Lenovo 3797 manual Software, EasyStartup, EasyManage

Software

Lenovo provides software to help get your server up and running.

EasyStartup

The ThinkServer EasyStartup program simplifies the process of your RAID controller and installing supported Windows® and Linux operating systems and device drivers on your server.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 “Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD” on page 114.

EasyManage

The ThinkServer EasyManage Core Server provides centralized hardware and software inventory management and secure automated system management through a centralized console. The ThinkServer EasyManage Agent enables other clients on the network to be managed by the centralized console. The ThinkServer EasyManage Core Server is supported on 32-bit Windows Server 2003 and 32-bit Windows Server 2008 products. The ThinkServer EasyManage Agent is supported on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, Red Hat, and SUSE operating systems.

Reliability, availability, and serviceability features

Three important computer design features are reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS). The RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the data that is stored in the server, the availability of the server when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems.

Your server has the following RAS features:

v1-year parts and 1-year labor or 3-year labor and 3-year labor limited warranty

vAutomatic error retry and recovery

vAutomatic restart on nonmaskable interrupt (NMI)

vAutomatic restart after a power failure

vBackup basic input/output system switching under the control of the Integrated Management Module (IMM)

vBuilt-in monitoring for fan, power, temperature, voltage, and power-supply redundancy

vCable-presence detection on most connectors

vAdvanced ECC memory protection

vDiagnostic support for RAID and Ethernet adapters

vError codes and messages

vError correcting code (ECC) L2 cache and system memory

vHot-swap cooling fans with speed-sensing capability

vHot-swap hard disk drives

vInformation and EasyLED diagnostics LED panels

vIntegrated Management Module (IMM)

vMenu-driven setup, system configuration, and redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configuration programs

vMicroprocessor built-in self-test (BIST), internal error signal monitoring, configuration checking, and microprocessor and voltage regulator module failure identification through EasyLED diagnostics

vMemory mirroring support (hot-sparing and memory mirroring are mutually exclusive of each other)

vRedundant Ethernet capabilities with failover support

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