ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoasFirmwareUpdater)
enablesyoutomaintainyourserverrmwareuptodateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserveroutages.
TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformationabout
downloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthermware”onpage82
.
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities
TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)rmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.
LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith
instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMrmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,
see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage69
and“Updatingthermware”onpage82.
RAIDcongurationutilities
YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDcongurations
ifyouhavearequiredRAIDcardinstalled.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConguringRAID”onpage73.
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage
TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor
multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.
Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage82.
Remotemanagementsoftware
TheintegratedTMMprovidesbasicremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.Theadd-onTMMPremium
optionprovidesadvancedremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.
Fordetailedinformationabouttheremotemanagementsoftwareandserverremotemanagement,referto
theThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
Diagnosticprograms
Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:
•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool
•ThinkServerSystemProleCollectionTool
Formoreinformation,see“Usingadiagnosticprogram”onpage182.
Locations
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.
Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel
Thistopichelpsyoulocatethetwolabelsthatcontainthemachinetype,model,andserialnumber
informationforyourserver.Thetwolabelsarethesame.Oneisonthefrontbezelandtheotherison
thechassis.
Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberidentifyyourserver.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,the
informationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.
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