Computer Hardware User Manual

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
TheThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram(hereinafterreferredtoastheFirmwareUpdater
program)enablesyoutomaintainyourserverrmwareup-to-dateandhelpsyouavoidunnecessaryserver
outages.TheFirmwareUpdaterprogramisprovidedontheLenovoSupportWebsite.Formoreinformation
aboutdownloadingandusingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“Updatingthermware”onpage65
.
LenovoThinkServerEasyManage
TheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogramenablesenterpriseuserstoremotelycontrolandmonitor
multipleLenovoserverswithinaLAN.
Fordetailedinformation,see“UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage66.
BIOSandTMMupdateutilities
TheBIOSandTMM(alsoknownasBMC)rmwarekeepsupdatingaftertheshipmentoftheserver.
LenovomaintainspagesontheSupportWebsiteandprovidestheBIOSandTMMupdateutilitieswith
instructionsfordownloadtohelpyouupdatetheBIOSandTMMrmwareifneeded.Formoreinformation,
see“UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS”onpage58
and“Updatingthermware”onpage65.
RAIDcongurationutilities
YourserverhasaRAIDcardinstalled,whichworkswithsomecongurationutilitiestosupporthardware
RAID.Fordetailedinformation,see“ConguringRAID”onpage62.
Remotemanagementsoftware
TheintegratedTMMprovidesbasicremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.Theadd-onTMMPremium
optionprovidesadvancedremotemanagementfeaturesfortheserver.
Fordetailedinformationabouttheremotemanagementsoftwareandserverremotemanagement,referto
theThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology
TheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramhelpsadministratorstomonitorandmanageserver
performance,especiallythepowerconsumptionforgroupsofserversequippedwiththeIntelIntelligent
PowerNodeManagertechnology.
LenovoprovidesatrialversionoftheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramwithafree90-day
subscription.After90days,youmustrenewthelicensetocontinueusingtheprogram.Youcanpurchase
thelicensefromLenovotoactivatetheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogramandexpandthe
managementcapabilityoftheprogramwhenthefreetrialends.
TodownloadtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversand
followtheinstructionsontheWebpage.
FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheThinkServerSmartGridTechnologyprogram,refertothehelp
systemfortheprogram.
Diagnosticprograms
Thefollowingdiagnosticprogramsareavailableforyoutodiagnoseserverproblems:
•ThinkServerDiagnosticTool
12ThinkServerRD540UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual