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Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Workstations (S20/D20/C20) Date: September 2010 - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 2
First Edition (September 2010) © Copyright Lenovo 2010. All rights reserved. - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 3
Contents Preface ...III Chapter 1. Overview ...1 Using Windows Management Instrumentation 1 Key benefits ...1 Function...2 Environment ...2 Interface...2 Supported computers ...2 Chapter 2. Script Classes and Parameter 3 Configuring BIOS settings ...3 Return types...3 Password Authentication...4 - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 4
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The purpose of this guide is to explain how to modify BIOS settings and boot order using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) through the Lenovo client‐management interface. This guide is intended for skilled IT administrators who are familiar with configuring BIOS settings on computers in - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 6
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Using Windows Management Instrumentation WMI is provided as a standard feature in most Windows® operating systems. It provides a powerful set of functions, such as query‐based information retrieval and event notification, which enables users to manage both local and remote computers. The Lenovo BIOS - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 8
is supported on the following new Thinkstation products only: ·Thinkstation S20/C20/D20 Thinkstation S20 requires BIOS version 60KT40A or later Thinkstation C20/C20x/D20 requires BIOS version 61KT44A or later Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Workstations - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 9
for configuring BIOS settings. Configuring BIOS settings The following interface details can be used to access Lenovo BIOS settings. be made due to an authentication problem. If a supervisor password exists, the correct supervisor password must be provided. BIOS changes have already been made that - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 10
", "Enabled" Y "USB Front Ports" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "USB Card Reader" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "Serial ATA" "Disabled", "Enabled Y "Native Mode Operation" "Automatic", "Serial ATA" Y Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Workstations 4 - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 11
", "15 Seconds", "21 Seconds", "30 Seconds" "Sata Mode Selection" "IDE", "AHCI", "RAID" Y "eSata Port" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "Audio Support" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "System Board Ethernet" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "PXE Boot Agent" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "PCI Parity" "Disabled - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 12
Error Startup Sequence", "ESATA", "Manufacturing Startup Sequence" "IDE 1", "IDE 2", "ESATA C20", "IDE 3", "IDE 4", "IDE CDROM 0", "IDE CDROM 1", "IDE CDROM 2", "USB FDD", "USB HDD", "USB KEY " Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Workstations 6 - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 13
Marvell SATA/SAS Controller" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "Audio Support" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "System Board Ethernet" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "PXE Boot ", "Enabled" Y "Fan Acoustics" "Normal", "Quiet CPU C State" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "After Power Loss" "Stay Off", "Last State", "Power - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 14
Error Startup Sequence", "ESATA", "Manufacturing Startup Sequence" "IDE 1", "IDE 2", "ESATA C20", "IDE 3", "IDE 4", "IDE CDROM 0", "IDE CDROM 1", "IDE CDROM 2", "USB FDD", "USB HDD", "USB KEY " Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Workstations 8 - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 15
", "30 Seconds" "Sata Mode Selection" "IDE", "AHCI", "RAID" Y "eSata Port" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "Marvell SATA/SAS Controller" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "Audio Support" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "System Board Ethernet" "Disabled", "Enabled" Y "PXE Boot Agent" "Disabled", "Enabled - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 16
Error Startup Sequence", "ESATA", "Manufacturing Startup Sequence" "IDE 1", "IDE 2", "ESATA C20", "IDE 3", "IDE 4", "IDE CDROM 0", "IDE CDROM 1", "IDE CDROM 2", "USB FDD", "USB HDD", "USB KEY " Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Workstations 10 - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 17
: ·List BIOS settings ·Change BIOS settings ·Change the boot order (sometimes referred to as the startup sequence) ·Load default BIOS settings Listing current BIOS settings For a list of all available BIOS settings that can be changed through WMI on a specific computer, use the Lenovo_BiosSetting - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 18
then use the Lenovo_SaveBiosSettings class to save the BIOS changes (see sample scripts). Limitations The following WMI limitations exist for BIOS setup: ·Password setting and changing are not supported . Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Workstations 12 - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 19
impersonation level of ″impersonate″ 2. Set an authentication level of ″pktPrivacy″ See Appendix A, "Sample Visual Basic scripts for configuring BIOS settings," on page 11 for sample scripts used to implement WMI‐based administration scripts that include these parameters for encryption. @Copyright - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 20
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Basic command line scripts in the ZIP file are examples that you may find helpful when configuring BIOS settings. The scripts in the ZIP file can be used as‐is on Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 to modify BIOS settings on your Lenovo computer. T.he script can be executed on a command prompt - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 22
_ &"\root\wmi") Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Lenovo_SetBiosSetting") For Each objItem in colItems ObjItem.SetBiosSetting strRequest, strReturn Next WScript.Echo strRequest Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Workstations 16 - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 23
BIOS setting on the local computer if a Administration password exists Use the sample scripts in the ZIP file as templates to set a single BIOS on LAN" Disabled pass,ascii,us ' ' Set specific BIOS Setting ' On Error Resume Next Dim colItems If WScript.Arguments.Count < @Copyright Lenovo 2010 17 - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 24
BIOS setting on a remote computer Use the sample scripts in the ZIP file as templates to set a single BIOS setting on a remote computer. Syntax: cscript.exe SetConfigRemote.vbs [Item] [Value] [Hostname] Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Workstations - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 25
Disabled mattdev-c5 ' ' Set specific BIOS Setting ' On Error Resume Next Dim colItems If WScript. BIOS setting on a remote computer when a Administrator password exists Use the sample scripts in the ZIP file as templates to set a single BIOS Set specific BIOS Setting @Copyright Lenovo 2010 19 - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 26
' On Error Resume Next Dim error" For Each objItem in colItems ObjItem.SaveBiosSettings WScript.Arguments(2)+",", Next strReturn WScript.Echo strRequest WScript.Echo " SaveBiosSettings: " + strReturn Lenovo BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Deployment Guide for Workstations - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 27
to state or imply that only that Lenovo product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any Lenovo intellectual property right may be used instead. However, it is the user 's responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation - Lenovo ThinkStation D20 | BIOS Windows Management Instrumentation Interface Depl - Page 28
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Date:
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