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To start the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD, do the following:
1. Insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD and restart the server. If the EasyStartup program does not
start, see “EasyStartup problems” on page 18.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen and continue to the main interface.
3. When you arrive at the Home screen, do any of the following:
• Click Compatibility notes to view detailed information about the operating systems and server
congurations supported by that version of the
EasyStartup program.
• Click User Guide to view an overview of the various functions provided by that version of the
EasyStartup program.
• Click Hardware list to view a list of hardware detected by the ThinkServer EasyStartup program.
• Click Install operating system to begin the process of creating a response le and installing
the operating system. As part of this procedure you will be given the opportunity to include the
ThinkServer EasyManage Agent as part of the installation process. You also can provide one or more
command-line based instructions to run at the end of the operating system installation process.
• Click About to view version information and legal notices.
To use the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to install an operation system using a preexisting response le,
do the following:
1. Insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD and restart the server. If the EasyStartup program does not
start, see “EasyStartup problems” on page 18
.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen until you get to the Start option screen.
3. When the Start option screen is displayed, do the following:
a. Insert the USB device that contains the response le.
b. Select Install the operating system using a preexisting response le.
c. Click OK.
4. Follow the remaining instructions on the screen to complete the procedure.
Installing ThinkServer EasyManage Agent
To install the ThinkServer EasyManage Agent, you must already have a core server running the ThinkServer
EasyManage Core Server program. The ThinkServer EasyManage Agent must be installed from that core
server. Refer to the ThinkServer EasyManage Core Server documentation about Agent deployment for
instructions on the various ways to deploy the ThinkServer EasyManage Agent to your new server.
Also, the ThinkServer EasyStartup program provides an option to install the ThinkServer EasyManage Agent
as part of the operating system installation process.
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