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Using, baseboard, management, controller, utility, programs

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Boot Support Specify the type of boot support that will be in effect (disabled, BIOS only, OS only, or both BIOS and OS) RAID Properties Create a RAID array from the displayed choices SAS Topology View information about the devices that are directly attached to the selected SAS controller and which devices make up RAID arrays. Format and verify an attached device. Advanced Adapter Properties View the SAS properties and change the following items for the selected controller: v Global properties v Cylinder head sector (CHS) mapping v Advanced device properties, such as I/O timeouts and LUNs to scan v Spin-up properties v PHY properties Using the baseboard management controller The mini-baseboard management controller provides basic environmental monitoring for the server. If environmental conditions exceed thresholds or if system components fail, the baseboard management controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error in the BMC system-event log. Important: If the system-error LED on the front of the server is lit but there are no other error indications or you have corrected all errors, restart the server. If the LED continues to remain lit after you restart the server, power off the server; then, turn on the server again. Using the baseboard management controller utility programs Use the baseboard management controller utility programs to configure the baseboard management controller, download firmware updates and SDR/FRU updates, and remotely manage a network. Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program Use the baseboard management controller configuration utility program to view or change the baseboard management controller configuration settings. You can also use the utility program to save the configuration to a file for use on multiple servers. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support/ to download the utility program. Run the utility program to create a configuration utility diskette. Complete the following steps to start the baseboard management controller configuration utility program: 1. Insert the configuration utility diskette into the diskette drive and restart the server. 2. From a command-line prompt, type bmc_cfg and press Enter. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 45

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Boot
Support
Specify
the
type
of
boot
support
that
will
be
in
effect
(disabled,
BIOS
only,
OS
only,
or
both
BIOS
and
OS)
RAID
Properties
Create
a
RAID
array
from
the
displayed
choices
SAS
Topology
View
information
about
the
devices
that
are
directly
attached
to
the
selected
SAS
controller
and
which
devices
make
up
RAID
arrays.
Format
and
verify
an
attached
device.
Advanced
Adapter
Properties
View
the
SAS
properties
and
change
the
following
items
for
the
selected
controller:
v
Global
properties
v
Cylinder
head
sector
(CHS)
mapping
v
Advanced
device
properties,
such
as
I/O
timeouts
and
LUNs
to
scan
v
Spin-up
properties
v
PHY
properties
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
The
mini-baseboard
management
controller
provides
basic
environmental
monitoring
for
the
server.
If
environmental
conditions
exceed
thresholds
or
if
system
components
fail,
the
baseboard
management
controller
lights
LEDs
to
help
you
diagnose
the
problem
and
also
records
the
error
in
the
BMC
system-event
log.
Important:
If
the
system-error
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server
is
lit
but
there
are
no
other
error
indications
or
you
have
corrected
all
errors,
restart
the
server.
If
the
LED
continues
to
remain
lit
after
you
restart
the
server,
power
off
the
server;
then,
turn
on
the
server
again.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
Use
the
baseboard
management
controller
utility
programs
to
configure
the
baseboard
management
controller,
download
firmware
updates
and
SDR/FRU
updates,
and
remotely
manage
a
network.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
utility
program
Use
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
utility
program
to
view
or
change
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
settings.
You
can
also
use
the
utility
program
to
save
the
configuration
to
a
file
for
use
on
multiple
servers.
Go
to
to
download
the
utility
program.
Run
the
utility
program
to
create
a
configuration
utility
diskette.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
start
the
baseboard
management
controller
configuration
utility
program:
1.
Insert
the
configuration
utility
diskette
into
the
diskette
drive
and
restart
the
server.
2.
From
a
command-line
prompt,
type
bmc_cfg
and
press
Enter.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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