Chapter 2. Configuration Information And Instructions; Updating The Firmware; Configuring The Server - Lenovo ThinkServer TD100 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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/:
v BIOS code
v Diagnostics programs
v BMC firmware
v Ethernet firmware
v ServeRAID firmware
v SAS/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:
v Configuration/Setup Utility program
v RAID configuration programs
v Boot Menu program
v Broadcom 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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– 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
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– Adaptec RAID (HostRAID
SATA models with no RAID adapter installed)
– ServeRAID Manager
™
) Configuration Utility program (for simple-swap
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