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Using the EasyStartup Setup

Use this information as an overview for using the EasyStartup Setup.

ThinkServer EasyStartup is a tool designed to facilitate the configuration and installation of the operating systems on the Lenovo Servers. It provides a Graphical User Interface that provides you a step by step process to Startup their system.

This tool allows you to choose the language, keyboard layout they want to use during the configuration process. It detects the server model and displays it to you before the configuration starts. It gives you an option to specify the size and type of the partition they want to create or to use the existing partitions. It then lists the operating systems supported on the detected server model and gives you the option to pick the operating system they want to install on the server.

ThinkServer EasyStartup installs on native hardware of the system. The bootable DVD detects for the supported Lenovo Servers and will only configure and install on a Lenovo supported server.

You can configure the following settings before the installation of the operating systems begins:
  • Server Date & Time
  • Full Name & Computer Name
  • Administrator/root Password/root
If it is a Windows OS, it can also support the following settings:
  • Organization
  • Product ID
  • Workgroup & Domain
  • Configure the network Adapters
  • Time Zone

It detects the installed hardware on the system and installs the device drivers based on the hardware detected.