Lenovo System x3630 M4, Installation And Service Manual

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– Processors
Select this choice to view or change the processor settings.
– Memory
Select this choice to view or change the memory settings. To configure memory mirroring, select
System Settings Memory Memory Mode Mirrored .
– Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. You can
configure the serial ports; configure remote console redirection; enable or disable integrated Ethernet
controllers, the SAS/SATA adapter, SATA optical drive channels, and PCI slots; and view the system
Ethernet MAC addresses. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system
will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the device).
– Power
Select this choice to view or change power capping to control consumption, processors, and
performance states.
– Active Energy Manager
Select this choice to enable or disable power capping. If you enable power capping, the Active
Energy Manager program will limit the maximum power that is consumed by the server.
Note: It is available only when System Settings Processors Processor Performance States
is enabled.
– Power/Performance Bias
Select this choice to determine how the power management of the microprocessor is controlled.
You can choose either Platform Controlled (system) or OS Controlled (operating system) to control
the setting. Not all operating systems support this feature.
– Platform Controlled Type
Select this choice to determine how to balance between performance and power consumption.
Choosing Maximum Performance will disable power management functions and allow the most
aggressive use of turbo. Choosing Minimal Power will maximizes the use of power management
features for least power consumption and disable turbo.
Note: It is available only when System Settings Power Power/Performance Bias Platform
Controlled is enabled.
– Workload Configuration
Select this choice to determine how to balance between I/O bandwidth and balanced workload.
Choosing I/O sensitive will get higher I/O bandwidth while expansion cards are used. Choosing
Balanced will allow enough frequency for workload while the microprocessor cores are idle.
– Operating Modes
Select this choice to view or change the operating profile (performance and power utilization). This
choice specify a preset operating mode to configure the server for maximum power savings, maximum
efficiency, and maximum performance.
– Choose Operating Mode
Select the operating mode based on your preference. Power savings and performance are also
highly dependent on hardware and software running on the system. When a present mode is
selected, the low-level settings are not changeable and will be grayed out.
– Memory Speed
Select the desired memory speed. Maximum performance mode maximizes performance. Balanced
mode offers a balance between performance and power. Minimal power mode maximizes power
savings.
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