Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 Installation guide

Brand: Lenovo

Model: ThinkServer RD330

Type: Installation guide

This manual is also suitable for

ThinkServer RD430

Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 is a powerful and versatile server designed to meet the diverse needs of small and medium businesses. With support for a variety of operating systems, including Microsoft Windows Server and Linux, the RD330 can be easily integrated into existing IT environments. The RD330 also features a range of storage options, including support for both traditional hard disk drives and solid-state drives, providing flexibility and scalability for data storage needs.

ThinkServerRD330and

RD430OperatingSystem

InstallationGuide

ThisguideprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanoperatingsystemonthefollowingLenovo

servers:

•ThinkServer

RD330

•ThinkServerRD430

Thisguidecontainsthefollowinginformation:

•“Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem”onpage1

•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem”onpage1

•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystem”onpage3

•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011operatingsystem”onpage4

•“InstallingdevicedriversforWindowsoperatingsystems”onpage9

•“InstallingaMicrosoftHyper-VServer2008operatingsystemanddevicedrivers”onpage9

•“InstallingaLinuxoperatingsystem”onpage11

•“InstallingdevicedriversforLinuxoperatingsystems”onpage17

•“InstallingVMwareESXi5.0”onpage17

Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem

Ensurethatyouhavepreparedthefollowingitemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem:

•Prepareanoperatingsysteminstallationdiscwithlicense.

•PrinttherelatedinstructionsinthisguideorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputer.

•Ensurethatyourserverhassupportedharddiskdrivesinstalled.

•CongureRAIDforyourserverbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.Forinformationaboutconguring

RAID,refertotheUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Youalwayscan

obtainallthemostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

•PrepareaUniversalSerialBus(USB)storagedevicethatcontainstherequireddevicedriversfor

yourservermodel.Todownloaddevicedrivers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowthe

instructionsontheWebpage.

•Settheopticaldrivethatyouwanttouseastherststartupdevice.

Notes:

•ForonboardSASsoftwareRAID,itisnotsupportedtoinstallanoperatingsysteminUniedExtensible

FirmwareInterface(UEFI)mode.DonotstarttheserverfromtheDVD-ROMdevicelistedin“UEFI:

DVD-ROMname”ontheBootOptionsmenutoinstallanoperatingsystem.

•ForonboardSASsoftwareRAID,itisnotsupportedtoinstallanoperatingsystemonapartitiongreater

than2.2TB.

InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft

Windows

Server2008StandardEdition(x86andx64)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer

2008EnterpriseEdition(x86andx64)

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before

installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

Toinstallanoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup

device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Themessage

Windowsisloadingles...isdisplayed,andinstallationleswillbecopiedfromthesetupDVDtoyour

server.Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.

3.WhentheWindowsServer2008installationwindowopens,congurethefollowingoptionsasyouneed

andthenclickNext.

•Languagetoinstall

•Timeandcurrencyformat

•Keyboardorinputmethod

4.ClickInstallnow.

5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft

CerticateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.

6.SelecttheWindowsoperationsystemeditionthatyouhavepurchased.ThenclickNext.

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatWindowsServer2008Standard(Full

Installation)isselectedinthisstep.

7.ReadthelicensetermsandclickIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.

8.SelectCustom(Advanced)forfreshinstallation.

9.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,dooneofthefollowingtoselector

createadrivepartitioninwhichtoinstalltheoperatingsystem:

•Createapartitionautomatically:Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,

selectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating

systemandthenclickNext.Apartitionwillbecreatedautomatically.

•Manuallycreateapartition:Ifyouwanttocreateapartitionmanually,dothefollowing:

a.SelectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating

system,clickDriveoptions(advanced),andthenclickNew.

b.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

c.ClickNext.

Theselecteddrivepartitionwillbeformattedandtheapplicableleswillbecopiedtothedrivepartition.

Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.Afterthat,theserverwillrestart.

Note:AmessageNodriveswerefoundmightbedisplayedindicatingthatyoudonothaveamass

storagedevicedriverinstalled.T oinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,connecttheUSBstoragedevice

containingtheRAIDcontrollerdrivertoyourserver,andthenselectLoadDriver.

Thesetupwillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.Whentheinstallationiscompleted,theserverrestarts

again.

10.Beforeyoulogontotheserverforthersttime,followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangeyour

passwordwhenprompted.

Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.

InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operating

system

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthefollowingoperatingsystems:

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEdition(x64)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEdition(x64)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwithServicePack1(x64)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack1(x64)

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before

installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

Toinstallanoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup

device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Themessage

Windowsisloadingles...isdisplayed,andinstallationleswillbecopiedfromthesetupDVDtoyour

server.Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.

3.WhentheWindowsServer2008R2installationwindowopens,congurethefollowingoptionsas

youneedandthenclickNext.

•Languagetoinstall

•Timeandcurrencyformat

•Keyboardorinputmethod

4.ClickInstallnow.

5.SelecttheWindowsoperationsystemeditionthatyouhavepurchased.ThenclickNext.

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatWindowsServer2008R2Standard(Full

Installation)isselectedinthisstep.

6.ReadthelicensetermsandclickIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.

7.SelectCustom(Advanced)forfreshinstallation.

8.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,dooneofthefollowingtoselector

createadrivepartitioninwhichtoinstalltheoperatingsystem:

•Createapartitionautomatically:Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,

selectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating

systemandthenclickNext.Apartitionwillbecreatedautomatically.

•Manuallycreateapartition:Ifyouwanttocreateapartitionmanually,dothefollowing:

a.SelectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating

system,clickDriveoptions(advanced),andthenclickNew.

b.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

c.ClickNext.

Theselecteddrivepartitionwillbeformattedandtheapplicableleswillbecopiedtothedrivepartition.

Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.Afterthat,theserverwillrestart.

Note:AmessageNodriveswerefoundmightbedisplayedindicatingthatyoudonothaveamass

storagedevicedriverinstalled.T oinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,connecttheUSBstoragedevice

containingtheRAIDcontrollerdrivertoyourserver,andthenselectLoadDriver.

Thesetupwillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.Whentheinstallationiscompleted,theserverrestarts

again.

9.Beforeyoulogontotheserverforthersttime,followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangeyour

passwordwhenprompted.Youmightneedtheproductkeytoactivatetheoperatingsystem.

Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.

InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011

operatingsystem

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonthefollowing:

•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem”onpage4

•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem”onpage6

•“InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on”onpage7

InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard

operatingsystem

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard

operatingsystem.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before

installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.

•Beforetheinstallation,ensurethattheserverhasatleast8GBofsystemmemoryand120GBoffree

spaceontheharddiskdriveforinstallingtheoperatingsystem.

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup

device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Themessage

Windowsisloadingles...isdisplayed,andinstallationleswillbecopiedfromthesetupDVDtoyour

server.Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.

3.WhentheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardwindowopens,congurethefollowing

optionsasyouneedandthenclickNext.

•Languagetoinstall

•Timeandcurrencyformat

•Keyboardorinputmethod

4.ClickInstallnow.

5.ReadthelicensetermsandclickIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.

6.SelectCustom(Advanced)forfreshinstallation.

7.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,dooneofthefollowingtoselector

createadrivepartitioninwhichtoinstalltheoperatingsystem:

•Createapartitionautomatically:Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,

selectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating

system,andthenclickNext.Apartitionwillbecreatedautomatically.

•Manuallycreateapartition:Ifyouwanttocreateapartitionmanually,dothefollowing:

a.SelectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating

system,clickDriveroptions(advanced),andthenclickNew.

b.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

c.ClickNext.

Theselectedpartitionwillbeformattedandtheapplicableleswillbecopiedtothedrivepartition.This

processtakesseveralminutes.Afterthat,theserverwillrestart.

Note:AmessageNodriveswerefoundmightbedisplayedindicatingthatyoudonothaveamass

storagedevicedriverinstalled.T oinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,connecttheUSBstoragedevice

containingtheRAIDcontrollerdrivertoyourserver,andthenselectLoadDriver.

Theinstallationprocesswillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.

8.WhentheInstallWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardwindowopens,selectasetupmode

andthenclickNext.

•CleanInstall:SelectthisoptionifyoudonothaveanexistingWindowsdomain.AWindowsdomain

isalogicalgroupofcomputersrunningversionsoftheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemthat

shareacentraldirectorydatabase.SelectthisoptiontosetupafullnewinstallationoftheWindows

SmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem.

•ServerMigration:SelectthisoptionifyouwanttoaddthisservertoanexistingWindowsdomain,

andtheninstalltheserverapplications.Ifyouselectthisoption,youcanhaveonlyoneserverrunning

theWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011operatingsystemonyournetwork,andthatservermustbe

adomaincontrollerofthenetwork.

