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Installing ThinkServer EasyManage software You can install the ThinkServer® EasyManage Core Server program from the ThinkServer EasyManage CD or you can download and install the program from http://www.lenovo.com/support. After one instance of the ThinkServer EasyManage Core Server has been installed, you can use the console to deploy the agent to other servers and clients on the network. Also, the ThinkServer EasyStartup™ program provides options to prepare your server for the installation of these products as part of the operating system installation process. Installation requirements Before installing ThinkServer EasyManage software on your server, your environment must meet the following requirements: v Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 32-bit operating system is installed on the server where you intend to install the Core Server. v The original Windows Server operating system installation CDs are available in case files are needed while installing the prerequisites. v The server has Internet access to obtain prerequisites and to activate the software after the installation is complete. v The server has a static IP address. v The server is not a domain controller. However, it is recommended to have the server join a domain. v The account that you use to log in and to install the Core Server has Administrator privileges on the server with full read/write access. Ideally, this account is also a Domain Administrator account. This account will be used to create the initial administrator-level account used to log in to the ThinkServer EasyManage console. v Any previous agent from EasyManage or LANDesk must be removed prior to installing the Core Server and Management Console. Installation order The order in which you install the operating system and Windows Components is critical to install ThinkServer EasyManage software successfully. To ensure a clean, working installation of ThinkServer EasyManage software, use the following installation order: 1. Install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. 2. Install the following Windows Components: See "Installing Windows Components on the Core Server" on page 42. 3. Use Windows Update to install all available critical updates. 4. Download Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 or newer from the following Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5 &DisplayLang=en. Install the software using the default settings. 5. Download Microsoft Web Services Enhancement 2.0 Service Pack 3 from the following Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/ details.aspx?FamilyID=1ba1f631-c3e7-420a-bc1e-ef18bab66122 &DisplayLang=en. Install the software using the default settings. Note: This specific version is required. 6. Use Windows Update to install all available critical updates. Chapter 4. Configuring the server 41

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Installing
ThinkServer
EasyManage
software
You
can
install
the
ThinkServer
®
EasyManage
Core
Server
program
from
the
ThinkServer
EasyManage
CD
or
you
can
download
and
install
the
program
from
After
one
instance
of
the
ThinkServer
EasyManage
Core
Server
has
been
installed,
you
can
use
the
console
to
deploy
the
agent
to
other
servers
and
clients
on
the
network.
Also,
the
ThinkServer
EasyStartup
™
program
provides
options
to
prepare
your
server
for
the
installation
of
these
products
as
part
of
the
operating
system
installation
process.
Installation
requirements
Before
installing
ThinkServer
EasyManage
software
on
your
server,
your
environment
must
meet
the
following
requirements:
v
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server
2003
32-bit
operating
system
is
installed
on
the
server
where
you
intend
to
install
the
Core
Server.
v
The
original
Windows
Server
operating
system
installation
CDs
are
available
in
case
files
are
needed
while
installing
the
prerequisites.
v
The
server
has
Internet
access
to
obtain
prerequisites
and
to
activate
the
software
after
the
installation
is
complete.
v
The
server
has
a
static
IP
address.
v
The
server
is
not
a
domain
controller.
However,
it
is
recommended
to
have
the
server
join
a
domain.
v
The
account
that
you
use
to
log
in
and
to
install
the
Core
Server
has
Administrator
privileges
on
the
server
with
full
read/write
access.
Ideally,
this
account
is
also
a
Domain
Administrator
account.
This
account
will
be
used
to
create
the
initial
administrator-level
account
used
to
log
in
to
the
ThinkServer
EasyManage
console.
v
Any
previous
agent
from
EasyManage
or
LANDesk
must
be
removed
prior
to
installing
the
Core
Server
and
Management
Console.
Installation
order
The
order
in
which
you
install
the
operating
system
and
Windows
Components
is
critical
to
install
ThinkServer
EasyManage
software
successfully.
To
ensure
a
clean,
working
installation
of
ThinkServer
EasyManage
software,
use
the
following
installation
order:
1.
Install
Microsoft
Windows
Server
2003
Service
Pack
1.
2.
Install
the
following
Windows
Components:
See
“Installing
Windows
Components
on
the
Core
Server”
on
page
42.
3.
Use
Windows
Update
to
install
all
available
critical
updates.
4.
Download
Microsoft
.NET
Framework
2.0
Service
Pack
1
or
newer
from
the
following
Web
site:
details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5
&DisplayLang=en.
Install
the
software
using
the
default
settings.
5.
Download
Microsoft
Web
Services
Enhancement
2.0
Service
Pack
3
from
the
following
Web
site:
details.aspx?FamilyID=1ba1f631-c3e7-420a-bc1e-ef18bab66122
&DisplayLang=en.
Install
the
software
using
the
default
settings.
Note:
This
specific
version
is
required.
6.
Use
Windows
Update
to
install
all
available
critical
updates.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
41