Chapter 3. configuring the server, Using the configuration/setup utility program, Starting the configuration/setup utility program – Lenovo ThinkServer TD100x User Manual

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Chapter

3.

Configuring

the

server

Lenovo

provides

a

number

of

programs

to

assist

you

with

getting

your

server

up

and

running

quickly:

v

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

program

This

program

simplifies

the

process

of

installing

the

operating

system

and

device

drivers.

It

is

on

the

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD

provided

with

your

server.

For

details,

see

the

Installation

Guide.

v

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

This

program

enables

you

to

configure

hardware

settings

and

preferences

in

the

BIOS.

For

details,

see

“Using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program”

on

page

61.

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

66.

v

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

controller

configuration

To

configure

the

integrated

Gigabit

Ethernet

controller,

see

“Configuring

the

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

controller”

on

page

66.

v

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

SlimLine

configuration

For

information

about

setting

up

and

cabling

a

Remote

Supervisor

Adapter

II

SlimLine

for

use

in

an

Advanced

System

Management

(ASM)

network,

see

the

documentation

that

came

with

the

optional

device.

v

ThinkServer

EasyManage

products

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Core

Server

and

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Agent

work

together

to

provide

centralized

hardware

and

software

inventory

management

and

secure,

automated

system

management

through

a

single

console.

For

more

information

about

the

EasyManage

products,

see

the

Installation

Guide.

v

Integrated

System

Management

Firmware

Update

(TD100x

only)

Use

this

utility

program

to

update

the

firmware

for

the

integrated

system

management

microprocessor.

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.

Starting

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

To

start

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Turn

on

the

server.

If

the

server

is

already

on

when

you

start

this

procedure,

you

must

shut

down

the

operating

system,

turn

off

the

server,

wait

a

few

seconds

until

all

in-use

LEDs

are

turned

off,

and

restart

the

server.

2.

When

the

message

Press

F1

for

Configuration/Setup,

Press

F12

for

Boot

Menu

is

displayed,

press

F1.

(This

prompt

is

displayed

on

the

screen

for

only

a

few

seconds.

You

must

press

F1

quickly.)

If

you

have

set

both

a

power-on

password

and

an

administrator

password,

you

must

type

the

administrator

password

to

access

the

full

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu.

If

you

do

not

type

the

administrator

password,

a

limited

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

is

available.

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Lenovo

2008,

2009.

Portions

©

IBM

Corp.

2007.

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