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Chapter 6. Conguring the server
Lenovo provides the following programs for you to congure your server:
• Setup Utility program: The Setup Utility program is part of the server rmware. You can use the Setup
Utility program to view your server conguration, change the startup device sequence, set the date
and time, and set passwords. For information about using this program, see “Using the Setup Utility
program” on page 75
.
• Ethernet controller conguration: For information about conguring the Ethernet controller, see
“Conguring the Gigabit Ethernet controller” on page 91.
• LSI onboard SAS controller Conguration Utility program: Use the LSI onboard SAS controller
Conguration Utility program to congure the onboard 1068E SAS RAID controller with RAID capabilities
and the devices that are attached to it. For information about using this program, see “Onboard 1068E
SAS RAID controller Conguration Utility program” on page 87
.
• Add-on SAS RAID controller Conguration Utility program:
Use the add-on SAS RAID controller
Conguration Utility program to congure the supported RAID controller with RAID capabilities and
the devices that are attached to it. For information about using this program, see the MegaRAID SAS
Software User Guide on the documentation DVD that came with you server.
The following table lists the different server congurations and the applications that are available for
conguring and managing RAID arrays.
Table 9. Server congurations and applications for conguring and managing RAID arrays
Server conguration
RAID array conguration (before
operating system is installed)
RAID array management (after
operating system is installed)
Onboard 1068E SAS RAID controller LSI IR-RAID Utility (press Ctrl+C to
start)
MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
ThinkServer 8708ELP SAS RAID
Adapter
LSI MegaRAID WebBIOS
Conguration Utility (press Ctrl+H to
start)
MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
ThinkServer 8708EM2 SAS RAID
Adapter
LSI MegaRAID WebBIOS
Conguration Utility (press Ctrl+H to
start)
MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
ThinkServer RAID 700 Adapter LSI MegaRAID WebBIOS
Conguration Utility (press Ctrl+H to
start)
MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
Using the Setup Utility program
Use the Setup Utility program to perform the following tasks:
• View conguration information
• View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports
• Set the date and time
• Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices
• Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
• View, set, and change settings for power-management features
• View and clear error logs
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