Lenovo ThinkServer - Chapter 5. Configuring the Server; Using the Setup Utility program

Chapter5.Conguringtheserver
Thischapterprovidesthefollowinginformationtohelpyouconguretheserver:
•“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55
•“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage69
•“ConguringRAID”onpage71
•“ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers”onpage81
•“Updatingthermware”onpage81
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverrmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoviewand
changethecongurationsettingsofyourserver,regardlessofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.
However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilarsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtostarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Connecttheservertoanacpowersourceandpressthepowerswitchonthefrontpaneltoturnonthe
server.See“Turningontheserver”onpage53
.
2.PresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.Then,waitforseveralseconds,andtheSetup
Utilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetapassword,youneedtotypethecorrectpasswordtoenterthe
SetupUtilityprogram.Forpasswordinformation,see“Usingpasswords”onpage65.
ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemconguration.Selectadesireditem
toviewinformationorchangesettings.
WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious
tasksaredisplayedontherightbottompaneofeachscreen.YoucanalsopresstheF1keyforgeneralhelp
aboutthekeys.Formostitems,thecorrespondinghelpmessageisdisplayedontherighttoppaneofthe
screenwhentheitemisselected.Iftheitemhassubmenus,youcandisplaythesubmenusbypressingEnter.
YoucanviewthefollowinginformationaboutyourspecicservermodelfromtheSetupUtilityprogram:
•TheMainmenulistsinformationabouttheBIOSversion,microprocessortypeandcorefrequency,
memorysize,andsystemdateandtime.
•OntheAdvancedmenu:
–SelectProcessorCongurationtoviewtheinformationabouttheinstalledmicroprocessorand
itssupportedtechnologies.
–SelectMemoryCongurationtoviewtheinformationabouttheinstalledmemorymodules.
–SelectSATAConguration.Then,selectthedesiredSATAportfromSATAPort0toSATAPort5toview
theinformationabouttheinstalledSATAdevices,suchasaSATAharddiskdriveoranopticaldrive.
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