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Using system management, Desktop Management Interface, Preboot eXecution Environment, Wake on LAN

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Your computer system board has a module called EEPROM, also referred to as flash memory. You can update the UEFI BIOS by starting your computer with a flash update optical disc or flash update application running in the Windows environment. In some instances when you add software, hardware, or a device driver, you might be informed that you need to update your UEFI BIOS in order for the new addition to work properly. To update your UEFI BIOS, go to the following Web site and follow the instructions on the screen: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers Using system management This section is intended primarily for network administrators. Your computer is designed for manageability, so that you can redirect more of your resources to better meet your business objectives. This manageability, or so called as Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), enables you to remotely operate client computers in the same way as you operate your own computer, such as turning on a client computer, formatting hard disk drive, and installing software. Once the computer is configured and operational, you can manage it by use of software and manageability features already integrated into the client system and the network. System management Read this topic to learn more about features of system management. Desktop Management Interface The system BIOS (UEFI BIOS) of your computer supports an interface called System Management BIOS Reference Specification (SMBIOS) V2.6.1. SMBIOS provides information about the hardware components of your system. It is the responsibility of the BIOS to supply this database with information about itself and the devices on the system board. This specification documents the standards for getting access to this BIOS information. Preboot eXecution Environment Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology makes your computer more manageable (it is PXE 2.1-compliant) by enabling it to boot (load an operating system or another executable image) from a server. Your computer supports the PC functions that PXE requires. For example, with the appropriate LAN card, your computer can be booted from the PXE server. Note: Remote Program Load (RPL) cannot be used with your computer. Wake on LAN A network administrator can use Wake on LAN to turn on a computer from a management console. When Wake on LAN is used with network management software, many functions, such as data transfer, software updates, and Flash updates of UEFI BIOS, can be performed remotely without remote attendance. This updating process can be done after normal working hours and on weekends, to save time and increase productivity. Users are not interrupted during normal working hours, and LAN traffic is kept to a minimum. If a computer is turned on by the Wake on LAN function, the Network Boot sequence is used. Chapter 6. Advanced configuration 69

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Your computer system board has a module called EEPROM, also referred to as flash memory. You can
update the UEFI BIOS by starting your computer with a flash update optical disc or flash update application
running in the Windows environment.
In some instances when you add software, hardware, or a device driver, you might be informed that you
need to update your UEFI BIOS in order for the new addition to work properly.
To update your UEFI BIOS, go to the following Web site and follow the instructions on the screen:
Using system management
This section is intended primarily for network administrators.
Your computer is designed for manageability, so that you can redirect more of your resources to better
meet your business objectives.
This manageability, or so called as Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), enables you to remotely operate client
computers in the same way as you operate your own computer, such as turning on a client computer,
formatting hard disk drive, and installing software.
Once the computer is configured and operational, you can manage it by use of software and manageability
features already integrated into the client system and the network.
System management
Read this topic to learn more about features of system management.
Desktop Management Interface
The system BIOS (UEFI BIOS) of your computer supports an interface called System Management BIOS
Reference Specification (SMBIOS) V2.6.1. SMBIOS provides information about the hardware components
of your system. It is the responsibility of the BIOS to supply this database with information about itself
and the devices on the system board. This specification documents the standards for getting access to
this BIOS information.
Preboot eXecution Environment
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology makes your computer more manageable (it is PXE
2.1-compliant) by enabling it to boot (load an operating system or another executable image) from a server.
Your computer supports the PC functions that PXE requires. For example, with the appropriate LAN card,
your computer can be booted from the PXE server.
Note:
Remote Program Load (RPL) cannot be used with your computer.
Wake on LAN
A network administrator can use Wake on LAN to turn on a computer from a management console.
When Wake on LAN is used with network management software, many functions, such as data transfer,
software updates, and Flash updates of UEFI BIOS, can be performed remotely without remote attendance.
This updating process can be done after normal working hours and on weekends, to save time and increase
productivity. Users are not interrupted during normal working hours, and LAN traffic is kept to a minimum.
If a computer is turned on by the Wake on LAN function, the
Network Boot
sequence is used.
Chapter 6
.
Advanced configuration
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