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Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 Manual

1. Results Feature Name Details 00000 EO EIR E Done Figure 3 Completing server discovery Integration analysis and guide Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment amp Local intranet Protected Mode OFF Fa Rio 7 A Principled Technologies test report 6 The main HP Insight Control console now displays the TS430 under Systems and Events Collection in the All Systems group You should see an entry for the server itself and a separate entry for the Remote Management Module RMM with the description of Baseboard Management Controller When discovered by HP SIM HP Servers will automatically link the server and the management processor together For the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 HP SIM is able to recognize the server and management processor IP addresses but is unable to link them to each other instead generating a third ghost entry without an IP address listed To organize our newly discovered server we created a collection in HP SIM for the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 by right clicking the server or RMM and selecting Create new collection Compiling and registering the management information base MIB Integration analysis and guide To complete the discovery and configuration process you need to compile and add a MIB which requires being able to access the Lenovo Remote Management Module The Lenovo RMM is accessible by using the following steps 1 Inthe System and Event Collections pan
2. Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 24 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Memory module s Total RAM in system GB Vendor and model number Type Speed MHz Speed running in the system MHz Timing Latency tCL tRCD tRP tRASmin Size GB Number of RAM module s Chip organization Rank Hynix HMT351U7BFR8C PC3 10600E 1 333 1 333 Samsung M395T5750EZ4 CE66 PC2 5300 fon ep a D NIN 9 9 9 24 Double sided Double sided Dual m e w N Z a Vendor and model number Seagate ST3500514NS Number of disks in system Size GB Buffer size MB RP Type Disk controller Vendor and model HP Smart Array P600 Controller Controller cache 256 MB Controller driver HP 6 20 2 64 8 10 2010 Controller firmware 1 98 RAID configuration RAID 5 Operating system Name Build number Service pack File system Kernel Language Seagate ST380815AS lt Ww Ul NM N O 7 200 SATA 7 200 SATA Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 7601 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 7601 NTFS ACPI x64 based PC English NTFS ACPI x64 based PC English Wn me ray n me ray e Number of ports Vendor and model number Intel 82579LM P NC373i Gigabit Server Adapter Type ntegrated Driver Intel 11 8 74 0 9 21 2010 HP 6 2 9 0 2 4 2011 Number of ports Vendor and model number ntel 82574L ntegrated nte
3. 7 Figure 7 Disk Drive s Status screen based on WMI You can also see Memory Utilization Process Information System Drivers with Status and System Services running on the Lenovo system In the Properties window click the Configuration Tab for details about the BIOS Disk s Motherboard Network Operating System Physical Memory and Processors Select one of the options for further detail about the component For example selecting Disk s shows more detail about the partitions and device See Figure 8 Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 11 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment https hp1 g5 50000 mxpropertypages jsp PropertyPages jsp system 1 92 168 0 105 amp dnsname lenovol Windows Internet Explorer GO E hetps ihpt 95 50000 mapropertypagestisp PropertyPages jsp system 192 168 0 10S8dhsname lenavol mccartney comBtask 5_ a Certficate Error 7 x Eero E Sie Favorites g3 E Suggested Sites gj Web Slice Gallery ia https jhp1 g5 50000 mxpropertypages isp Property ti gt Gl 2 ae Pages Safety gt Toos Properties lenovo1 mccartney com Configuration ET Bios Disk Drive s Disk s A Md WPHYSICALDRIVED LSI MR9240 8i SCSI Disk Device SCSI 2 485 2 GB Network Disk Partitions s Operating System a parion Toe Physical Memory Disk 0 Partition 0 100MB Installable File System Pi foaesearta Disk 0 Partition 1 465 1 GB Installable File Sys
4. CacheCade SSD Caching Disabled Drive security Disabled p E OK Cancel Help __ Errortevel Date Time Descripti 220 Information 2011 12 05 14 00 51 Controller ID 0 Time established since power on Time 2011 12 05 14 00 51 268958 Seconds la 219 Enformation 2011 12 05 13 00 51 Controller ID 0 Time established since power on Time 2011 12 05 13 00 51 265358 Seconds 218 Information 2011 12 05 12 00 51 Controller ID 0 Time established since power on Time 2011 12 05 12 00 51 261757 Seconds es pce bata an a ee a a ae eer ee bd Displaying log from server saj a SS Pee iE Figure 14 Entering your mail server information to configure alerts 6 Select the Email tab and enter the desired recipient email address that will receive the alert Press Add to add each email address You can also perform a test to verify that the configuration information is correct by pressing the Test button 7 Press OK to close the Configure Alerts window REMOTE FUNCTIONS HP SIM and the RMM interface allow you to perform power cycling and BIOS BMC updates on the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 In the following section we show you how to perform these tasks Using the Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI to power cycle your server from within HP SIM You can power cycle or power on off your Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 directly from HP SIM To do this select the Lenovo BMC IP address from
5. Changes KVM CONSOLE AND VIRTUAL MEDIA Accessing the KVM console and applying virtual media to the TS430 via the premium features of the Lenovo RMM are also quick straightforward tasks These features provide more control and the ability to further utilize the features of the Lenovo RMM and connect directly to the server In the sections below we show you how to e Connect to virtual media e Access the KVM console e Power cycle your server from the KVM e Access and change BIOS settings e Access the RAID controller and bring a drive online or create a new RAID group e Perform additional firmware upgrades Connecting to virtual media Through the RMM you can create an image to map virtual media such as a CD or USB key from your management server to your Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 for remote software installation or data copy To perform this task complete the following steps 1 Launch RMM from HP Insight Control and log in 2 Expand Server Information Remote Control and select Remote Console 3 Click Launch Java VM Client Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 19 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment 4 Click Create Image 5 Browse to the location of the files that need to be copied or the application installation directory you would like to access 6 Click Open to select the directory 7 Click Yes to create the image 8 Select the checkbox for the image location you
