Lenovo 3797 manual Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program, Updating the firmware

5.Click Operating system installation to download instructions to install the operating system.

Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program

The Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program is part of the UEFI firmware. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network startup option appears in the startup sequence. Enable and disable the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program from the UEFI Setup Utility program.

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller

The Ethernet controllers are integrated on the system board. They provide an interface for connecting to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps network and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the network. If the Ethernet ports in the server support auto-negotiation, the controllers detect the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the network and automatically operate at that rate and mode.

You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controllers. However, you must install a device driver to enable the operating system to address the controllers. To find updated information about the controllers, complete the following steps.

Note: Changes are made periodically to the . The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document.

1.Go to: http://www.lenovo.com/support.

2.Enter your product number (machine type and model number) or select Servers and Storage from the Select your product list.

3.From Family list, select ThinkServer RD220, and click Continue.

4.Click Downloads and drivers to download firmware updates.

Updating the firmware

The firmware in the server is periodically updated and is available for download on the Lenovo Support Web site. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support to check for the latest level of firmware, such as unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) code, vital product data (VPD) code, device drivers, and service processor firmware.

When you replace a device in the server, you might have to either update the server with the latest version of the firmware that is stored in memory on the device or restore the pre-existing firmware from a diskette or CD image.

vUEFI code is stored in ROM on the system board.

vIMM firmware is stored in ROM on the baseboard management controller on the system board.

vEthernet firmware is stored in ROM on the Ethernet controller.

vServeRAID firmware is stored in ROM on the SAS controller.

vSAS firmware is stored in ROM on the integrated RAID controller on the system board.

vMajor components contain vital product data (VPD) code. You can select to update the VPD code during theUEFI code update procedure.

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