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

– Mapping the CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, SD card, and USB flash drive on a remote client, and
mapping ISO and diskette image files as virtual drives that are available for use by the server
– 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 59.
• Ethernet controller configuration
For information about configuring the Ethernet controller, see "Configuring the Ethernet controller" on
page 61.
• 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 61.
• 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 62.
• ToolsCenter Suit CLI (OneCLI) program
The Lenovo ToolsCenter Suite CLI (OneCLI) program is a collection of server management tools that utilize
a command line interface program to manage firmware, hardware, and operating systems. And it covers
the configuration function, which is an alternative to the Setup Utility for modifying UEFI settings. For
more information about using this program, see "Lenovo ToolsCenter Suite CLI program" on page 62.
• Configuring RAID arrays
For information about configuring RAID arrays, see "Configuring RAID arrays" on page 62.

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
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