSversionofyourserver,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.
Notes:
•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider
changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationincorrectly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,
usetheClearCMOSjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See“System
boardcomponents”onpage25
.
•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoupgradetheBIOSandtheTMM
firmware.
ThefollowingmenusarelistedontheBIOSSetupUtilityscreen:
•“Mainmenu”onpage30.
•“Advancedmenu”onpage30.
•“Bootmenu”onpage30.
•“Securitymenu”onpage31.
•“ServerMgmtmenu”onpage31
•“Exitmenu”onpage31.
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