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The BIOS Setup Utility program helps you view the storage product information and configure the
storage product in the pre-operating system environment. See “Using the Setup Utility program”
on page 31.

– TSM (also known as BMC) and Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0

The system board platform management subsystem is based on the integrated TSM features. The
TSM is a management chip that is integrated on the system board of your storage product. With the
TSM, no matter what condition the storage product operating system is in and no matter if the storage
product is on or off, as long as the storage product is connected to network and an ac power source,
the interaction with the TSM-controlled storage products can be achieved through system network.
The user can obtain the storage product hardware health information and system event log (SEL),
and is able to conduct the operations including turning on or off the storage product, restarting the
storage product, and so on. This part of storage product management is independent of the operating
system and is called out-of-band management.

The system board platform management subsystem consists of the integrated TSM, communication
buses, sensors, the BIOS, and storage product management firmware. It is responsible for error
reporting, system power control, thermal monitoring, system fan control, and other management
features. The TSM provides system management and monitoring features based on the IPMI 2.0
specification. IPMI helps lower the overall costs of storage product management. You can find more
information about IPMI 2.0 from the Web site of Intel. The TSM also supports some non-IPMI features,
such as the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and the Platform Environment Control
Interface (PECI), to provide more system management functions.

You can find the default user name, password, and other information for the TSM in the

ThinkServer

System Manager User Guide

, which is available for download at:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

– Hot-swap feature

Your storage product supports hot-swap storage drives (including hard disk drives and solid-state
drives), and hot-swap redundant power supplies. With the hot-swap feature, you can install, remove,
or replace a hot-swap device without turning off the storage product.

– Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)

The Intel PXE technology enables you to boot your computers, load an operating system, or deploy
executable images from a remote storage product by using a network interface. The operation can be
done independently of local data storage devices (such as hard disk drives) or operating systems.

– Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)

Your storage product supports onboard SATA software RAID. If a required RAID card is installed,
your storage product also supports advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID configurations. For detailed
information, see “Configuring RAID” on page 38.

– Status light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and diagnostic LEDs

For more information about the LEDs for your storage product, refer to the related topics in “Locations”
on page 13.

– Software programs

For more information about the software programs, see “Software” on page 12.

– Wake on LAN

Wake on LAN is an Ethernet computer networking standard that allows a computer or a storage
product to be turned on or woken up by a network message. The message is usually sent by a program
running on another computer on the same local area network.

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Advanced system management features

The advanced system management features are only available when the TSM detects the presence of a
TSM Premium module. The TSM Premium module is a remote management module. You can purchase a

Lenovo Storage N3310 User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual