Lenovo x3550 M5 - Configuring the Server

•ServeRAIDfirmwareisstoredinROMonthesystemboardandtheRAIDadapter(ifoneisinstalled).
•SAS/SATAfirmwareisstoredinROMontheSAS/SATAcontrolleronthesystemboard.
Configuringtheserver
Thefollowingconfigurationprogramscomewiththeserver:
•Setuputility
TheSetuputilityispartoftheUEFIfirmware.Useittoperformconfigurationtaskssuchaschanging
interruptrequest(IRQ)settings,changingthestartup-devicesequence,settingthedateandtime,and
settingpasswords.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheSetuputility”onpage36.
•BootManagerprogram
TheBootManagerispartoftheUEFIfirmware.Useittooverridethestartupsequencethatissetinthe
Setuputilityandtemporarilyassignadevicetobefirstinthestartupsequence.Formoreinformation
aboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheBootManager”onpage41.
•ServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD
TheServerGuideprogramprovidessoftware-setuptoolsandinstallationtoolsthataredesignedforthe
server.UsethisCDduringtheinstallationoftheservertoconfigurebasichardwarefeatures,suchasan
integratedSAS/SATAcontrollerwithRAIDcapabilities,andtosimplifytheinstallationofyouroperating
system.ForinformationaboutusingthisCD,see“UsingtheServerGuideSetupandInstallationCD”
onpage35
.
•FastSetup
FastSetupisano-costsoftwaretoolthathelpssimplifythemaintenanceanddeployment
ofselectedBladeCenterchassis,servers,andcomponents.Theintuitivegraphicalinterface
initializesallphasesofserversetup,includingdiscovery,update,andconfiguration.Features
includetemplatesthatenablereplicationofsettingstomanyserversandautomationthat
reduceshands-ontimeandusererrors.Wizardsandotherdefaultsettingsenablecustomization
capabilities.Thelow-touch,set-onceandwalk-awayfeaturereducesthehands-onserversetup
timefromdaystominutes,particularlyforlargerdeployments.Forinformationaboutthistool,see
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-FASTSET.
•Integratedmanagementmodule
Usetheintegratedmanagementmodule2.1(IMM2.1)forconfiguration,toupdatethe
firmwareandsensordatarecord/fieldreplaceableunit(SDR/FRU)data,andtoremotely
manageanetwork.ForinformationaboutusingtheIMM,see“Usingtheintegrated
managementmodule”onpage41
andtheIntegratedManagementModuleIIUser'sGuideat
www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5089484&brandind=5000008.
•VMwareESXiembeddedhypervisor
TheVMwareESXiembeddedhypervisorsoftwareisavailableontheoptionalUSBflashdeviceorSD
adapter.Hypervisorisvirtualizationsoftwarethatenablesmultipleoperatingsystemstorunonahost
systematthesametime.TheUSBembeddedhypervisorflashdevicecanbeinstalledinUSBconnectors
3and4onthesystemboard.Formoreinformationaboutusingtheembeddedhypervisor,see“Using
theembeddedhypervisor”onpage44.
•Remotepresencecapabilityandblue-screencapture
Theremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeaturesareintegratedfunctionsoftheintegrated
managementmodule2.1(IMM2.1).Theremotepresencefeatureprovidesthefollowingfunctions:
–Remotelyviewingvideowithgraphicsresolutionsupto1600x1200at75Hz,regardlessofthesystem
state
–Remotelyaccessingtheserver,usingthekeyboardandmousefromaremoteclient
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