6. Dual ray op N e Q P 2 fe 3 5 Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 27 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment Optical drive s Figure 18 Configuration information for the remaining two test servers Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 28 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment ABOUT PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES BD We provide industry leading technology assessment and fact based Principled marketing services We bring to every assignment extensive experience Technologies with and expertise in all aspects of technology testing and analysis from researching new technologies to developing new methodologies to testing with existing and new tools Principled Technologies Inc 1007 Slater Road Suite 300 Durham NC 27703 www principledtechnologies com When the assessment is complete we know how to present the results to a broad range of target audiences We provide our clients with the materials they need from market focused data to use in their own collateral to custom sales aids such as test reports performance assessments and white papers Every document reflects the results of our trusted independent analysis We provide customized services that focus on our clients individual requirements Whether the technology involves hardware software Web sites or services we offer the experience expertise and
7. Ei t 3 iv margaret ITdepartment c Remote Managemen Send Alert 3 z g erik ITdepartment com Remote Managemen m SMTP Authentication Figure 10 Configuring email alert settings on the Lenovo Remote Management Module Integration analysis and guide 5 To save your email settings click Apply Changes To ensure that you entered the configuration information correctly click the Send Alert button for any of the destination email addresses You will receive a confirmation pop up window if the test alert succeeds as well as a test email at the specified email destination Configuring storage email alerts using the LSI MSM The LSI MSM which numerous OS platforms support is a software application that allows you to view and make configuration changes to any hard drives connected to the storage controller Additionally you can change the built in monitor alerts to notify you by email of events or event categories you wish to capture For example if you want to be notified via email if the virtual disk state becomes degraded you can modify the settings to send you an email alert should that specific event occur For our testing purposes we completed this setup on a Windows OS For information on using the MSM utility with other operating systems as well as downloads go to Lenovo s support Web site at http support lenovo com or the LSI support Web site at http www lsi com support To set up email a
8. OS version CPU information physical disk drive and logical disk drive information as well as information on the network interfaces DIMM slots and processes running for the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in the same way as it would for an HP server However it does not show information on the controller power supplies temperature sensors and fans that you would see for an HP server From the HP Insight Control application you can look at the inventory of the selected system by launching the Data Collection Report 1 Inthe left menu select Lenovo system 2 Inthe right pane select the Tools amp Links tab 3 Click Data Collection Report In our tests we were able to see system events in HP SIM for the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 when we simulated a loss of network connectivity causing the system to be unreachable simulated a fan malfunction and triggered a temperature sensor to send a high temperature warning Figure 9 shows a sample warning that we generated by intentionally preventing a fan from spinning at the correct RPM gt HP Insight Control Windows Internet Explorer 5 x GO Dittoxiteras sano imporaitonennPorarranes e shx Em o 6 S Favorites 95 E suggested Sites Web Slice Galery LEJ HP Insight Control o 2 wh Pages Safety Toos CA HP Insight Control Tools Deploy Configure Diagnose Reports Tasks amp Logs Options Help teged stems 192 168 0 205 Baseboard Management Controller ee Up
9. ThinkServer TS430 HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Power supplies Total number Vendor and model number Wattage of each W Cooling fan 1 Total number Vendor and model number Dimensions h x w of each Volts Amps Cooling fan 2 Total number Vendor and model number AVC DS12025B12H Sunon PMD1209PTB1 A Dimensions h x w of each 5 x1 4 x 1 1 2 Volts elta Electronics GPS 400CB P DPS 410DB C D He O AVC DS09225R23HP235 4 X 1 Sunon PMD1209PTB1 A 4 x 1 1 2 m m N me m N 0 41 gt 3 xe n oje m aIN wu me m N Number of processor packages Number of cores per processor Number of hardware threads per core System power management policy CPU Vendor Name Model number Stepping Socket type Core frequency GHz L1 cache L2 cache L3 cache Number of processor packages 1 Number of hardware threads per core 2 0 System power management policy Balanced Balanced O alanced alanced ntel Xeon E5410 ntel Xeon E3 1240 1155 LGA 3 30 32 KB 32 KB per core 256 KB per core 8 MB shared Vendor and model number Lenovo GA 6UASV2 HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Motherboard model number 038911U 459264 005 Motherboard chipset Intel ID0108 Intel 5000Z American Megatrends Inc 2 10 2 09 01 2011 HP BIOS D21 05 2 008 BIOS settings Default Default 771 LGA 2 33 32 KB 32 KB per core 12 MB shared N A N oO BIOS name and version
10. for Software status PF stands for ProLiant Essentials Performance Management Pack status and ES stands for Event Status HP Insight Control Windows Internet Explorer Go E hetps thp1 95 50000 mxportal home MxPortalFrames jp gt ail Certificate Error 47 X Sing e Favorites 535 E Suggested Sites Web Slice Gallery HP Insight Control MEE Pile EA HP Insight Control System Status Cif Tools Deploy Configure Diagnose Legend Updated Wed 11 30 2011 2 08 PM EST Reports Tasks amp Logs Options Help Customize Lenovo ova System s Events Quick Launch 2 0 0 amp Uncleared Event Status View as table m System and Event Collections Al Al Systems Al All Events E systems B private lenovo T Select Lenovo itselt HS Summary 0 Critical W 0 Major 0 Minor 2 Norma Elo disabled Q4 Unknown Totat 3 192168 0 205 Customize in Server 200201 20 0F02 0000 0000 0001 00000000 20020120 0F02 0000 0000 0001 00000000 Server lenovot Management Processor 192 168 0 205 Baseboard Management C Embedded Server 192 168 0 22 038911U Microsoft Windows Serv Save Ae CNE Heiete Prit e 192 168 0 205 20020120 0F02 0000 0000 lenovot E Shared E Systems by Type All Systems E Ai Servers 20020120 0F02 0000 000 hpt g5 hp2 g5p cms hp2 mi110 lenovot HP BladeSystem Storage Systems E Al Racks All Enclosures on E
11. ieee Edit System Properties Remote Console fal All Systems Suspend Resume Monitoring a All Events Integrated Remote Console Advanced Search Tool Search 20020120 0F02 0000 00 hpt 95 hp2 g5p cms Ginp2 mii10 lenovot All Servers HP BladeSystem Storage Systems All Racks All Enclosures Glau clients All Hetworking Devices All Printers E systems a Private B Shared E systems by Type Gian Systems 192 168 0 205 192 168 0 59 192 168 1 213 i gt E Local intranet Protected Mode Off a gt R100 7 Figure 15 The HP Insight Control system screen You can then log into the Remote Management Module to perform tasks including launching the KVM using the following steps Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 20 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment 1 Inthe System and Event Collections pane expand All Systems and click the desired IP address for iLO of the Lenovo system 2 Click Tools amp Links 3 Click Remote Management Module 4 For the username and password type lenovo if using the default username and password or enter the appropriate credentials 5 Inthe left menu tree click Remote Console 6 To launch the console click Launch Java KVM Client From this Video Viewer you can perform several tasks on the target Lenovo system Power opt rom the KVM The KVM console offers a few additional power options when compared with HP
