Lenovo x3250 m6 - Configuring the Server

•SAS/SATAfirmwareisstoredinROMontheSAS/SATAcontrolleronthesystemboard.
Configuringtheserver
Toconfigureyourserver,considerthefollowingvariousaspects:
•SetupUtility
SetupUtilityispartoftheUEFIfirmware.UseSetupUtilitytochangeinterruptrequest(IRQ)settings,
changethestartup-devicesequence,setsystemdateandtime,setpasswords,andperformother
configurationtasks.Formoreinformation,see“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage28
.
•BootManager
BootManagerispartoftheUEFIfirmware.UseBootManagertooverridethestartupsequencethatisset
intheSetupUtilityandtemporarilyassignafirststartupdevice.Formoreinformation,see“Usingthe
BootManagerprogram”onpage34.
•LenovoServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TheServerGuideprogramisavailableontheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD.Thisprogram
providessoftware-setuptoolsandinstallationtoolsthataredesignedfortheserver.UsethisCDduring
theinstallationoftheservertoconfigurebasichardwarefeatures,suchasanintegratedSAS/SATA
controllerwithRAIDcapabilities,andtosimplifytheinstallationofyouroperatingsystem.Formore
information,see“UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD”onpage27
.
•IntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)
UsetheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)forconfiguretheserver,updatethefirmware,update
thesensordatarecord/fieldreplaceableunit(SDR/FRU)data,andremotelymanageanetwork.For
informationaboutusingtheIMM2,see“UsingtheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)”onpage35
.
•VMwareESXiembeddedhypervisor
AnoptionalUSBflashdevicewithVMwareESXiembeddedhypervisorsoftwareisavailableforpurchase.
Hypervisorisvirtualizationsoftwarethatenablesmultipleoperatingsystemstorunonahostsystemat
thesametime.Formoreinformationaboutusingtheembeddedhypervisor,see“Usingtheembedded
hypervisor”onpage37.
•Remotepresencecapabilityandblue-screencapture
Theremotepresenceandblue-screencaptureareintegratedfeaturesoftheIntegratedManagement
ModuleII(IMM2).Theremotepresencefeatureprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
–Remotelyviewingvideoswithgraphicsresolutionsupto1600x1200at75Hz,regardlessofthe
systemstate
–Remotelyaccessingtheserver,usingthekeyboardandmousefromaremoteclient
–MappingtheCDorDVDdrive,andUSBflashdriveonaremoteclient,andmappingISOimagefilesas
virtualdrivesthatareavailableforusebytheserver
–UploadingadisketteimagetotheIMM2memoryandmappingittotheserverasavirtualdrive
Theblue-screencapturefeaturecapturesthevideodisplaycontentsbeforetheIMM2restartsthe
serverwhentheIMM2detectsanoperating-systemhangcondition.Asystemadministratorcanuse
theblue-screencapturefeaturetoassistindeterminingthecauseofthehangcondition.Formore
information,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”onpage36
.
•Ethernetcontrollerconfiguration
ForinformationaboutconfiguringtheEthernetcontroller,see“Ethernetcontrollerinformation”onpage38
.
•FeaturesonDemand
TheserverprovidestheFeaturesonDemand(FoD)softwareEthernetsupport.YoucanpurchaseaFoD
softwareupgradekeyforFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)andiSCSIstorageprotocols.Formore
information,see“EnablingFeaturesonDemandEthernetandDemandRAIDsoftware”onpage38
.
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