Lenovo RD430 manual Software, ThinkServer EasyStartup, ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater

Software

This topic provides information about the software programs that you can use to help you set up, use, and maintain the server.

ThinkServer EasyStartup

The ThinkServer EasyStartup program simplifies the process of configuring RAID and installing supported Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems and device drivers on your server. This program is provided with your server on a self-starting (bootable) ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD. The user guide for the program also is on the DVD and can be accessed directly from the program interface. For detailed information, see “Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program” on page 67.

ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater

The ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater program (hereinafter referred to as the Firmware Updater program) enables you to maintain your server firmware up-to-date and helps you avoid unnecessary server outages. The Firmware Updater program is provided on the Lenovo Support Web site. For more information about downloading and using the Firmware Updater program, see “Updating the firmware” on page 78.

Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage

The Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage program enables enterprise users to remotely control and monitor multiple Lenovo servers within a LAN.

For detailed information, see “Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage program” on page 79.

BIOS and TMM update utilities

The BIOS and TMM (also known as BMC) firmware keeps updating after the shipment of the server. Lenovo maintains pages on the Support Web site and provides the BIOS and TMM update utilities with instructions for download to help you update the BIOS and TMM firmware if needed. For more information, see “Updating or recovering the BIOS” on page 65 and “Updating the firmware” on page 78.

RAID configuration utilities

With some RAID configuration utilities, your server supports ThinkServer RAID 300 and advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID if a required RAID card is installed. For detailed information, see “Configuring RAID”

on page 70.

Remote management software

The integrated TMM provides basic remote management features for the server. The add-on TMM Premium option provides advanced remote management features for the server.

For detailed information about the remote management software and server remote management, refer to the ThinkServer Management Module User Guide, which is available for download at: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Lenovo Rack Planner

Racks and servers are usually deployed on a large scale. When deploying the equipment, equipment managers need a lot of reference parameters to calculate power consumption and electric current values under different configurations. The Lenovo Rack Planner program provides data maintenance, power

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