ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater

The ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater program (hereinafter referred to as the Firmware Updater program) enables you to maintain your server firmware up-to-date and helps you avoid unnecessary server outages. The Firmware Updater program is provided on the Lenovo Support Web site. For more information about downloading and using the Firmware Updater program, see “Updating the firmware” on page 65.

Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage

The Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage program enables enterprise users to remotely control and monitor multiple Lenovo servers within a LAN.

For detailed information, see “Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage program” on page 66.

BIOS and TMM update utilities

The BIOS and TMM (also known as BMC) firmware keeps updating after the shipment of the server. Lenovo maintains pages on the Support Web site and provides the BIOS and TMM update utilities with instructions for download to help you update the BIOS and TMM firmware if needed. For more information, see “Updating or recovering the BIOS” on page 58 and “Updating the firmware” on page 65.

RAID configuration utilities

Your server has a RAID card installed, which works with some configuration utilities to support hardware RAID. For detailed information, see “Configuring RAID” on page 62.

Remote management software

The integrated TMM provides basic remote management features for the server. The add-on TMM Premium option provides advanced remote management features for the server.

For detailed information about the remote management software and server remote management, refer to the ThinkServer Management Module User Guide, which is available for download at: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals

ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology

The ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program helps administrators to monitor and manage server performance, especially the power consumption for groups of servers equipped with the Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager technology.

Lenovo provides a trial version of the ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program with a free 90-day subscription. After 90 days, you must renew the license to continue using the program. You can purchase the license from Lenovo to activate the ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program and expand the management capability of the program when the free trial ends.

To download the ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program, go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the instructions on the Web page.

For detailed information about using the ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program, refer to the help system for the program.

Diagnostic programs

The following diagnostic programs are available for you to diagnose server problems:

• ThinkServer Diagnostic Tool

Lenovo RD540 manual ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater, Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage

Models: RD540