Thinkserver easystartup, Server controls, leds, and power, Front view – Lenovo RD120 User Manual

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v

System

auto-configuring

from

the

configuration

menu

v

System

error

logging

(POST

and

service

processor)

v

Systems-management

monitoring

through

the

Inter-Integrated

Circuit

(I

2

C)

bus

v

Upgradeable

POST,

BIOS,

diagnostics,

service

processor

microcode,

and

read-only

memory

(ROM)

resident

code,

locally

or

over

the

LAN

v

Vital

product

data

(VPD)

on

microprocessors,

system

board,

power

supplies,

SAS

(hot-swap-drive)

backplane,

and

power

backplane

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

The

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

program

simplifies

the

process

of

installing

the

operating

system

and

device

drivers

on

your

server

by

performing

the

following

tasks:

v

Detects

installed

hardware

devices

v

Guides

the

network

administrator

through

the

process

of

creating

a

response

file

v

Enables

the

network

administrator

to

create

scripts

or

commands

that

run

at

the

end

of

the

installation

process

v

Facilitates

the

installation

of

the

ThinkServer

EasyManage

products

v

Prepares

the

hard

disk

for

installation

v

Prompts

the

network

administrator

to

insert

the

operating-system

installation

disc

v

Initiates

an

unattended

installation

of

the

operating

system

and

device

drivers

The

EasyStartup

program

is

provided

with

your

server

on

DVD.

The

DVD

is

self

starting

(bootable).

The

User

Guide

for

the

EasyStartup

program

is

on

the

DVD

and

can

be

accessed

directly

from

the

program’s

interface.

For

additional

information,

see

the

ThinkServer

RD120

Installation

Guide.

Server

controls,

LEDs,

and

power

This

section

describes

the

controls

and

light-emitting

diodes

(LEDs)

and

how

to

turn

the

server

on

and

off.

Front

view

The

following

illustration

shows

the

controls,

light-emitting

diodes

(LEDs),

and

connectors

on

the

front

of

the

3.5-inch

model

server.

1

Operator

information

panel

6

Hard

disk

drive

status

LED

(amber)

2

USB

connector

7

Rack

release

latch

3

USB

connector

8

CD/DVD

eject

button

4

Video

connector

9

CD/DVD

drive

activity

LED

5

Hard

disk

drive

activity

LED

(green)

10

Rack

release

latch

The

following

illustration

shows

the

controls,

light-emitting

diodes

(LEDs),

and

connectors

on

the

front

of

the

2.5-inch

model

server.

8

ThinkServer

RD120

Types

6444,

6445,

6446,

and

6447:

User

Guide

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