12. just created to make it available to target the Lenovo system 9 Minimize but do not close the Virtual Media Session 10 Click Launch Java KVM Client if you do not already have a remote console open 11 Click Open folder to view the files 12 Copy the installation file to the location on the local server and deploy it as you would normally Remote access using the KVM console feature The Lenovo ThinkServer Remote Management Module has a KVM console feature that allows complete remote access to the server including access to pre OS menus such as the BIOS and RAID controller BIOS This includes changing BIOS settings and granting access to the KVM console Select the iLO connection from the HP Insight Control system screen and click Tools amp Links See Figure 15 HP Insight Control Windows Internet Explorer MEE Go A https thpt g5 S0000 mxportalfhame MxPortalFrames jsp E certificate Error 4 x Eers P si Favorites 33 S suggested sites 2 Web Slice Gallery JHP Insight Control 6 ime Bike ES EA HP Insight Control System Status Tools Deploy Configure Diagnose Reports Tasks amp Logs Options Help v ssd Sme 20020120 0F02 0000 0000 000100000000 Server evi Updated Mon 11 26 2011 3 10 PM EST deae e evagd EOE e kee Eere IR I a HP Systems Insight Manager Pages iLO links System Protocol Settings Data Collection Report Remote Serial Console System Credentials Virtual Media a
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14. ED Our test bed consisted of three HP ProLiant servers and a single Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 We used an HP server as the central management server running the HP SIM management software The HP servers had a mix of iLO2 and iLO3 for remote management and the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 had the Remote Management Module Premium All servers in our test bed ran Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with the latest available updates See Appendix A for detailed hardware information Below is an overview of the use cases we performed on the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in the HP SIM environment e Discovery and configuration We demonstrated successful discovery of the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in HP SIM and walk you through the additional steps to configure your Lenovo server for the HP SIM environment e Health monitoring We viewed the basic health status including network connectivity memory utilization and drive information on the Lenovo TS430 from HP SIM We also show you additional monitoring features from RMM e Inventory We completed an inventory data collection of the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in HP SIM and present the information it reported e System events We simulated loss of connectivity fan malfunction and temperature warnings on the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 and show how these alerts display directly in HP SIM e Email alerts In addition to email alerting inherent to HP SIM we configured the Lenovo RMM to trigger email alerts for available platf
15. INTEGRATION ANALYSIS AND GUIDE LENOVO THINKSERVER TS430 IN AN HP ENVIRONMENT NEW LENOVO SERVER SAME MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Even if you manage your servers with HP software the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 fits right in ThinkServer You are expanding your IT infrastructure and it s time to select new server hardware You ve heard about the new Lenovo servers that can deliver everything you need for an excellent price same rack and tower form factors same memory drives and processors running the same operating systems You d like to take advantage of the price performance advantages of these Lenovo servers but you re concerned they might not easily fit into your existing management environment The great news is that these servers will fit right in As an example we looked at placing a Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 equipped with the Lenovo Remote Management Module RMM into a representative HP Systems Insight Manager HP SIM environment Our findings The Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 offers the management capabilities an IT administrator needs to effectively co exist in an HP SIM environment There was no need to replace or augment the pre existing management software The TS430 joined the HP SIM managed group easily and the IT administrator could access many of the same management features directly through HP SIM or through the advanced Lenovo Remote Management Module In this report we demonstrate the use of HP SIM mana
16. Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 integrated easily into the HP managed environment We used HP SIM s most commonly used features auto discovery health monitoring fault management and event triggering and inventory to evaluate the ease of manageability of the TS430 We successfully used our existing HP SIM environment to discover and manage the TS430 The normal steps and wizards associated with discovering an HP server worked equally well with the TS430 We did note that some management features such as fan monitoring were not readily available through HP SIM but we demonstrate the functionality is still there and provide an alternate approach by leveraging the management capability provided by the RMM in the TS430 which is accessible through the HP SIM interface In conjunction with HP SIM the functions available through the Remote Management Module of the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 offer you a complete server management solution without any licensing cost associated with HP Insight Control These features including the optional virtual media and KVM console available with RMM Premium allow hardware monitoring that can alert you to a faltering component let you carry out many maintenance and repair operations remotely and provide KVM access that lets you work on the server remotely as if you were right beside it Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 2 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment HOW WE TEST
17. SIM including graceful shutdown and reset system warm boot options in addition to powering the system on and off and power cycling the system as a cold boot See Figure 16 video iewer 192 168 0 205 File View Macros Tools Power Help Power On System Power Off System Graceful Shutdown Reset System warm boot Pre R D o log o 192 168 0 205 lenovo _ 42 4 fps 3 649 Kb s false NUM igure 16 The Video Viewer Power o These boot options are available from the viewer menu bar on the KVM console under Power Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 21 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment Accessing and changing BIOS settings Using the KVM remote console you can reboot the machine and press F1 when prompted to access the BIOS This allows for the remote modification of any BIOS settings as if you were connecting directly to the server using a monitor and keyboard Bringing new drives online and creating a new virtual drive To add drives and a virtual drive complete the following steps through the Remote KVM console SOO Oy UT a NS ray oO ray ray 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Integration analysis and guide Reboot the server Press CTRL H when prompted to launch WEBBIOS configuration GUI Press Start to select a co
