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Your IBM BladeCenter HS22 Type 7870, 1936, and 1911 blade server is UEFI compatible. UEFI compatible
expansion cards can be configured through the Setup utility. To configure a UEFI compatible expansion
card, complete the following steps:
Note: Before configuring a UEFI compatible device, it is recommended to update the firmware for your
blade server. See "Firmware updates" on page 59 for information on how to update the firmware for your
blade server.
1. Run the Setup utility (see "Using the Setup utility" on page 53).
2. Select System Settings ® Adapters and UEFI drivers.
3. Select Please refresh this page first and press Enter.
4. Select the device driver that you want to configure and press Enter.
5. When you have finished changing settings, press Esc to exit from the program; select Save to save
the settings that you have changed.
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller
Use this information to locate the device drivers for the Gigabit Ethernet controller.
One dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller is integrated on the blade server system board. The controller
provides a 1000 Mbps full-duplex interface for connecting to one of the Ethernet-compatible I/O modules in
I/O-module bays 1 and 2, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the Ethernet
local area network (LAN). The Ethernet controller on the system board is routed to I/O-module bay 1 or bay
2. The logical link of each Ethernet port to an I/O-module bay is assigned by the operating system.
You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controller for the blade server operating system.
However, you must install a device driver to enable the blade server operating system to address the
Ethernet controller. For device drivers and information about configuring the Ethernet controller, complete
the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from
what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/.
2. Under Select product or service type for support, select BladeCenter.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
4. From the IBM BladeCenter menu, select BladeCenter HS22.
5. From the download categories, click the Networking category.
6. Find the device driver for your operating system; then, click on the version number to go to the
download page for the device driver.
Configuring a RAID array
Use this information to configure a RAID array.
Configuring a RAID array applies only to a blade server in which two or more storage drives are installed.
Note: When configuring a RAID array, the storage drives must use the same type of interface. For example,
a RAID array can be configured with two SAS storage drives, two SATA storage drives, or two SSD storage
drives.
You can use two storage drives in the blade server to implement and manage RAID level-0 (striping)
or RAID level-1 (mirror) arrays in operating systems that are listed on the ServerProven list at
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