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Chapter 4. configuring the server, Using the thinkserver easystartup program, Chapter – Lenovo 6446 User Manual

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Chapter

4.

Configuring

the

server

Lenovo

provides

a

number

of

programs

to

assist

you

with

getting

your

server

up

and

running

quickly.

v

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

program

This

program

simplifies

the

process

of

installing

the

operating

system

and

devices

drivers.

It

is

on

the

ThinkServer

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD

provided

with

your

server.

For

details,

see

“Using

the

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

program.”

v

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

This

program

enables

you

to

configure

hardware

settings

and

preferences

in

the

BIOS.

For

details,

see

“Using

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program”

on

page

43

v

RAID

configuration

programs

Adaptec

RAID

(HOSTRaid)

Configuration

Utility

program:

This

program

is

part

of

the

BIOS

code

on

models

that

have

an

integrated

ServeRAID-8e

(Adaptec

HostRAID)

controller.

LSI

Configuration

Utility

This

program

is

part

of

the

BIOS

code

on

models

with

an

optional

LSI

storage

controller

with

RAID

capability.

v

Broadcom

Gigabit

Ethernet

Utility

program:

Use

this

program

to

configure

the

network

as

a

startable

(bootable)

device

or

specify

where

the

network

startup

option

is

displayed

in

the

startup

sequence.

For

additional

information,

see

“Configuring

the

Gigabit

Ethernet

controllers”

on

page

43.

v

Baseboard

management

controller

SMBridge

management

utility

program:

Use

these

programs

to

configure

the

baseboard

management

controller,

download

firmware

updates,

download

SDR/FRU

updates,

and

remotely

manage

a

network.

v

ThinkServer

EasyManage

products

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Core

Server

and

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Remote

Client

work

together

to

provide

centralized

hardware

and

software

inventory

management

and

secure

automated

system

management

through

a

single

console.

See

“Using

ThinkServer

EasyManage

products”

on

page

43.

For

more

information

about

these

programs,

see

“Configuring

the

server”

in

the

User

Guide

on

the

ThinkServer

Documentation

DVD.

Using

the

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

program

The

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

program

simplifies

the

process

of

installing

the

operating

system

and

devices

drivers

by

performing

the

following

tasks:

v

Detects

installed

hardware

devices

v

Guides

you

through

the

process

of

creating

a

response

file

v

Prepares

the

hard

disk

for

installation

v

Prompts

you

to

insert

the

operating-system

installation

disc

v

Initiates

an

unattended

installation

of

the

operating

system

and

device

drivers

for

most

adapters

and

devices

The

program

is

contained

on

the

ThinkServer

EasyUpdate

disc

provided

with

your

server.

If

you

did

not

receive

an

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD

with

your

server,

©

Lenovo

2008.

Portions

©

IBM

Corp.

2007.

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