18. Service Class 5 4j xl A i i E Cocalintranet Protected Mode Off pi Rion s 7 View al Deas Figure 9 Sample warning showing reduced fan speed when we simulated the fan malfunctioning A Principled Technologies test report 13 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment EMAIL ALERTS Similar to what Figure 9 shows HP SIM not only displays critical warnings if a fan functions incorrectly but also reports when temperature sensors on the Lenovo TS430 detect an abnormal increase in system temperature HP SIM has built in email alerts allowing you to receive notifications when something is wrong so you can take appropriate action Therefore system events from the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 that display in HP SIM can also be configured to generate an email alert from HP SIM You can receive more detailed alerts about voltage temperature processor and memory directly from the Lenovo RMM LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager MSM can provide details about the hard drives and storage controller In the sections below we show you how to configure these additional email alerts from RMM and from MSM Configuring SMTP mail alerting using the Lenovo RMM Integration analysis and guide The Lenovo Remote Management Module comes equipped with the ability to generate and send out email alerts using an SMTP mail server This feature brings certain warnings and critical errors to the immediate attention of IT administ
19. Toos Reports Tasks amp Logs Options Maximize 0 Disabled _ 1 Unknown Total 3 System Address Product Hame Management Processor 192 168 0 205 Baseboard Management C Embedded Server 192 168 0105 038911U B Private BLenovo 192 168 0 205 20020120 0F02 0000 0000 lenovot E shared E systems by Type 192 168 0 200 192 168 0 205 192 168 0 207 192 168 0 59 E 20020120 0F 02 0000 000 192 168 0 205 hpt 95 hp2 g5p cms hp2 mi110 lenovol A Microsoft Windows Serv smene collechon Pa Ea E Local intranet Protected Mode Off Fa Rios gt 7 Figure 5 The Systems screen showing the loss of network connection See that the Management Processor is marked Critical and the Lenovo Server is showing an informational sign By clicking the i or Event tab HP SIM displays the events for the system and shows that the link is down See Figure 6 Integration analysis and guide Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment A Principled Technologies test report 9 HP Insight Control Windows Internet Explorer L Jorx GO Gal tts hpt 95 50000 meportafhome NDPortalFrames jsp X E Bing ej Se Favorites 935 E suggested Stes Web Slice Gallery a Insight Control fp gt Gl wy Pager Safety gt Toos oh als CA HP Insight Control la lt lt User adsl System Status GIEJf Tools Deploy Configure gt Diagnose Reportsy Tasks amp Logs O
20. V eee i E Local intranet Protected Mode Off Fa 100 7 Figure 4 The System s screen showing normal status Integration analysis and guide Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment A Principled Technologies test report 8 For this guide we made changes to the Lenovo system in order to show how these events would change on the status monitor We simulated a loss of connectivity by unplugging the Ethernet cable Figure 5 shows the change in status when HP SIM could no longer establish connectivity with the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 HP Insight Control Windows Internet Explorer GO lt gt EA retps fihpt 95 50000 meportalfnome MixPortalFrames jap zi Sk Favorites 33 E suggested Sites Web Slice Gallery HP Insight Control GA HP Insight Control Legend Customize Updated Wed 11 30 2011 3 18 PM EST OVvad 3 0 0 0 Uncleared Event Status Tools Lenovo System s Events Quick Launch View as tabe IT Select Lenovo itselt Advanced Search Tool Search System and Event Collections a Customize 2 All Systems 2 All Events g HS MP SW PF ES System Name amp 192168 0 205 lenovo H systems Deploy Configure Diagnose v HS Summary 41 Critical W 0 Major A 0 Minor Normal in Server 200201 20 0F02 0000 0000 0001 00000000 20020120 0F02 0000 0000 0001 00000000 BEE sl x Esna lei A A o ms Pager Safety gt
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22. allery A HP Insight Control EA HP Insight Control MEE eee or A Gl lam Pager Safety m Or System Status 3 Cl Tools Deploy Configure Diagnose Reports Tasks amp Logs Options a X Legend Updated Tue 11 22 2011 8 58 PM EST Discovery Indicate the systems you want HP Systems Insight Manager to manage OVAg Go back to All Systems 0 0 0 5 Uncleared Event Status Search i Configure and run automatic system discovery Be sure to configure the settings prior to executing automatic discovery for the most accurate information Note To discover systems properly HP SIM must have credentials with which to access the systems These can be configured here on this page by clicking the Credentials e A Tool Search button on a new ar edited discovery task Or they can be added iater for each specific system using Options Security Credentials System Credentials Learn more System and Event Collections Note Discovery works best if systems are discovered in a specific order Learn more a Customize 7 All Systems 2 All Events For all automatic discoveries Configure general settings Manage hosts files Bosten E ays Configure global protocol settings BPrivate Actions to take after running discovery Gisharea Run the managed system setup wizard E Systems by Type Glan systems Glau Servers E HP BladeSystem Storage Systems All Enclosures All Clients All Hetwo
23. ck Next Click Finish and close Server Manager A Principled Technologies test report 22 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment Upgrading additional firmware Download the Firmware Updater for ThinkServer EasyUpdate 1 6 from the Lenovo Web site http support lenovo com en US downloads default page and create a CD Apply the updates from the CD using the following steps 1 Download the updater from the Web site and burn it to a CD 2 Reboot using the CD image and let the Updater execute 3 Select Language and click OK 4 Click Next When the check completes it will inform you if firmware updates are available for your server CONCLUSION As we have shown integrating the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 into an existing HP environment is not only possible it s easy The Lenovo server fits right into the HP environment and you or your IT administrator can access key management features and alerting capabilities Setting up and configuring your Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 for operation in an HP managed environment is a simple straightforward process that allows you to bring the benefits of the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 into your existing environment Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 23 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment APPENDIX A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION INFORMATION Figures 17 and 18 provide detailed configuration information about the test servers System Lenovo
24. dated Wed 2 15 2012 5 03 PM EST oA amon BVAg E Clearea Discovered System 192 168 0205 1 24112 4 40 PM E 5 0 0 13 Uncleared Event Status L JORA clear Delete Assian To Entercommental Pit e System and Event Collections i Customize gt All Systems A All Events Event Details SNMP Fan Event Event Identification and Details E systems E Private Event Severity amp Warning Lenovo Cleared Status Not cleared piono monsoon mooie O 1280205 re Eh systems by Type Associated System 192 168 0 205 E Al systems Normal E Ai servers Thu 1 26 2012 11 11 AM EST pe EEr Fan speed warning Fan speed below expected speed torage Systems aie Unassigned All Enclosures All Clients All Networking Devices E A l Printers E All Management Process Trap Details E Ai Virtual Connect Doma All Rack Managers Variable Description All Data Centers Mib data does not match the trap make sure the latest version of the MIB is registered 20 01 02 20 02 OF 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 01 E All Power Delivery Device The SNMP OD is 1 3 6 1 4 1 3183 1 1 1 1A 76 58 91 FF FF 20 20 08 20 82 1D 03 50 00 04 00 00 systems by Status 00 00 00 19 00 00 00 00 00 00 C1 Systems by Operating Syst Clusters by Type Mib Information Clusters by Status The associated MIB File Name for this trap is bmclanpet mib and the MIB identifier PET EVENTS system Functions Systems by
25. e in the HP Insight Control system screen expand All Systems and click the management IP address of the Lenovo system 2 Click Tools amp Links Click Remote Management Module 4 Enter the appropriate credentials default username and password are lenovo lenovo a Adding the bmclanpet MIB to HP Systems Insight Manager enhances the integration of the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 baseboard management controller BMC into HP Systems Insight Manager by enabling Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP trapping This allows additional warnings and hardware status messages to be visible directly within the HP SIM To compile and add the MIB complete the following steps 1 Collect the following files from their respective locations onto the HP SIM server a bmclanpet mib from http ipmiutil sourceforge net docs bmclanpet mib b mcompile exe from C Program Files HP Systems Insight Manager lbin c mxmib exe from C Program Files HP Systems Insight Manager bin 2 Copy mcompile exe mxmib exe and bmclanpet mib files from their respective locations into C Program Files HP Systems Insight Manager mibs 3 Open a command prompt window and navigate to the mibs folder 4 Typemcompile bmclanpet mib and press Enter This generates the file bmclanpet cfg 5 Using the same command prompt window register the MIB into the HP Systems Insight Manager database To do so type mxmib bmclanpet cfg and press Enter A Principled Technologies test
26. ecurity Disabled Lox cancel aii ay wm Eroria ee 220 Information 2011 12 05 14 00 51 Controller ID 0 Time established since power on Time 2011 12 05 14 00 51 268958 Seconds laj 219 Information 2011 12 05 13 00 51 Controller ID 0 Time established since power on Time 2011 12 05 13 00 51 265358 Seconds 218 Information 2011 12 05 12 00 51 Controller ID 0 Time established since power on Time 2011 12 05 12 00 51 261757 Seconds Displaying log from server EEO EAE TIEN Figure 13 Enabling email alerts for an event 5 Next select the Mail Server tab and enter your mail server information as well as authentication credentials for SMTP if applicable See Figure 14 Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 17 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment MegaRAID Storage Manager 9 00 0100 E j 18 x a GoTo Log Tools Help i s o8wO Dashboard physical Logical Lsis2 Controller LSI MegaRAID SAS MR9240 8i Bus 1 Dev gt Properties Settings Mail Server Status Optimal Piete Ema Kp Endosures o Sender email address U Backplanes 1 monitor server com e F Drives 2 SMTP Server in progress 0 amp Drive groups 1 127 0 0 1 G Virtual Drive s 1 IV This server requires authentication View server profile Advanced Software Option Alarm Disabled MegaRAID RECOVERY Disabled
27. ging the TS430 We show you how to easily integrate the Lenovo ThinkServer platform into your existing HP environment We also show you the key management features that are available and provide a step by step guide to accessing the available management features of the server FEBRUARY 2012 A PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES TEST REPORT Commissioned by Lenovo A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN IT ADMINISTRATOR As a busy IT administrator you juggle a wide range of tasks from keeping up with server maintenance to handling emergencies to planning new upgrades You use systems management software tools to remotely manage and monitor your servers You also rely on email alerting features to notify you in the event of a server malfunction or sub optimal operating conditions You have spent numerous hours learning the features and operation of your specific management tool and the last thing you want is to have to learn another You already know that Lenovo servers are a great option for your environment but you cannot afford the time to install and learn to use new management tools Lenovo make this part simple You can easily add the Lenovo servers to your existing HP SIM environment and still get the monitoring alerts and remote access features you need without spending any extra money on additional management software or spending any extra time learning a new server management infrastructure LENOVO THINKSERVER TS430 INTEGRATED EASILY In our tests the
28. l 11 7 32 0 8 5 2010 Zz Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 25 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment e Optical drive s Vendor and model number Type USB ports Number Type Figure 17 Configuration information for two of the four test servers HP ProLiant ML110 G7 HP ProLiant ML310 G5p Power supplies Total number Vendor and model number Wattage of each W Cooling fan 1 Total number Vendor and model number Brushless AFCO912DF AVC DS12025B12U Dimensions h x w of each 3 1 2 x 1 1 2 4 3 4 x 1 Volts Amps Cooling fan 2 Total number Vendor and model number Dimensions h x w of each Volts Amps X oO NM Oo HP 629015 001 P 460422 001 w m uo D He oO pa m m 1 43 1 05 N A N A N A N A DC Brushless PFB0812GHE 3 x 1 3 4 eje m olN Z _ gt Number of processor packages Number of cores per processor Number of hardware threads per core System power management policy CPU Vendor Name Model number Stepping Socket type Core frequency GHz L1 cache L2 cache L3 cache Vendor and model number HP ProLiant ML110 G7 HP ProLiant ML310 G5p Motherboard model number 647337 B21 445343 B22 Motherboard chipset Intel ID0108 Intel S3200 S3210 Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 26 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment Number of processorpackages tf N
