Using The Setup Utility - IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Installation And User Manual

v IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) program
v LSI Configuration Utility program

Using the Setup utility

Use these instructions to start the Setup utility.
Use the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), formerly BIOS, Setup utility
to perform the following tasks:
v View configuration information
v View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports
v Set the date and time
v Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices
v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
v View, set, and change settings for power-management features
v View and clear error logs
v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings
v Resolve configuration conflicts
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Use this program as an alternative to the Setup utility for modifying UEFI
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 access the Setup
utility. For more information about using this program, see "IBM Advanced
Settings Utility program" on page 130.
Use the LSI Configuration Utility program to configure the integrated
SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities and the devices that are attached to
it. For information about using this program, see "Using the LSI Configuration
Utility program" on page 127.
The following table lists the different server configurations and the applications
that are available for configuring and managing RAID arrays.
Table 16. Server configuration and applications for configuring and managing RAID arrays
Server configuration
ServeRAID-BR10i adapter
(LSI 1068E)
ServeRAID-BR10il v2 adapter
(LSI 1064E)
ServeRAID-MR10i adapter
(LSI 1078)
ServeRAID-M5014 adapter
(LSI SAS2108)
ServeRAID-M5015 adapter
(LSI SAS2108)
ServeRAID-M1015 adapter
(LSI SAS2008)
RAID array configuration
(before operating system is
installed)
LSI Utility (Setup utility,
press Ctrl+C), ServerGuide
LSI Utility (Setup utility,
press Ctrl+C), ServerGuide
MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility (press
Ctrl+H to start), ServerGuide
MegaCLI (Command Line
Interface), ServerGuide
MegaCLI (Command Line
Interface), ServerGuide
MegaCLI (Command Line
Interface), ServerGuide
RAID array management
(after operating system is
installed)
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(for monitoring storage only)
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), Director
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), Director
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), Director
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), Director
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), Director