Lenovo ThinkServer TD340 - Chapter 5. Configuring the Server; Using the Setup Utility Program; Starting the Setup Utility Program; Viewing Information in the Setup Utility Program

Chapter5.Configuringtheserver
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:
•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage61
•“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage69
•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage72
•“ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers”onpage80
•“Updatingthefirmware”onpage80
•“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage80
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverfirmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand
changetheconfigurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.
However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerswitchonthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“Turningontheserver”onpage59.
2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,youneedtotypethecorrectpasswordtoenterthe
SetupUtilityprogram.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage65
.
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconfiguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.
WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious
tasksaredisplayedontherightbottompaneofeachscreen.YoualsocanpresstheF1keyforgeneralhelp
aboutthekeys.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayedontherighttoppaneofthe
screenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythesubmenusbypressingEnter.
YoucanviewthefollowinginformationaboutyourspecificservermodelintheSetupUtilityprogram:
•TheMainmenulistsinformationabouttheBIOSandBMC,totalmemorysize,andsystemdateandtime.
•OntheAdvancedmenu:
–SelectProcessorConfigurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationabout
theinstalledmicroprocessoranditssupportedtechnologies.
–SelectMemoryConfigurationandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewinformationaboutthe
installedmemorymodules.
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