29. lerting using the LSI MSM follow these steps 1 Launch MSM from the desktop 2 Click the local server IP and log into the management console using the appropriate credentials to log into management console See Figure 11 A Principled Technologies test report 15 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment MegaRAID Storage Manager 9 00 0100 Host View pmol o ges _Sndois Server e A Figure 11 Selecting the local server IP address In the menu bar select Tools gt Configure Alerts 4 Inthe Alert Settings tab you can set email alerts for all events based on severity level or you can modify an alert setting for an individual event See Figure 12 2 View server profile alarm is MegaRAID RECOVERY Figure 12 Displaying all events Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 16 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment a To enable email alerts for all events within a specific severity level select the appropriate severity level click Edit select email as the alert delivery method and click OK b To enable email alerts for an individual event click Change Individual Events to display all events In our tests we generated an email alert for when a virtual drive becomes degraded Event ID 251 To enable email alerts for an event select that event ID check the Email check box and click OK See Figure 13 MegaRAID Sto
30. nt of sys Automate event handling by assig Create role based authorizations Discovery Events Maximize Power Management Data Center Power Control Rules Status Polling Security Managed Environment Protocol Settings Cluster Monitor System Properties Directory Service Data Collection First Time Wizard Home Page Settings Identify Systems Manage System Types Registration Task Results Settings Version Control Repository Federated CMS Configuration Performance Management Customize _ amp IT Do not show this again Did You Know You Can Learn more about HP Insight Control Learn more about HP Insight Dynamics Try HP Insight software today Learn more about HP Integrity Essentials Tellus about HP Systems Insight Manager Learn how HP Services can help Optimize power confidently 4 Figure 1 Select Discovery from the Options menu item amp Local intranet Protected Mode Off a gt 100 7 From the Discovery screen you can configure the general settings and run the discovery immediately or enable it to run on a schedule See Figure 2 Integration analysis and guide Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment A Principled Technologies test report 5 HP Insight Control Windows Internet Explorer GO ittatiter ss stoonimparatnoneinPonarranes ise cent ig Favorites 23 E suggested sites E Web Slice G
31. ntroller adapter Select Physical view to show drives Select the new unconfigured drive s Select Make Unconf Good and click Go Click Home and select Configuration Wizard Select Add Configuration and click Next Select Manual Configuration and click Next When you have added all the appropriate drives click Accept DG in the Drive Groups pane Click Next In the Span Definition window select the appropriate drive group in the Array With Free Space pane and click Add to Span Repeat this with other drive groups if necessary Click Next In the Virtual Drive Definition window select the appropriate RAID Level read and write policies and volume size and click Accept At the Confirm the selected write policy prompt click Yes Click Next In the Configuration Preview window click Accept At the Save this Configuration prompt click Yes At the Do you want to Initialize prompt click Yes Click Home and click Exit Click Yes to exit the application In the menu bar click Power and select Power Cycle System cold boot Click Yes to confirm reboot Log into Windows Select Start right click Computer and select Manage Expand Storage and select Disk Management Click to accept initialization of new disk Right click the disk and select New Simple Volume Click Next On the Specify Volume Size screen click Next Assign a drive letter and click Next Select your desired Format options and cli
32. ork link is down To view the system status in more detail launch the Properties window for more views into the system The Properties window displays Identity Status and Configuration tabs which allow a more in depth analysis of the system components and status From within the Status tab you will see a list of options of components for which you can check the status For example you can check the available capacity and general status of the disk drives which is accomplished through WMI by selecting Disk s as Figure 7 shows Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 10 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment https hp1 g5 50000 mxpropertypages jsp PropertyPages jsp system 192 168 0 105 amp dnsname lenovol Windows Internet Explorer GO gt https hp1 g5 50000 mxpropertypages jsp PropertyPages jsp system 192 168 0 105 amp dnsname lenovo1 mccartney com amp task 5 V is x she Favorites 535 E suggested Sites Web Slice Gallery Bing Pir https hp1 g5 50000 mxpropertypages jsp Property A A 1 op Page gt Safety Toos Properties lenovo1 mccartney com Status Configuration Disk Drive s Memory Utilization ok WPHYSICALDRIVEO Process Information system Drivers Logical Disk s Logical Disk Name Free Space size Description C 437 4 GB 465 1 GB Local Fixed Disk System Services D CD ROM Disc E Local intranet Protected Mode Off Fa Rios
33. orm events e Remote functions We accessed power cycling options from HP SIM and RMM as well as remote BIOS BMC upgrade features from the RMM e KVM console and virtual media We used the KVM console and virtual media features of the Lenovo RMM to access BIOS settings configure a new virtual drive in the RAID controller access the LSI MSM tool for drive and RAID controller email alerts and show you how to complete additional firmware upgrades The following sections cover each of these use cases in detail ABOUT THE LENOVO THINKSERVER TS430 The Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 server provides businesses with the superior performance of the latest Intel Xeon processors ample storage capacity of up to 16 TB and 24 7 uptime reliability It also provides a combination of powerful manageability and hardware at a very attractive price e Performance and storage capacity The Intel Xeon processor E3 1200 family that powers the ThinkServer TS430 provides a performance improvement of Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 3 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment up to 30 percent over previous generation Intel processors Features such as Turbo Boost 2 0 further increase processor performance when you need it most A storage capacity of 16TB SATA or 4 8TB NL SAS and eight hot swap drives provide you with plenty of room to grow e Reliability Optional redundant power supplies and a selection of RAID ada
