Computer Hardware User Manual

IfyoudidnotreceiveanEasyStartupDVDwithyourserver,youcandownloadanimagefromtheLenovo
SupportWebsiteat:http://www.lenovo.com/support
TheEasyStartupprogramhasthefollowingfeatures:
•Self-bootingDVD
•Easy-to-use,language-selectableinterface
•Integratedhelpsystem
•Automatichardwaredetection
•RAIDcongurationutility
•Devicedrivers(basedontheservermodelanddetecteddevices)
•Selectablepartitionsizeandlesystemtype
•SupportforWindows,RedHat,andSUSEServeroperatingsystems
•Installstheoperatingsystemanddevicedriversinanunattendedmodetosavetime
•CreatesareusableresponselethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconguredLenovoserverstomake
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BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD
FunctionalityandsupportedoperatingsystemscanvarywithdifferentversionsoftheEasyStartupprogram.
Tolearnmoreabouttheversionyouhave,dothefollowing:
1.InserttheEasyStartupDVDandrestarttheserver.
2.AdvancetotheHomescreen.
3.ClickCompatibilitynotes.ThecompatibilitynotesfeatureprovidesdetailedinformationabouttheRAID
controllers,operatingsystems,andservercongurationssupportedbythatversionoftheEasyStartup
program.
4.ClickUserGuide.Theuserguideprovidesanoverviewofthevariousfunctionsprovidedbythatversion
oftheEasyStartupprogram.
BeforeusingtheEasyStartupprogramtoinstallanoperatingsystem,makesureanyexternalstorage
devicesandberchannelsareconguredcorrectly.
EasyStartupoverview
TheEasyStartupprogramrequiresasupportedLenovoserverwithanenabled,startable(bootable)DVD
drive.InadditiontotheEasyStartupDVD,youalsomusthavetheoperating-systeminstallationCDorDVD
andtheproductkeyorinstallationnumberfortheoperatingsystem(ifprovided).
TheEasyStartupprogramperformsthefollowingtasks:
•Detectsinstalledhardwaredevices
•GuidesyouthroughtheprocessofconguringoneormoreRAIDcontrollers
•Guidesyouthroughtheprocessofcreatingaresponselefortheunattendedinstallationoftheoperating
system
•Enablesyoutocreatescriptsorcommandsthatrunattheendoftheoperatingsysteminstallationprocess
•FacilitatestheinstallationoftheThinkServerEasyManageproductsandDVD-burningsoftware(Windows
installationonly)
•Preparestheharddiskforinstallation
•Promptsyoutoinserttheoperating-systeminstallationdisc
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