This topic lists the firmware types and settings that are
supported by the Advanced Settings Utility.
Throughout this document, the term Remote Supervisor Adapter II refers
to both the Lenovo Remote Supervisor Adapter II and the Lenovo Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine,
unless otherwise noted.
The ASU supports
the following firmware types:
- BIOS firmware
- Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware
- Remote Supervisor Adapter II
firmware
- Baseboard management controller firmware
- Lenovo System x server firmware
- IMM firmware
- uEFI firmware
- Original design manufacturer integrated baseboard management controller
firmware
- Original design manufacturer Remote Supervisor Adapter firmware
Note: The PC-DOS version of the ASU supports BIOS settings
only.
Supported settings
The following settings
are supported for the firmware types previously listed:
- Banked CMOS at 70h/71h (NS317)
- CMOS at 70h/71h and 72h/73h (NS417)
- CMOS at 72h/73h (AMD 8111)
- CMOS through baseboard management controller
- Serial EEPROM settings
- The following Remote Supervisor Adapter and Remote Supervisor Adapter II settings:
- 8-bit values
- 16-bit values
- IP address values (32 bits)
- Strings
- Keystroke sequences
- Certificate
- Port
- The following baseboard management controller commands:
- 8-bit values
- 8-bit value within a block
- IP address values (32 bits)
- MAC address values (48 bits)
- Strings
- Single and multi-node systems
The ASU retrieves
and modifies user settings from the supported firmware types through
its command-line interface. The ASU does not update
any of the firmware code.