Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program on a Windows operating
system
You can run the
ThinkServer EasyStartup
DVD on a Windows operating system with the Internet Explorer
®
6.0
Web browser or a later version installed. Enter the operating system and insert the
ThinkServer EasyStartup
DVD into an internal or external optical drive. The DVD starts automatically in most environments. If the DVD
fails to start, open the launch.exe file located in the root directory of the DVD.
Notes:
• You should read and accept the Lenovo License Agreement when prompted.
• You might need to add the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
Web page to the trusted Web site list so that the page can open correctly.
You can do the following when using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program on a Windows operating system.
For detailed information, refer to the help system.
• View a general introduction to your ThinkServer server model and the specific server configuration
information.
• View general guidance on how to use the
ThinkServer EasyStartup
DVD.
• Download the required device drivers to a removable storage device so that you can easily get the
drivers for server configuration when you need them, especially when you finish installing an operating
system without using the
ThinkServer EasyStartup
DVD and need appropriate device drivers to configure
your server.
• Install the required device drivers directly on the server on which you are running the
ThinkServer
EasyStartup
DVD.
• View information about all server models supported by the ThinkServer EasyStartup program and
information about the device drivers for each server model, including the driver versions and driver
locations in the root directory of the
ThinkServer EasyStartup
DVD.
Note:
The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on
the Lenovo Support Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
Configuring RAID
This topic provides information about RAID and the utility programs that are available for you to configure
RAID.
This topic contains the following items:
•
•
“Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program” on page 72
•
“Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID” on page 72
About RAID
RAID, an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, is a technology that provides increased
storage functions and reliability through redundancy. This is achieved by combining multiple hard disk drives
into a logical unit, where data is distributed across the drives in one of several ways called RAID levels.
When a group of independent physical hard disk drives are set up to use RAID technology, they are in a
RAID array. This array distributes data across multiple hard disk drives, but the array appears to the host
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