Chapter6.Conguringtheserver
Lenovoprovidesthefollowingprogramsforyoutocongureyourserver:
•SetupUtilityprogram:TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverrmware.Y oucanusetheSetup
Utilityprogramtoviewyourserverconguration,changethestartupdevicesequence,setthedate
andtime,andsetpasswords.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheSetupUtility
program”onpage75.
•Ethernetcontrollerconguration:ForinformationaboutconguringtheEthernetcontroller,see
“ConguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller”onpage91.
•LSIonboardSAScontrollerCongurationUtilityprogram:UsetheLSIonboardSAScontroller
CongurationUtilityprogramtoconguretheonboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerwithRAIDcapabilities
andthedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“Onboard1068E
SASRAIDcontrollerCongurationUtilitypr ogram”onpage87.
•Add-onSASRAIDcontrollerCongurationUtilityprogram:Usetheadd-onSASRAIDcontroller
CongurationUtilityprogramtocongurethesupportedRAIDcontrollerwithRAIDcapabilitiesand
thedevicesthatareattachedtoit.Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,seetheMegaRAIDSAS
SoftwareUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcamewithyouserver.
Thefollowingtableliststhedifferentservercongurationsandtheapplicationsthatareavailablefor
conguringandmanagingRAIDarrays.
Table9.ServercongurationsandapplicationsforconguringandmanagingRAIDarrays
Serverconguration
RAIDarrayconguration(before
operatingsystemisinstalled)
RAIDarraymanagement(after
operatingsystemisinstalled)
Onboard1068ESASRAIDcontrollerLSIIR-RAIDUtility(pressCtrl+Cto
start)
MegaRAIDStor ageManager(MSM)
ThinkServer8708ELPSASRAID
Adapter
LSIMegaRAIDWebBIOS
CongurationUtility(pr essCtrl+Hto
start)
MegaRAIDStor ageManager(MSM)
ThinkServer8708EM2SASRAID
Adapter
LSIMegaRAIDWebBIOS
CongurationUtility(pr essCtrl+Hto
start)
MegaRAIDStor ageManager(MSM)
ThinkServerRAID700AdapterLSIMegaRAIDWebBIOS
CongurationUtility(pr essCtrl+Hto
start)
MegaRAIDStor ageManager(MSM)

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram

UsetheSetupUtilityprogr amtoperformthefollowingtasks:
•Viewcongurationinformation
•ViewandchangeassignmentsfordevicesandI/Oports
•Setthedateandtime
•Setthestartupcharacteristicsoftheserverandtheorderofstartupdevices
•Setandchangesettingsforadvancedhardwarefeatures
•View,set,andchangesettingsforpower-managementfeatures
•Viewandclearerrorlogs
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