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Using, baseboard, management, controller, utility, programs

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Note: Changes are made periodically to the Lenovo Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to: http://www.lenovo.com/support. 2. Enter your product number (machine type and model number) or select Servers and Storage from the Select your product list. 3. From Family list, select ThinkServer TD100 and TD100x, and click Continue. 4. Click User's guides and manuals for documentation. 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 the server on 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. Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program Use the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program to download a baseboard management controller firmware update or a SDR/FRU update. The firmware update utility program updates the baseboard management controller firmware or SDR/FRU data only and does not affect any device drivers. Important: To ensure proper server operation, be sure to update the server baseboard management controller firmware before you update the BIOS code. To download the program, complete the following steps. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 67

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Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
Lenovo
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to:
2.
Enter
your
product
number
(machine
type
and
model
number)
or
select
Servers
and
Storage
from
the
Select
your
product
list.
3.
From
Family
list,
select
ThinkServer
TD100
and
TD100x
,
and
click
Continue
.
4.
Click
User's
guides
and
manuals
for
documentation.
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
the
server
on
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.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
utility
program
Use
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
utility
program
to
download
a
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
update
or
a
SDR/FRU
update.
The
firmware
update
utility
program
updates
the
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
or
SDR/FRU
data
only
and
does
not
affect
any
device
drivers.
Important:
To
ensure
proper
server
operation,
be
sure
to
update
the
server
baseboard
management
controller
firmware
before
you
update
the
BIOS
code.
To
download
the
program,
complete
the
following
steps.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
67