Using thinkserver easymanage products, Using, Thinkserver – Lenovo 6435 User Manual

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To

start

the

EasyStartup

DVD,

do

the

following:

1.

Insert

the

EasyStartup

DVD

and

restart

the

server.

If

the

EasyStartup

program

does

not

start,

see

“EasyStartup

problems”

on

page

54.

2.

Follow

the

instructions

on

the

screen

and

continue

to

the

main

interface.

3.

When

you

arrive

at

the

Home

screen,

do

any

of

the

following:

v

Click

Compatibility

notes

to

view

detailed

information

about

the

operating

systems

and

server

configurations

supported

by

that

version

of

the

EasyStartup

program.

v

Click

User

Guide

to

view

an

overview

of

the

various

functions

provided

by

that

version

of

the

EasyStartup

program.

v

Click

Hardware

list

to

view

a

list

of

hardware

detected

by

the

ThinkServer

EasyStartup

program.

v

Click

Install

operating

system

to

begin

the

process

of

creating

a

response

file

and

installing

the

operating

system.

As

part

of

this

procedure

you

will

be

given

the

opportunity

to

include

the

ThinkServer

EasyUpdate

program

and

the

ThinkServer

EasyManage

products

(ThinkServer

EasyManage

Core

Server

or

ThinkVantage

EasyManage

Remote

Client)

as

part

of

the

installation

process.

You

also

can

provide

one

or

more

command-line

based

instructions

to

be

run

at

the

end

of

the

operating

system

installation

process.

Click

About

to

view

version

information

and

legal

notices.

To

use

the

EasyStartup

DVD

to

install

an

operation

system

using

a

preexisting

response

file,

do

the

following:

1.

Insert

the

EasyStartup

DVD

and

restart

the

server.

If

the

EasyStartup

program

does

not

start,

see

“EasyStartup

problems”

on

page

54.

2.

Follow

the

instructions

on

the

screen

until

you

get

to

the

Start

option

screen.

3.

When

the

Start

option

screen

is

displayed,

do

the

following:

a.

Insert

the

USB

device

or

diskette

that

contains

the

response

file.

b.

Select

Install

the

operating

system

using

a

preexisting

response

file.

c.

Click

OK.

4.

Follow

the

remaining

instructions

on

the

screen

to

complete

the

procedure.

Using

ThinkServer

EasyManage

products

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Core

Server

provides

centralized

hardware

and

software

inventory

management

and

secure

automated

system

management

through

a

single

console.

The

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Agent

enables

other

computers

and

servers

to

be

managed

by

the

centralized

console.

You

can

install

the

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Core

Server

program

from

the

ThinkServer

EasyManage

CD

or

you

can

download

and

install

the

program

from

http://www.lenovo.com/support.

After

one

instance

of

the

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Core

Server

has

been

installed,

you

can

use

the

ThinkServer

EasyManage

Agent

installer

to

install

the

agent

on

other

servers

and

clients

on

the

network.

Also,

the

EasyServer

EasyStartup

program

provides

an

option

to

install

these

products

as

part

of

the

operating

system

installation

process.

Chapter

4.

Configuring

the

server

33

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