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Table 2. Features and specifications (continued) sound-power level, in bels, for a random sample of system. 3. There is no keyboard connector or mouse connector on the server. You can connect a USB keyboard and USB mouse to the server by using the USB connectors. Software programs Lenovo provides software to help get your server up and running. EasyStartup The ThinkServer EasyStartup program simplifies the process of configuring RAID and installing supported Microsoft® Windows® and Linux operating systems and device drivers on your server. The EasyStartup program is provided with your server on the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD. The DVD is self-starting (bootable). The user guide for the EasyStartup program is on the DVD and can be accessed directly from the program interface. For additional information, see "Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program" on page 85. EasyManage The ThinkServer EasyManage Agent enables this server to be managed by the centralized console of an EasyManage Core Server over the network. The ThinkServer EasyManage Agent is supported on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, Red Hat, and SUSE operating systems. Reliability, availability, and serviceability Reliability, availability, and serviceability (hereafter referred to as RAS) are three important server design features. The RAS features help you to ensure the integrity of the data stored on the server, the availability of the server when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems. The server has the following RAS features: • Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Advanced Desktop Management Interface (DMI) • Automatic memory downsizing on error detection • Automatic restart on non-maskable interrupt (NMI) • Availability of microcode level • Built-in, menu-driven setup, system configuration, and RAID configuration • Built-in monitoring for fan, temperature, and voltage • Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability • ECC DDR3 SDRAM with Serial Presence Detect (SPD) • Error codes and messages to help you identify problems • Generating error logs for the power-on self-test (POST) failures • Hot-swap SAS hard disk drives • Integrated Ethernet controllers • Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0 Chapter 3. Features and technologies 9

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Table 2. Features and specifications (continued)
sound-power level, in bels, for a
random sample of system.
3. There is no keyboard connector
or mouse connector on the
server. You can connect a USB
keyboard and USB mouse to
the server by using the USB
connectors.
Software programs
Lenovo provides software to help get your server up and running.
EasyStartup
The ThinkServer EasyStartup program simplifies the process of configuring RAID and installing supported
Microsoft® Windows® and Linux operating systems and device drivers on your server. The EasyStartup
program is provided with your server on the
ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD
. The DVD is self-starting
(bootable). The user guide for the EasyStartup program is on the DVD and can be accessed directly from the
program interface. For additional information, see “Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program” on page 85.
EasyManage
The ThinkServer EasyManage Agent enables this server to be managed by the centralized console of an
EasyManage Core Server over the network. The ThinkServer EasyManage Agent is supported on 32-bit and
64-bit Windows, Red Hat, and SUSE operating systems.
Reliability, availability, and serviceability
Reliability, availability, and serviceability (hereafter referred to as RAS) are three important server design
features. The RAS features help you to ensure the integrity of the data stored on the server, the availability of
the server when you need it, and the ease with which you can diagnose and correct problems.
The server has the following RAS features:
•
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
•
Advanced Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
•
Automatic memory downsizing on error detection
•
Automatic restart on non-maskable interrupt (NMI)
•
Availability of microcode level
•
Built-in, menu-driven setup, system configuration, and RAID configuration
•
Built-in monitoring for fan, temperature, and voltage
•
Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability
•
ECC DDR3 SDRAM with Serial Presence Detect (SPD)
•
Error codes and messages to help you identify problems
•
Generating error logs for the power-on self-test (POST) failures
•
Hot-swap SAS hard disk drives
•
Integrated Ethernet controllers
•
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) 2.0
Chapter 3
.
Features and technologies
9