Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 - Chapter 6. Configuring the Server; Using the Setup Utility Program; Starting the Setup Utility Program

Chapter6.Conguringtheserver
Thefollowingcongurationprogramscomewiththeserver:
•SetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverrmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoview
yourserverconguration,changethestartupdevicesequence,setthedateandtime,andsetpasswords.
Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage95
.
•Ethernetcontrollerconguration
ForinformationaboutconguringtheEthernetcontroller,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”
onpage109.
•INTELESRT2SATAsoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram
UsetheINTELESRT2SATAsoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogramtoconguretheonboardSATA
controllerwithsoftwareRAIDcapabilitiesandthedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationabout
usingthisprogram,see“ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID”onpage106
.
•ThinkServer9240-8iSASRAIDcontrollerCongurationUtilityprogram
UsetheCongurationUtilityprogramfor9240-8iSASRAIDcontrollertocongurethe9240-8iSASRAID
controllerwithRAIDcapabilitiesandthedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationaboutusingthis
program,seetheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthat
camewithyouserver.
Thefollowingtableliststhedifferentservercongurationsandtheapplicationsthatareavailablefor
conguringandmanagingRAIDarrays.
Table9.ServercongurationsandapplicationsforconguringandmanagingRAIDarrays
Serverconguration
RAIDarrayconguration(before
operatingsystemisinstalled)
RAIDarraymanagement(after
operatingsystemisinstalled)
INTELESRT2SATAsoftwareRAIDINTELESRT2CongurationUtility
program(pressCtrl+Etostart)
INTELRAIDStorageManager
(WebConsole)
ThinkServer9240-8iRAID0/1
Adapter
MegaRAIDWebBIOSConguration
Utility(pressCtrl+Htostart)
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM)
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
UsetheSetupUtilityprogramtoperformthefollowingtasks:
•Viewcongurationinformation
•ViewandchangeassignmentsfordevicesandI/Oports
•Setthedateandtime
•Setthestartupcharacteristicsoftheserverandtheorderofstartupdevices
•Setandchangesettingsforadvancedhardwarefeatures
•View,set,andchangesettingsforpower-managementfeatures
•Viewandclearerrorlogs
•Resolvecongurationconicts
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
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