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Chapter 4. configuring the server, Using the thinkserver easystartup dvd, Chapter – Lenovo THINKSERVER TS100 6434 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

configuring

your

RAID

controller

and

installing

supported

operating

systems

and

device

drivers.

It

is

on

the

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD

provided

with

your

server.

For

details,

see

“Using

the

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD.”

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

47.

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-8s

(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

“Enabling

the

Broadcom

NetXtreme

Gigabit

Ethernet

Boot

Agent”

on

page

47.

v

ThinkServer

EasyManage

products

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Core

Server

and

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Agent

work

together

to

provide

centralized

hardware

and

software

inventory

management

and

secure

automated

system

management

through

a

single

console.

For

details,

see

“Installing

ThinkServer

EasyManage

software”

on

page

45.

For

more

information

about

these

programs,

see

“Configuring

the

server”

in

the

User

Guide

on

the

ThinkServer

Documentation

DVD.

Using

the

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD

The

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD

simplifies

the

process

of

configuring

your

RAID

controller

and

installing

an

operating

system.

The

program

works

in

conjunction

with

your

Windows

®

or

Linux

®

operating-system

installation

disc

to

automate

the

process

of

installing

the

operating

system

and

associated

device

drivers.

If

you

did

not

receive

an

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

DVD

with

your

server,

you

can

download

an

image

from

the

Lenovo

Support

Web

site

at

http://

www.lenovo.com/support.

The

EasyStartup

program

has

the

following

features:

v

Self-booting

DVD

v

Easy-to-use,

language-selectable

interface

v

Integrated

help

system

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Lenovo

2008,

2009.

Portions

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IBM

Corp.

2008.

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