Lenovo ThinkServer RD530 - Manual (Page 24)

ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater
The ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater program (hereinafter referred to as the Firmware Updater
program) enables you to maintain your server firmware up-to-date and helps you avoid unnecessary server
outages. The Firmware Updater program is provided on the Lenovo Support Web site. For more information
about downloading and using the Firmware Updater program, see “Updating the firmware” on page 61.
Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
The Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage program enables enterprise users to remotely control and monitor
multiple Lenovo servers within a LAN.
For detailed information, see “Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage program” on page 61.
BIOS and TMM update utilities
The BIOS and TMM (also known as BMC) firmware keeps updating after the shipment of the server.
Lenovo maintains pages on the Support Web site and provides the BIOS and TMM update utilities with
instructions for download to help you update the BIOS and TMM firmware if needed. For more information,
see “Updating or recovering the BIOS” on page 53 and “Updating the firmware” on page 61.
RAID configuration utilities
Your server has a RAID card installed, which works with some configuration utilities to support hardware
RAID. For detailed information, see “Configuring RAID” on page 58.
Remote management software
The integrated TMM provides basic remote management features for the server. The add-on TMM Premium
option provides advanced remote management features for the server.
For detailed information about the remote management software and server remote management, refer to
the ThinkServer Management Module User Guide, which is available for download at:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
Lenovo Rack Planner
Racks and servers are deployed on a large scale. When deploying the equipment, equipment managers
need a lot of reference parameters to calculate power consumption and electric current values under
different configurations. The Lenovo Rack Planner program provides data maintenance, power consumption
and electric current calculations, and reports to help equipment managers significantly increase efficiency in
deploying the equipment and conveniently manage the equipment.
To download the Lenovo Rack Planner program, go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the
instructions on the Web page.
For detailed information about using the Lenovo Rack Planner program, refer to the help system for the
program.
ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology
The ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program helps administrators to monitor and manage server
performance, especially the power consumption for groups of servers equipped with the Intel Intelligent
Power Node Manager technology.
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