Server User Manual

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram
TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramenablesyoutomaintainyoursystemrmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyou
avoidunnecessaryoutages.
ToupdateyoursystemrmwareusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,dothefollowing:
Note:LenovomaintainstheSupportWebsitebymakingchangesandimprovementsperiodically.The
actualproceduremightvaryslightlyfromwhatisdescribedinthistopic.
1.GototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://support.lenovo.com
2.ClickDownloadDrivers&SoftwareandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocatethe
FirmwareUpdaterprogram.
3.DownloadtheISOimagefortheFirmwareUpdaterprogramandtheinstallationinstructionsinaTXTle.
4.UseanyCDorDVDburningsoftwaretocreateabootablediscwiththeISOimage.
5.PrinttheTXTlethatcontainstheinstallationinstructionsandfollowtheinstructionstousetheFirmware
Updaterprogramtoupdateyoursystemrmware.
Notes:
1.Beforedistributingthermwareupdatestoaserver,ensurethatyourservercanrestartsuccessfully
withoutencounteringhardwareproblems.
2.IfyouhaveupdatedtheBIOSrmware,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdated
BIOSversion.YouneedtocheckandreconguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecicneeds.
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