Lenovo ThinkServer TS440 - Thinkserver Easyupdate Firmware Updater; BIOS Update Utilities; RAID Configuration Utilities; Diagnostic Programs

withyourserveronaself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVD.Theuserguidefortheprogramis
alsoontheDVDandcanbeaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.Fordetailedinformation,see
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage52.
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverrmwareuptodateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation
aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthermware”onpage60
.
BIOSupdateutilities
TheBIOSrmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.LenovomaintainspagesontheSupport
WebsiteandprovidestheBIOSupdateutilitieswithinstructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSif
needed.Formoreinformation,see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage51
and“Updatingthe
rmware”onpage60.
RAIDcongurationutilities
YourserversupportsonboardSATAsoftwareRAID.IfarequiredRAIDcardisinstalled,yourserveralso
supportsadvancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDcongurations.Fordetailedinformation,see“Conguring
RAID”onpage55
.
Diagnosticprograms
Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:
•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool
•ThinkServerSystemProleCollectionTool
Formoreinformation,see“Usingadiagnosticprogram”onpage145.
Locations
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocateyourservercomponents.
Machinetype,model,andserialnumberlabel
Thistopichelpsyoulocatethetwolabelsthatcontainthemachinetype,model,andserialnumber
informationforyourserver.Thetwolabelsarethesame.Oneisonthefrontbezelandtheotherison
thechassis.
Themachinetype,model,andserialnumberidentifyyourserver.WhenyoucontactLenovoforhelp,the
informationhelpssupporttechnicianstoidentifyyourserverandprovidefasterservice.
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