34. pters protect you from data loss e Power efficiency and quiet operation Intel Xeon E3 1200 family processors rated at only 80 watts are more energy efficient than previous generations The ThinkServer TS430 is also certified with Energy Star 1 0 and Climate Savers Because Lenovo designed the ThinkServer TS430 to perform at whisper quiet noise levels you can use your TS430 in a front office without introducing an unacceptable level of noise e Ease of use ThinkServer EasyStartup is a convenient software solution that enables you to easily install maintain and manage your ThinkServer TS430 Its intuitive design makes it suitable for businesses with minimal IT staff Lenovo ThinkPlus Productivity and ThinkPlus Priority Support further assist you in installation and IT support and the ThinkServer Management Module an industry standards based management subsystem makes remote management easy For detailed information about the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 visit the Lenovo server site at Lenovo com The Lenovo Remote Management Module The Lenovo Remote Management Module RMM standard in Lenovo servers helps your IT staff manage your ThinkServer TS430 remotely while keeping your server secure The RMM allows proactive server management by helping you catch possible failures before they occur which minimizes downtime Should a failure occur the Lenovo RMM lets you access and repair your server from any location This module acce
35. ptions Help Legend customize I angyg Maximize Updated Wed 11 30 2011 3 26 PM EST ave systems nn cuan 3 0 0 0 Uncleared Event Status View All Events bd To view event details make sure Event Type column is displayed and click on desired link HS Summary 4 Critical W 0 Major 0 Minor 0 warning 0 Normal O 3 informational Total 10 State Severity Event Type System Name Event Time AssignedTo Comments TE tetas a Customize Not cleared 2 All Systems I Notcleared 7 All Events System is unreachable 192 168 0 205 11430411 3 17 PM Link Down lenovot 14 3041 3 17 PM Link Down lenovot 14 3041 3 17 PM Link Down lenovot 11 3041 3 17 PM Not cleared E systems I Not cleared Private Not cleared B Lenovo 192 168 0 205 O Notokeared 20020120 0F02 0000 0000 M Cleared lenovot r E Shared E systems by Type Li Sexes Glan systems s eas Cy EE ES saa ER 192 168 0 200 192 168 0 208 192 168 0 207 192 168 0 59 E 20020120 0F02 0000 000 192 168 0 205 hpt g5 hp2 g5p cms hp2 mi110 Link Down lenovot 11 3041 3 17 PM Link Down lenovot 1143041 3 17 PM Link Down lenovo1 143041 3 17 PM Discovered System 200201 20 0F02 0000 0000 0001 00000000 11430411 2 46 PM Cleared Discovered System 192 168 0 205 11 30 11 2 46 PM OOeoooo0o08 Discovered System lenovot 11430411 2 44 PM E Local intranet Protected Mode Off Fa A0 7 Figure 6 The Events tab showing that the netw
36. r Geo Gad https 7hp1 g5 50000 mspartalfhome MxPortalprames jep te certificate Error 47 X cde Favorites 95 E Suggested Sites Web Slice Gallery HJHP Insight Control CA HP Insight Control Legend Cust Updated Tue 1122 2011 8 56 PM EST OVvVad 0 0 0 5 Uncleared Event Status Search E asem Advanced Search Tool Search System and Event Collections a Customize 2 All Systems 2 All Events B systems Private E Shared E systems by Type All Systems All Servers HP BladeSystem Storage Systems All Racks working Devices E Al Printers All Management Process All Virtual Connect Doma All Rack Managers Finish the Installation Tools Deploy Configure Diagnose Reports Tasks amp Loi MEEI Pz Bing M my pages Safety Toos Home Go back to All Systems Do this now to finish the installation Configure discovery and credentials Run the managed system setup wizard Add new users Monitor Manage View all systems Manage inventory reports a View all events Update software and firmware fe a Create custom system and event lists or collections Use icon view to view large numbers of systems a Use table view to view system details a Status icons defined Configure email and paging settings Set up automatic event handling Integrate HP tools or your own tot Tune and fiter discovery Set up additional managed systent Troubleshoot manageme
37. rage Manager 9 00 0100 T la x GoTo Log Tools Help i soO8 70 LSI Change Individual Events DE sps sts paos Loa off Dashboard Physical Logical LSI lt Controller LSI MegaRAID SAS MR9240 8i Bus 1 Events Properties D Description Severity Status Optimal 259 Puncturing of LBAs disabled Warning ls i in progress 0 258 Puncturing of LBAs enabled Warning K Enclosures 0 257 PD missing Warning 256 VD disabled because SAS drives are not supported by this RAI Warning Backplanes 1 255 VD disabled because RAID 6 is not supported by this controller _ Warning a 254 WVD disabled because RAID 5 is not supported by this RAID key Warning Drives 2 ee poress 0 253 Battery requires reconditioning please initiate a LEARN cyde Warning Drive groups 1 252 VD is mow OFFLINE Fatal Virtual Drive s 1 250 __ VD is now PARTIALLY DEGRADED Warning 249 VDis now OPTIMAL Information View server profile 248 Device removed Information 247 Device inserted Information Advanced Software Option 246 SEP has been rebooted as a part of enclosure firmware down Information 245 PD rebuild not possible as SAS SATA is not supported in an__ ar Information sd Alarm Disabled MegaRAID RECOVERY Disabled re Delivery Methods ive CacheCade SSD Caching Disabled esti sence of Eal ine D Advanced Software Options Drive s
38. rators so they can log into the management server and identify the issue in HP SIM or the Lenovo RMM There is no need to wait for an alert message to appear on a management dashboard You can set the RMM to generate an email alert for platform events including abnormalities in voltage temperature and fan operation To configure this feature complete the following steps 1 Inthe Lenovo Remote Management Module click Platform Events under Event Management in the left pane Ensure that the Global Alerting Enable check box is checked and then check the Generate PET checkbox for any of the platform events for which you want to enable alerts 2 After making your selections click Apply Changes to save your settings 3 Next click Email Settings under Event Management in the left pane Enter up to four destination email addresses and modify the email description subject as needed 4 Enter the IP address of the SMTP or mail server If your SMTP server requires authentication enter the appropriate credentials and check the Enable check box See Figure 10 A Principled Technologies test report 14 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment s Remote Management Mod X f x s S L Remote anageme od 0 0 Email Settings Destination Email Addresses id Enable Destination Email Address Email Description Test iv sarah ITdepartment com Remote Managemen Send Alert 1 dave ITdepartment com Remote Managemen Send Alert 2 Powe
39. report 7 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment 6 Restart HP Systems Insight Manager and you should be able to see the newly added MIB under Options gt Events gt SNMP Trap Settings 7 Go into the Lenovo Remote Management Module Web GUI accessible within HP SIM from the Tools amp Links tab for the BMC IP address of the discovered Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 and under Trap Settings enter the IP address of the management server running HP SIM and apply the changes HEALTH MONITORING Using the HP SIM environment we were able to monitor a range of the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 hardware This included health statuses on components such as network connectivity memory utilization and drive information among others In HP SIM the default table view of the servers shows the status of components and events being monitored A green checkmark indicates normal functioning The line above the table defines the various symbols used to indicate status The collection we created for the Lenovo server shown in Figure 4 displays our server by its OS based IP address and the Management Processor which is the listing for the RMM The legend at the top of the table depicts what each symbol stands for For example the question mark means Unknown status An i in the Software status column indicates the presence of informational messages As for the abbreviated column names HS stands for Health Status MP stands for Management Point SW stands
