Lenovo ThinkServer TS460 - Chapter 4. Configuring the Server; Using the Setup Utility Program

Chapter4.Configuringtheserver
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconfiguretheserver:
•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage39
•“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage45
•“ConfiguringRAID”onpage47
•“ConfiguringtheEthernetcontrollers”onpage53
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”onpage42
.
SetupUtilityprograminterface
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutthemenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
DependingontheversionofyoursystemBIOS,somemenuoriteminformationmightdifferslightlyfrom
theinformationinthistopic.
Notes:
•Thedefaultsettingsalreadyareoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemstoavoidunexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsider
changingtheserverconfiguration,proceedwithextremecaution.Settingtheconfigurationinproperly
mightcauseunexpectedresults.IfyoucannotturnontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,
usetheClearCMOSjumpertorestoretheBIOSsettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.See“System
boardcomponents”onpage33
.
•Ifyouhavechangedanyhardwareintheserver,youmightneedtoupgradetheBIOSandtheTMM
firmware.
ThefollowingmenusarelistedontheBIOSSetupUtilityscreen:
•“Mainmenu”onpage40
.
•“Advancedmenu”onpage40.
•“Bootmenu”onpage40.
•“Securitymenu”onpage41.
•“ServerMgmtmenu”onpage41
.
•“Exitmenu”onpage41.
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