The invention discloses an automatic management method for an IT (information technology) data center server system. The automatic management method comprises the following steps of collecting the state and the information of hardware of a server by using a chipset of the server; customizing operation system information collecting scripts and collecting operation system software and information of a relevant software running state machine by using a central processing unit according to collected states and information of the server; storing the information in a database; analyzing running states and running information of a server system by using the central processing unit according to the collected information; and timely issuing the analyzed common running state and analyzed common running information of the server system. By the automatic management method, manual daily work in the original IT informatization operation and maintenance is replaced, effective data analysis and support on IT operation, maintenance and management is realized, the scientificity and the efficiency of the IT operation, maintenance and management are improved, the human resources on operation and maintenance are saved, an auxiliary decision is provided, and the operation cost is reduced.