40. rking Devices All Printers E All Management Process All Virtual Connect Doma Glan Rack Managers bd Ei E Local intranet Protected Mode Off Fa R0 7 Figure 2 Configure Settings run manual discovery or enable schedule for auto discovery Once the discovery is complete you can select the newly discovered system and run the Managed System Setup Wizard to install the monitoring and remote command features See Figure 3 When completing discovery on the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 some of the agent based features were not available because they are inherent to HP specific hardware However this did not affect our configuration process Managed System Setup Wizard Windows Internet Explorer shy Favorites 95 E suggested Sites Web Slice Gallery Managed System Setup Wizard Configure management features for selected systems by installing agents applying licenses and performing configuration steps L Ex M 1 my pager Safety Toos v Introduction Select Features gt Select Features Choose Options Choose the management features to configure for your systems Analyze Systems Select management features For ol selected systems BA Select Licenses Task Credentials B wmo Summary E HP Systems Insight Manager v v Monitoring nia Inventory v Remote Command Execution nia Events nia Version Control nia Single Sign On nia HP Insight Control
41. ssible from within HP Systems Insight Manager allows you to access convenient Lenovo management features including the following e Additional hardware monitoring e Updating the BIOS BMC remotely e Power cycling the server remotely e KVM console optional upgrade e Remote virtual media optional upgrade Note On March 16 2012 Lenovo released an update to the BMC firmware ver 2 60 that renamed the RMM to ThinkServer Management Module TMM and TMM Premium for the optional remote KVM and media upgrade Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 4 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment DISCOVERY AND CONFIGURATION Discovery of the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 with RMM in HP Systems Insight Manager is as easy as connecting the new server into your existing network infrastructure Once DHCP assigned an IP address or you have assigned a static IP address HP SIM can discover the new server in the same way that it would an HP server In our study we did not have to do anything specific to the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 to make it discoverable for HP SIM Because WMI is native to Windows you will need to have a Windows based OS running on your Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 to see the WMI based information To discover a system manually which we did in our test environment click the Options menu on the home screen and select Discovery See Figure 1 HP Insight Control Windows Internet Explore
42. tem Logical Disk s ewe D oeserpton rue system Type volume size ree space Cc Local Fixed Disk NTFS 465 1 GB 437 4 GB D CD ROM Disc https hp1 95 50000 mxpropertypages sp progress jsp page slave jsp 3Fxml Dslave_diskdrive xml 2 selection 3D3Configuration 26t E Local intranet Protected Mode OFF Fax Ri00 7 Figure 8 The Disk s Configuration screen Monitoring features of the RMM The Lenovo RMM provides additional hardware monitoring features including more detailed information on temperature power readings and fan operation To view the monitoring information on temperature fans and power complete the steps below Temperature To manually monitor temperature follow these steps 1 Inthe left pane select Thermal 2 Select Temperatures to display current readings Fans To manually monitor fans follow these steps 1 Inthe left pane select Thermal 2 Select Fans to display current readings Power To manually monitor current voltage readings follow these steps 1 In the left pane expand Server Information Power 2 Select Voltages to display current voltage readings Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 12 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment INVENTORY SYSTEM EVENTS Integration analysis and guide In our study we looked at inventory reports for the Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in HP SIM The inventory report shows information such as
43. the list of discovered systems in HP SIM and complete the following steps 1 Click the Lenovo BMC IP address from the list of discovered systems in the System and Event Collections pane in HP SIM 2 Click Tools gt Management Processor gt IPMI and select one of the three power options Power Cycle Power On Power Off 3 Click Run Now to execute the task A screen appears indicating that the task status is complete Integration analysis and guide A Principled Technologies test report 18 Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 in an HP environment The Lenovo ThinkServer Remote Management Module also allows for upgrading the BIOS or BMC as well as starting shutting down or power cycling the TS430 Updating BIOS BMC from the RMM In addition to updating the BIOS you can also use this menu to update the BMC by leaving BMC selected in step 2 below 1 Inthe left menu click Update 2 Change the drop down selection from BMC to BIOS 3 Browse to the file that you downloaded from the Lenovo s Web site for the particular model server you are updating 4 Click Upload to apply the update Power options from within the RMM In the Power section under Server Information you can choose to power on power off power cycle or perform a hard reset on the system The following steps demonstrate a hard reset or restart of the system 1 Expand Server Information 2 Expand Power and click Control 3 Select Hard Reset Restart and click Apply
44. umber of cores per processor J4 S P Number of hardware threads per core 2 0 System power management policy Balanced Balanced alanced alanced ntel Xeon E3120 ntel Xeon E3 1240 1155 LGA 3 30 32 KB 32 KB per core 256 KB per core 8 MB shared 775 LGA 3 16 32 KB 32 KB per core 6 MB shared N A N m HP ProLiant ML110 G7 HP ProLiant ML310 G5p BIOS name and version HP JO1 04 21 2011 HP BIOS WO8 10 25 2010 BIOS settings Memory module s Total RAM in system GB Vendor and model number Type Speed MHz Speed running in the system MHz Timing Latency tCL tRCD tRP tRASmin Size GB Number of RAM module s Chip organization Rank Vendor and model number Western Digital WDS5003ABYX Western Digital WD5003ABYX Number of disks in system 2 Size GB 500 Buffer size WB OOS 7 200 Type SATA Disk controller Vendor and model HP Smart Array P410 Controller Controller cache N A HP OE NEE EET 6 20 2 64 8 10 2010 6 20 2 64 8 10 2010 Controller firmware 5 12 RAID configuration RAID 1 RAID 1 Operating system Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Build number 7601 Service pack SP1 File system NTFS Kernel ACPI x64 based PC Language English 2 HP NC112i Ethernet Server Adapter ntegrated ntel 11 7 32 0 9 29 2010 Micron 18HTF25672AZ 80EH1 PC2 6400 800 Nanya NT4GC72B8PBONF CG PC3 10600E 1 333 1 333 9 9 9 24 5 5 5 18 Double sided Dual Double sided

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