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ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater
The ThinkServer EasyUpdate Firmware Updater program (hereinafter referred to as the Firmware Updater
program) enables you to maintain your server rmware up-to-date and helps you avoid unnecessary server
outages. The Firmware Updater program is provided on the Lenovo Support Web site. For more information
about downloading and using the Firmware Updater program, see “Updating the rmware” on page 65
.
Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage
The Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage program enables enterprise users to remotely control and monitor
multiple Lenovo servers within a LAN.
For detailed information, see “Using the Lenovo ThinkServer EasyManage program” on page 66.
BIOS and TMM update utilities
The BIOS and TMM (also known as BMC) rmware keeps updating after the shipment of the server.
Lenovo maintains pages on the Support Web site and provides the BIOS and TMM update utilities with
instructions for download to help you update the BIOS and TMM rmware if needed. For more information,
see “Updating or recovering the BIOS” on page 58
and “Updating the rmware” on page 65.
RAID conguration utilities
Your server has a RAID card installed, which works with some conguration utilities to support hardware
RAID. For detailed information, see “Conguring RAID” on page 62.
Remote management software
The integrated TMM provides basic remote management features for the server. The add-on TMM Premium
option provides advanced remote management features for the server.
For detailed information about the remote management software and server remote management, refer to
the ThinkServer Management Module User Guide, which is available for download at:
http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals
ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology
The ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program helps administrators to monitor and manage server
performance, especially the power consumption for groups of servers equipped with the Intel Intelligent
Power Node Manager technology.
Lenovo provides a trial version of the ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program with a free 90-day
subscription. After 90 days, you must renew the license to continue using the program. You can purchase
the license from Lenovo to activate the ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program and expand the
management capability of the program when the free trial ends.
To download the ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program, go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and
follow the instructions on the Web page.
For detailed information about using the ThinkServer Smart Grid Technology program, refer to the help
system for the program.
Diagnostic programs
The following diagnostic programs are available for you to diagnose server problems:
• ThinkServer Diagnostic Tool
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