Configuring the server | Lenovo 1048, 1046, 1047, 1045 specification

Chapter 6. Configuring the server

Lenovo provides the following programs for you to configure your server:

•Setup Utility program: The Setup Utility program is part of the server firmware. You can use the Setup Utility program to view your server configuration, change the startup device sequence, set the date and time, and set passwords. For information about using this program, see “Using the Setup Utility program” on page 75.

•Ethernet controller configuration: For information about configuring the Ethernet controller, see “Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller” on page 91.

•LSI onboard SAS controller Configuration Utility program: Use the LSI onboard SAS controller Configuration Utility program to configure the onboard 1068E SAS RAID controller with RAID capabilities and the devices that are attached to it. For information about using this program, see “Onboard 1068E SAS RAID controller Configuration Utility program” on page 87.

•Add-on SAS RAID controller Configuration Utility program: Use the add-on SAS RAID controller Configuration Utility program to configure the supported RAID controller with RAID capabilities and the devices that are attached to it. For information about using this program, see the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide on the documentation DVD that came with you server.

The following table lists the different server configurations and the applications that are available for configuring and managing RAID arrays.

Table 9. Server configurations and applications for configuring and managing RAID arrays

	RAID array configuration (before	RAID array management (after
Server configuration	operating system is installed)	operating system is installed)

Onboard 1068E SAS RAID controller	LSI IR-RAID Utility (press Ctrl+C to	MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
	start)

ThinkServer 8708ELP SAS RAID	LSI MegaRAID WebBIOS	MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
Adapter	Configuration Utility (press Ctrl+H to
	start)

ThinkServer 8708EM2 SAS RAID	LSI MegaRAID WebBIOS	MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
Adapter	Configuration Utility (press Ctrl+H to
	start)

ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter	LSI MegaRAID WebBIOS	MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
	Configuration Utility (press Ctrl+H to
	start)

Using the Setup Utility program

Use the Setup Utility program to perform the following tasks:

•View configuration information

•View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports

•Set the date and time

•Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices

•Set and change settings for advanced hardware features

•View, set, and change settings for power-management features

•View and clear error logs

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