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3. Select the language in which you want to view the program. Then, follow the instructions on the screen to use the program. Before installing a Windows or a Linux operating system using Deployment Manager, it is recommended that you do the following: 1. Download the latest device driver bundle file for your server. To find and download the bundle file, go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the instructions on the Web page. 2. Launch Deployment Manager and click Platform Update on the left pane. 3. Select Application and then click Next. 4. Click Browse to select the corresponding bundle file and then click OK. The version information is displayed. 5. Click Flash to apply the bundle file and update the current device drivers. Note: If you want to install a VMware hypervisor or any other supported operating system using Deployment Manager, the device driver bundle file is not needed. To download the latest Deployment Manager, go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the instructions on the Web page. Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics The Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics program enables you to diagnose server problems, perform some diagnostic tests, and collect system information. Examples of the system information include basic operating-system information, hardware information, SEL, RAID log, and so on. Depending on the model, your server might come with one of the following diagnostic programs: • Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics Linux Edition • Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics Standalone Edition • Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics Windows Edition For detailed information about using the Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics program, refer to the help system for the program. Lenovo ThinkServer Energy Manager The Lenovo ThinkServer Energy Manager program is a program for data center energy management. It monitors the power and temperature at the server level and the group level. By analyzing the monitored power and temperature information, Energy Manager helps you improve the business continuity and energy efficiency. For detailed information about using the Energy Manager program, refer to the help system for the program. Lenovo ThinkServer Power Planner The Lenovo ThinkServer Power Planner program provides information about data maintenance, power consumption, electric current calculations, and so on. The program helps you conveniently manage servers and devices to increase the deployment efficiency significantly. For detailed information about using the Lenovo ThinkServer Power Planner program, refer to the help system of the program. Chapter 3. Product overview 15

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3.Selectthelanguageinwhichyouwanttoviewtheprogram.Then,followtheinstructionsonthe
screentousetheprogram.
BeforeinstallingaWindowsoraLinuxoperatingsystemusingDeploymentManager,itisrecommended
thatyoudothefollowing:
1.Downloadthelatestdevicedriverbundlefileforyourserver.Tofindanddownloadthebundlefile,goto
2.LaunchDeploymentManagerandclick
PlatformUpdate
ontheleftpane.
3. Select
Application
andthenclick
Next
.
4. Click
Browse
toselectthecorrespondingbundlefileandthenclick
OK
.Theversioninformationis
displayed.
5. Click
Flash
toapplythebundlefileandupdatethecurrentdevicedrivers.
Note:
IfyouwanttoinstallaVMwarehypervisororanyothersupportedoperatingsystemusingDeployment
Manager,thedevicedriverbundlefileisnotneeded.
TodownloadthelatestDeploymentManager,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowthe
instructionsontheWebpage.
Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics
TheLenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsprogramenablesyoutodiagnoseserverproblems,performsome
diagnostictests,andcollectsysteminformation.Examplesofthesysteminformationincludebasic
operating-systeminformation,hardwareinformation,SEL,RAIDlog,andsoon.Dependingonthemodel,
yourservermightcomewithoneofthefollowingdiagnosticprograms:
• Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics Linux Edition
• Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics Standalone Edition
• Lenovo ThinkServer Diagnostics Windows Edition
FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerDiagnosticsprogram,refertothehelpsystem
fortheprogram.
Lenovo ThinkServer Energy Manager
TheLenovoThinkServerEnergyManagerprogramisaprogramfordatacenterenergymanagement.It
monitorsthepowerandtemperatureattheserverlevelandthegrouplevel.Byanalyzingthemonitored
powerandtemperatureinformation,EnergyManagerhelpsyouimprovethebusinesscontinuityandenergy
efficiency.
FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheEnergyManagerprogram,refertothehelpsystemfortheprogram.
Lenovo ThinkServer Power Planner
TheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogramprovidesinformationaboutdatamaintenance,power
consumption,electriccurrentcalculations,andsoon.Theprogramhelpsyouconvenientlymanageservers
anddevicestoincreasethedeploymentefficiencysignificantly.
FordetailedinformationaboutusingtheLenovoThinkServerPowerPlannerprogram,refertothehelp
systemoftheprogram.
Chapter 3
.
Product overview
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