Ibm advanced settings utility program, Installing thinkserver easymanage software, Installation requirements – Lenovo RD210 User Manual
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Command-line
interface
(IPMI
Shell)
The
command-line
interface
provides
direct
access
to
server
management
functions
through
the
IPMI
2.0
protocol.
Use
the
command-line
interface
to
issue
commands
to
control
the
server
power,
view
system
information,
and
identify
the
server.
You
can
also
save
one
or
more
commands
as
a
text
file
and
run
the
file
as
a
script.
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Serial
over
LAN
Establish
a
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
connection
to
manage
servers
from
a
remote
location.
You
can
remotely
view
and
change
the
UEFI
settings,
restart
the
server,
identify
the
server,
and
perform
other
management
functions.
Any
standard
Telnet
client
application
can
access
the
SOL
connection.
IBM
Advanced
Settings
Utility
program
The
IBM
Advanced
Settings
Utility
(ASU)
program
is
an
alternative
to
the
UEFI
Setup
Utility
program
for
modifying
UEFI
settings.
Use
the
ASU
program
online
or
out
of
band
to
modify
UEFI
settings
from
the
command
line
without
the
need
to
restart
the
system
to
access
the
UEFI
Setup
Utility
program.
You
also
can
use
the
ASU
program
to
configure
the
optional
remote
presence
features
or
other
IMM
settings.
The
remote
presence
features
provide
enhanced
systems-management
capabilities.
In
addition,
the
ASU
program
provides
limited
settings
for
configuring
the
IPMI
function
in
the
IMM
through
the
command-line
interface.
Use
the
command-line
interface
to
issue
setup
commands.
You
can
save
any
of
the
settings
as
a
file
and
run
the
file
as
a
script.
The
ASU
program
supports
scripting
environments
through
a
batch-processing
mode.
Installing
ThinkServer
EasyManage
software
You
can
install
the
ThinkServer
®
EasyManage
Core
Server
program
from
the
ThinkServer
EasyManage
CD
or
you
can
download
and
install
the
program
from
After
one
instance
of
the
ThinkServer
EasyManage
Core
Server
has
been
installed,
you
can
use
the
ThinkServer
EasyManage
Agent
installer
to
install
the
agent
on
other
servers
and
clients
on
the
network.
Also,
the
ThinkServer
EasyStartup
™
program
provides
an
option
to
either
install
the
ThinkServer
EasyManage
Agent
as
part
of
the
operating
system
installation
process
or
install
a
desktop
icon
to
assist
with
the
installation
of
the
ThinkServer
EasyManage
Core
Server
after
the
operating
system
has
been
installed.
Installation
requirements
Before
installing
ThinkServer
EasyManage
software
on
your
server,
your
environment
must
meet
the
following
requirements:
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Microsoft
®
Windows
Server
2003
or
Windows
Server
2008
is
installed
on
the
server
where
you
intend
to
install
the
Core
Server.
v
The
original
Windows
Server
operating
system
installation
CDs
are
available
in
case
files
are
needed
while
installing
the
prerequisites.
v
The
server
has
Internet
access
to
obtain
prerequisites
and
to
activate
the
software
after
the
installation
is
complete.
v
The
server
has
a
static
IP
address.
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RD210
Types
3795,
3796,
3818,
and
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and
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