Chapter8.Conguringtheserver
Thefollowingcongurationprogramscomewiththeserver:
•SetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheUEFI.Useittocongureserialportassignments,changeinterrupt
request(IRQ)settings,changethestartup-devicesequence,setthedateandtime,andsetpasswords.
•BootManagerprogram
TheBootManagerprogramispartoftheserverrmware.Useittooverridethestartupsequencethatis
setintheSetupUtilityandtemporarilyassignadevicetoberstinthestartupsequence.
•ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram
ThisprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringyourRAIDcontrollersandinstallingyouroperating
system.ItisontheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDprovidedwithyourserver.Fordetails,see“Using
theEasyStartupDVD”onpage207
.
•IntegratedManagementModule
Usetheintegratedmanagementmodule(IMM)forconguration,toupdatethermwareandsensordata
record/eldreplaceableunit(SDR/FRU)data,andtoremotelymanageanetwork.
•ThinkServerEasyManageproducts
ThinkServerEasyManageCoreServerandThinkServerEasyManageAgentworktogethertoprovide
centralizedhardwareandsoftwareinventorymanagementandsecureautomatedsystemmanagement
throughasingleconsole.See“InstallingThinkServerEasyManagesoftware”onpage215
.
•Remotepresencecapabilityandblue-screencapture
Theremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatureareintegratedintotheIntegratedManagement
Module(IMM).Thevirtualmediakeyisrequiredtoenabletheremotepresencefunctions.Whenthe
optionalvirtualmediakeyisinstalledintheserver,itactivatestheremotepresencefunctions.Withoutthe
virtualmediakey,youwillnotbeabletoaccessthenetworkremotelytomountorunmountdrivesor
imagesontheclientsystem.However,youwillstillbeabletoaccesstheWebinterfacewithoutthevirtual
mediakey.YoucanordertheoptionalLenovoVirtualMediaKey,ifonedidnotcomewithyourserver.For
moreinformationabouthowtoenabletheremotepresencefunction,see“Usingtheremotepresence
capabilityandblue-screencapture”onpage217
.
•LSICongurationUtilityprogram
UsetheLSICongurationUtilityprogramtoconguretheintegratedSAS/SATAcontrollerwithRAID
capabilitiesandthedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“Using
LSICongurationUtilityprogram”onpage204
.
•Ethernetcontrollerconguration
ForinformationaboutconguringtheEthernetcontroller,see“ConguringtheGigabitEthernet
controllers”onpage218.
•IBMAdvancedSettingsUtility(ASU)program
UsethisprogramasanalternativetotheSetuputilityformodifyingUEFIsettingsandIMMsettings.Use
theASUprogramonlineoroutofbandtomodifyUEFIsettingsfromthecommandlinewithouttheneed
torestarttheservertoaccesstheSetuputility.Formoreinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see.
UsingtheSetupUtility
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheUEFI.Youcanuseittoperformthefollowingtasks:
•Viewcongurationinformation
•ViewandchangeassignmentsfordevicesandI/Oports
•Setthedateandtime
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