Server User Manual

Chapter7.Conguringtheserver
Thefollowingcongurationprogramscomewiththeserver:
•SetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverrmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoview
yourserverconguration,changethestartupdevicesequence,setthedateandtime,andsetpasswords.
Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage143
.
•Ethernetcontrollerconguration
ForinformationaboutconguringtheEthernetcontroller,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”
onpage157.
•INTELESRT2SATAsoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram
UsetheINTELESRT2SATAsoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogramtoconguretheonboardSATA
controllerwithsoftwareRAIDcapabilitiesandthedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationabout
usingthisprogram,see“ConguringtheonboardSATAsoftwareRAID”onpage153
.
•ThinkServerRAID500AdapterCongurationUtilityprogram
UsetheCongurationUtilityprogramforThinkServerRAID500AdaptertoconguretheThinkServerRAID
500AdapterwithRAIDcapabilitiesandthedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationaboutusing
thisprogram,seetheMegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuideontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthat
camewithyouserver.
Thefollowingtableliststhedifferentservercongurationsandtheapplicationsthatareavailablefor
conguringandmanagingRAIDarrays.
Table15.ServercongurationsandapplicationsforconguringandmanagingRAIDarrays
Serverconguration
RAIDarrayconguration(before
operatingsystemisinstalled)
RAIDarraymanagement(after
operatingsystemisinstalled)
INTELESRT2SATAsoftwareRAIDINTELESRT2CongurationUtility
program(pressCtrl+Etostart)
INTELRAIDStorageManager
(WebConsole)
ThinkServerRAID500Adapter
(9240–8i)
MegaRAIDWebBIOSConguration
Utility(pressCtrl+Htostart)
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM)
ThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapterMegaRAIDWebBIOSConguration
Utility(pressCtrl+Htostart)
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM)
Note:IfyouareusingtheThinkServer8708EM2RAIDAdapteronyourserver,theRAIDmanagementinterface
isvisibleonlywhentheBIOSversiononyourserverislaterthanS5500.86B.01.00.0059.082320111421
ortheBIOSisbuiltlaterthanAugust26th,2011.ToupdatetheBIOSversiononyourserver,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentodownloadandinstall
theappropriateBIOSversion.
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
UsetheSetupUtilityprogramtoperformthefollowingtasks:
•Viewcongurationinformation
•ViewandchangeassignmentsfordevicesandI/Oports
•Setthedateandtime
•Setthestartupcharacteristicsoftheserverandtheorderofstartupdevices
•Setandchangesettingsforadvancedhardwarefeatures
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