Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd - Lenovo x3650 M5 Installation And Service Manual

– Uploading a diskette image to the IMM memory and mapping it to the server as a virtual drive
The blue-screen capture feature captures the video display contents before the IMM restarts the
server when the IMM detects an operating-system hang condition. A system administrator can use
the blue-screen capture feature to assist in determining the cause of the hang condition. For more
information, see "Using the remote presence and blue-screen capture features" on page 54.
• Ethernet controller configuration
For information about configuring the Ethernet controller, see "Configuring the Ethernet controller" on
page 57.
• Features on Demand software Ethernet software
The server provides Features on Demand software Ethernet support. You can purchase a Features on
Demand software upgrade key for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and iSCSI storage protocols. For
more information, see "Enabling Features on Demand Ethernet software" on page 57.
• Features on Demand software RAID software
The server provides Features on Demand software RAID support. You can purchase a Features on
Demand software upgrade key for RAID. For more information, see "Enabling Features on Demand
RAID software" on page 57.
• Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) program
Use this program as an alternative to the Setup utility for modifying UEFI settings and IMM settings. Use
the ASU program online or out of band to modify UEFI settings from the command line without the
need to restart the server to run the Setup utility. For more information about using this program, see
"Advanced Settings Utility program" on page 58.
• Configuring RAID arrays
For information about configuring RAID arrays, see "Configuring RAID arrays" on page 58.

Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

Use this information as an overview for using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD.
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD provides software setup tools and installation tools that are
designed for your server. The ServerGuide program detects the server model and optional hardware devices
that are installed and uses that information during setup to configure the hardware. The ServerGuide
simplifies the operating-system installations by providing updated device drivers and, in some cases,
installing them automatically.
You can download a free image of the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD from
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-GUIDE.
In addition to the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, you must have your operating-system CD to
install the operating system.
ServerGuide features
This information provides an overview of the ServerGuide features.
Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the ServerGuide program. To learn more
about the version that you have, start the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD and view the online
overview. Not all features are supported on all server models.
The ServerGuide program performs the following features:
• An easy-to-use interface
• Diskette-free setup, and configuration programs that are based on detected hardware
• Device drivers that are provided for the server model and detected hardware
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