Software; Easystartup; Easymanage; Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features - Lenovo ThinkServer RD220 3797 Series Installation And User Manual

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
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:
v 1-year parts and 1-year labor or 3-year labor and 3-year labor limited warranty
v Automatic error retry and recovery
v Automatic restart on nonmaskable interrupt (NMI)
v Automatic restart after a power failure
v Backup basic input/output system switching under the control of the Integrated
v Built-in monitoring for fan, power, temperature, voltage, and power-supply
v Cable-presence detection on most connectors
v Advanced ECC memory protection
v Diagnostic support for RAID and Ethernet adapters
v Error codes and messages
v Error correcting code (ECC) L2 cache and system memory
v Hot-swap cooling fans with speed-sensing capability
v Hot-swap hard disk drives
v Information and EasyLED diagnostics LED panels
v Integrated Management Module (IMM)
v Menu-driven setup, system configuration, and redundant array of independent
v Microprocessor built-in self-test (BIST), internal error signal monitoring,
v Memory mirroring support (hot-sparing and memory mirroring are mutually
v Redundant Ethernet capabilities with failover support
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Management Module (IMM)
redundancy
disks (RAID) configuration programs
configuration checking, and microprocessor and voltage regulator module failure
identification through EasyLED diagnostics
exclusive of each other)
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and Linux operating systems and