Chapter
5.
Configuration
information
and
instructions
This
chapter
provides
information
about
updating
the
firmware
and
using
the
configuration
utilities.
Updating
the
firmware
The
firmware
in
the
server
is
periodically
updated
and
is
available
for
download
on
the
Web.
Go
to
to
check
for
the
latest
level
of
firmware,
such
as
BIOS
code,
vital
product
data
(VPD)
code,
device
drivers,
and
service
processor
firmware.
When
you
replace
a
device
in
the
server,
you
might
have
to
either
update
the
server
with
the
latest
version
of
the
firmware
that
is
stored
in
memory
on
the
device
or
restore
the
pre-existing
firmware
from
a
diskette
or
CD
image.
The
following
items
are
downloadable
from
the
Web
at
v
BIOS
code
v
Diagnostics
programs
v
BMC
firmware
v
Ethernet
firmware
v
ServeRAID
firmware
v
SAS/SATA
firmware
Major
components
contain
VPD
code.
You
can
select
to
update
the
VPD
code
during
the
BIOS
code
update
procedure.
Configuring
the
server
The
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
provides
software
setup
tools
and
installation
tools
that
are
specifically
designed
for
the
server.
Use
this
CD
during
the
initial
installation
of
the
server
to
configure
basic
hardware
features
and
to
simplify
the
operating-system
installation.
(See
for
more
information.)
In
addition
to
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD,
you
can
use
the
following
configuration
programs
to
customize
the
server
hardware:
v
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
v
RAID
configuration
programs
–
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
for
the
following
server
models:
-
Hot-swap
SAS
-
Hot-swap
SATA
-
Simple-swap
SATA
models
when
the
optional
ServeRAID-8k
Controller
is
installed
–
Adaptec
®
RAID
(HostRAID
™
)
Configuration
Utility
program
(for
simple-swap
SATA
models
with
no
RAID
adapter
installed)
–
ServeRAID
Manager
v
Boot
Menu
program
v
Broadcom
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
program
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Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006
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