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System configuration

Complete these procedures to configure your system.

Note
Some Lenovo system management applications, including Lenovo XClarity Controller, Lenovo XCC Logger Utility, Lenovo XClarity Administrator, Lenovo XClarity Integrator, and Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager, are not supported by ST45 V3.
  • Update the firmware
    Go to Lenovo Datacenter Support site for the latest firmware update package.
  • Configure the firmware
    Read this section to learn about how to set up the firmware for the server.
  • Memory configuration
    Memory performance depends on several variables, such as memory mode, memory speed, memory ranks, memory population and processor.
  • RAID configuration
    Using a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) to store data remains one of the most common and cost-efficient methods to increase server's storage performance, availability, and capacity.
  • Deploy the operating system
  • Back up the server configuration
    After setting up the server or making changes to the configuration, it is a good practice to make a complete backup of the server configuration.