Chapter 3. configuring the server, Using the configuration/setup utility program, Chapter – Lenovo 6434 User Manual

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Chapter

3.

Configuring

the

server

The

following

configuration

programs

are

available

to

configure

the

server:

v

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

The

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

is

part

of

the

basic

input/output

system

(BIOS)

code.

You

can

use

this

program

to

configure

serial

port

assignments,

change

interrupt

request

(IRQ)

settings,

change

the

device

startup

sequence,

set

the

date

and

time,

and

set

passwords.

For

information

about

using

this

program,

see

“Using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program”

on

page

55.

v

Lenovo

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD

This

bootable

DVD

automatically

launches

the

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

program,

which

simplifies

the

process

of

installing

an

operating

system

and

device

drivers

on

your

server.

The

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

program

prompts

you

for

information

required

by

the

operating

system

for

installation,

prepares

the

hard

disk,

prompts

you

to

insert

your

operating

system

installation

disc

(CD

or

DVD),

and

launches

an

unattended

installation

of

the

operating

system.

For

additional

information,

see

the

TS100

Installation

Guide.

v

Mini-baseboard

management

controller

utility

programs

Use

these

programs

to

configure

the

mini-baseboard

management

controller,

to

update

the

firmware

and

sensor

data

record/field

replaceable

unit

(SDR/FRU)

data,

and

to

remotely

manage

a

network.

For

information

about

using

these

programs,

see

“Using

the

mini-baseboard

management

controller

utility

programs”

on

page

60.

v

Boot

Menu

program

The

Boot

Menu

program

is

part

of

the

BIOS

code.

Use

it

to

override

the

startup

sequence

that

is

set

in

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

and

temporarily

assign

a

device

to

be

first

in

the

startup

sequence.

For

information

about

using

this

program,

see

“Using

the

Boot

Menu

program”

on

page

63.

v

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

Boot

Agent

The

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

Boot

Agent

is

part

of

the

BIOS.

You

can

use

it

to

configure

the

network

as

a

startable

device,

and

you

can

customize

where

the

network

startup

optional

devices

occur

in

the

startup

sequence.

Enable

and

disable

the

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

Boot

Agent

from

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program.

For

information,

see

“Enabling

the

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

Boot

Agent”

on

page

64.

v

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

controller

configuration

To

configure

the

integrated

Gigabit

Ethernet

controller,

see

“Configuring

the

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

controller”

on

page

64.

v

LSI

Configuration

Utility

program

Use

the

LSI

Configuration

Utility

program

to

configure

the

integrated

SAS/SATA

controller

with

RAID

capabilities

and

the

devices

that

are

attached

to

it.

For

information

about

using

this

program,

see

“LSI

Configuration

Utility

program”

on

page

64.

Using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

This

section

provides

instructions

for

starting

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

and

descriptions

of

the

menu

choices

that

are

available.

©

Lenovo

2008,

2009.

Portions

©

IBM

Corp.

2008.

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