Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 - Before You Use the Easystartup DVD; Setup and Configuration

•CreatesareuseableresponselethatcanbeusedwithsimilarlyconguredLenovoserverstomake
futureinstallationsevenfaster.
BeforeyouusetheEasyStartupDVD
FunctionalityandsupportedoperatingsystemscanvarywithdifferentversionsoftheEasyStartupprogram.
Tolearnmoreabouttheversionyouhave,dothefollowing:
1.InserttheEasyStartupDVDandrestarttheserver.
2.AdvancetotheHomescreen.
3.ClickCompatabilitynotes.Thecompatabilitynotesfeatureprovidesdetailedinformationaboutthe
RAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,andservercongurationssupportedbythatversionofthe
EasyStartupprogram.
4.ClickUserGuide.TheUserGuideprovidesanoverviewofthevariousfunctionsprovidedbythat
versionoftheEasyStartupprogram.
BeforeusingtheEasyStartupprogramtoinstallanoperatingsystem,makesureanyexternalstorage
devicesandberchannelsareconguredcorrectly.
Setupandconguration
WhenyoustarttheEasyStartupDVD,youwillbepromptedforthefollowing:
•Selectthelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram.
•Selectthelanguageofthekeyboardyouwillbeusingwiththeprogram.
Note:Thefollowinglanguagekeyboardsaresupported:English,French,German,Spanish,Japanese,
Turkish,Italian,andDutch.Your
EasyStartupDVDmightbeEnglishonly.Inthiscase,thekeyboardlayout
shouldbeEnglish.
Youwillthenseeoneormoreremindersaboutconguringstoragedevices,andthenyouwillbepresented
withtheLenovoLicenseAgreement.Readthelicenseagreementcarefully.Youmustagreewithtermsin
ordertocontinue.
Afteragreeingtothelicenseagreement,youwillbegiventhefollowingchoices:
•Continuetothemainprograminterface
•Useashortcuttoinstallanoperatingsystembasedaresponselethatyoupreviouslycreatedusingthe
EasyStartupprogram
•UseashortcuttocongureRAIDcontrollersbasedonaRAIDresponselethatyoupreviouslycreated
usingtheEasyStartupprogram
Ifyoucontinuetothemainprograminterface,youwillhavethefollowingselectableoptions:
•Compatibilitynotes:ThisselectionprovidesinformationabouttheRAIDcontrollers,operatingsystems,
andservercongurationssupportedbythatversionoftheEasyStartupprogram.
•UserGuide:Thisselectionprovidesinformationaboutthefeaturesprovidedbythatversionofthe
EasyStartupprogram.
•Hardwarelist:Thisselectiondisplaysalistofhardwaredevicesdetectedbythe
EasyStartupprogram.
•CongureRAID:ThisselectionenablesyoutoviewthecurrentRAIDcongurationforeachinstalled
RAIDcontrollerandmakechangesifneeded.
•Installoperatingsystem:Thisselectiondisplaysaseriesofchoicesandpromptstocollectinformation
requiredforinstallation,preparestheharddiskforinstallation,andtheninitiatestheinstallationprocess
usingtheuser-providedoperating-systeminstallationCDorDVD.
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