Lenovo TD100X manual Configuration information and instructions, Updating the firmware

Chapter 2. Configuration information and instructions

This chapter provides information about updating the firmware and using the configuration utilities.

Updating the firmware

The firmware in the server is periodically updated and is available for download on the Lenovo Support Web site. Use the ThinkServer EasyUpdate program to download and install firmware updates.

The following items are downloadable from the Web at http://www.lenovo.com/ support/:

vBIOS code

vDiagnostics programs

vBMC firmware

vEthernet firmware

vServeRAID firmware

vSAS/SATA firmware

Major components contain VPD code. You can select to update the VPD code during the BIOS code update procedure.

Configuring the server

The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD provides software setup tools and installation tools that are specifically designed for the server. The EasyStartup program simplifies the process of installing the operating system and device drivers. (See “Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program” on page 22 for more information.)

In addition to the EasyStartup program, you can use the following configuration programs to customize the server hardware:

vConfiguration/Setup Utility program

vRAID configuration programs

–IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program for the following server models:

-Hot-swap SAS

-Hot-swap SATA

-Simple-swap SATA models when the optional ServeRAID-8k Controller is installed

–Adaptec® RAID (HostRAID™) Configuration Utility program (for simple-swap SATA models with no RAID adapter installed)

–ServeRAID Manager

vBoot Menu program

vBroadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program

For more information about these programs, see “Configuring the server” in the User Guide on the ThinkServer Documentation DVD.

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