Use the Lenovo Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) to modify firmware
settings from the command line on multiple operating-system platforms.
You can use the ASU to modify selected:
- Basic input and output system (BIOS) CMOS settings without restarting
the system to access settings through the F1 function
- Baseboard management controller (BMC) setup settings
- Remote Supervisor Adapter and Remote Supervisor Adapter II setup settings
- Settings in the integrated management module IMM-based servers for
the IMM firmware
and Lenovo System
x server firmware. The IMM replaces the Remote Supervisor Adapter and baseboard management
controller functions on IMM-based servers. Lenovo System x server firmware is the Lenovo
implementation of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (uEFI). The
uEFI replaces the BIOS and defines a standard interface among the
operating system platform firmware, and external devices.
- VPD settings on IMM-based servers
- iSCSI boot settings. To modify iSCSI settings with the ASU, you must first
manually configure the values using the server Setup utility settings
on IMM-based servers.
For more information, see Configuring iSCSI.
- Connect remotely to set the listed firmware types settings on IMM-based servers. Remote
connection support requires accessing the IMM external port over
a LAN.
The ASU supports
scripting environments because it is a command-line utility. It also
offers easier scripting through its batch-processing mode.
For a list of the ASU commands and their descriptions, see Using the commands.