Computer Hardware User Manual

3.FromFamilylist,selectThinkServerRS210,andclickContinue.
4.SelecttheoperatingsystemthatyouwantfromtheOperatingsystemlist,andclickContinue.
5.ClickOperatingsysteminstallationtodownloadinstructionstoinstalltheoperatingsystem.
Updatingthermware
ThermwareintheserverisperiodicallyupdatedandisavailablefordownloadontheLenovoSupportWeb
site.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/supporttocheckforthelatestlevelofrmware,suchasuniedextensible
rmwareinterface(UEFI)code,vitalproductdata(VPD)code,devicedrivers,andserviceprocessorrmware.
Whenyoureplaceadeviceintheserver,youmighthavetoeitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestversionof
thermwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorrestorethepre-existingrmwarefromadisketteor
CDimage.
•UEFIcodeisstoredinprogrammableROM(ashmemory)onthesystemboard.
•IMMrmwareisstoredinROMonthebaseboardmanagementcontrolleronthesystemboard.
•EthernetrmwareisstoredinROMontheEthernetcontroller.
•ServeRAIDrmwareisstoredinROMontheRAIDcontroller.
•MajorcomponentscontainVPDcode.YoucanusetheIBMAdvancedSettingsUtilityprogramtoupdate
theVPDcode(see“IBMAdvancedSettingsUtilityprogram”onpage214
).
Thefollowingitemsaredownloadableat
http://www.lenovo.com/support:
•Diagnosticsprograms
•IMMrmware
•Ethernetrmware
UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdatertool
ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterisasoftwareapplicationthatenablesyoutomaintainyour
systemrmwareuptodateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryoutages.FirmwareUpdaterupdatestheserver
rmwareintwosteps,byupdatingsystemrmware,adapterrmware,andharddiskdrive(HDD)rmware.
Toupdateyoursystem,rstgototheLenovoSupportWebsiteandobtaintheISOle.
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
2.Enteryourproductnumber(machinetypeandmodelnumber)orselectServersandStoragefrom
theSelectyourproductlist.
3.FromFamilylist,selectThinkServerRS210,andclickContinue.
4.ClickDownloadsanddriverstodownloadrmwareupdates.
5.DownloadtheThinkServerrmwareupdatemediaISOle.
6.BurntheISOimageontoaCDorDVD.
7.InsertthemediaintheserverDVDdrive,andstarttheservertothatdrive.
8.Theapplicationstartsautomatically.Hardwaredetectionruns,andalistofapplicablermwareupdates
isdisplayed.
Note:YouneedtoboottheCDorDVDtwotimes;onetimetoupdatethesystemandadapterrmware
andonetimetoupdatetheHDDrmware.
9.Selectthermwareupdatesthatyouwanttoinstall.
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