9.ClickOpenDateandTimetoverifytheclockandtimezonesettingstosetyourdateandtime.

Then,clickNext.

10.Selectoneofthefollowingmethodsforyourservernetworkconguration:

•Automaticallydetectthenetworksettings:Thisoptionenablesyourservertoautomaticallydetect

thenetworksettingsofthenetworkadapter.Ifyouselectthisoption,whentheGetimportantupdates

windowopens,itisrecommendedthatyouselectGoonlineandgetthemostrecentinstallation

updates.

•Manuallychoosethenetworksettingsasfollows:Ifyouselectthisoption,youwillneedtotype

thecorrespondinginformationintheDefaultGatewayandIPAddresselds.

Note:AmessageAnetworkadapterwasnotfoundmightbedisplayedindicatingthatyoudonothavea

networkadapterdevicedriverinstalled.Toinstallthedevicedriver,clickOpenDeviceManagerto

installdrivers.Afterthedevicedriverisinstalled,theserverwillrestartandtheinstallationprocess

willcontinue.

11.ClickNext.

12.IntheCompanyinformationwindow,provideyourbusinessinformationifnecessary.

13.Personalizeyourserverandyournetworkbytypingtheservernameandinternaldomainname,and

thenclickNext.

14.Addanetworkadministratoraccountbytypinganameandapassword,andthenclickNext.Awindow

opens,displayingyoursettings.

15.ReviewyoursettingsandclickNext.

16.WhentheExpandingandinstallingleswindowopens,theserverwillrestart.Theserverwillrestart

multipletimesandtheprocesscantake30minutesorlonger.Whenawindowopensnotifyingyouthat

theinstallationissuccessful,theinstallationcompletes.

InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials

operatingsystem

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011

Essentialsoperatingsystem.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before

installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.

•Beforetheinstallation,ensurethattheserverhasatleast2GBofsystemmemoryand160GBoffree

spaceontheharddiskdriveforinstallingtheoperatingsystem.

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup

device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.PressanykeyonthekeyboardassoonasthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD...is

displayed.Then,theWindowssetupinitializationbegins.

3.IntheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011window,clickNewinstallation.

4.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,clickIunderstandthatifIclickInstall,

alllesandfoldersonmyprimaryharddrivewillbedeleted,andthenclickInstall.Theinstallation

processstarts.Theserverwillrestartmultipletimesduringtheinstallationprocess.

Notes:

•IfyouclickInstall,alllesandfoldersonyourprimaryharddiskdrivewillbedeleted.

•Ifnoharddiskdrivesaredisplayed,thisindicatesthatyoudonothaveadevicedriverinstalled.

Toinstalladevicedriver,clickLoaddrivers.

•Theentireharddiskdrivewillbeusedasoneprimarypartitionandapartitionwillbeautomatically

createdafterthesetupprocessnishes.

5.Theinstallationprocesswillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.IntheSetUpWindowsSmallBusiness

Server2011Essentialswindow,congurethefollowingoptionsandthenclickNext.

•Countryorregion

•Timeandcurrency

•Keyboardlayout

Note:AmessageAnetworkdevicedriverwasnotfoundmightbedisplayed,indicatingthattheserver

doesnothavetherequirednetworkdevicedriverinstalled.Toinstallthedevicedriver,clickInstall

networkdrivers.Afterthat,theserverwillrestart.

6.ClickChangesystemdateandtimesettingstosetthedateandtime.

7.SelectIacceptthelicenseterms(requiredtouseWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials)

andclickNext.

8.TypeyourproductkeyandclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft

CerticateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.

9.PersonalizeyourserverbyspecifyingthefollowinginformationandthenclickNext.

•Companyinformation

•Internaldomainname

•Servername

Notes:

•Thisinformationmightbeusedtoidentifyyourserveronthenetwork.

•Thisinformationcannotbechangedaftertheserverissetup.

10.Typeanadministratoraccountnameandanadministratorpassword,andthenclickNext.Toprotect

yournetwork,usetheadministratoraccountonlywhenyouneedtoperformadministrativetasks

thatrequireadministrativeprivileges.

11.Typeastandarduseraccountnameandastandarduserpassword,andthenclickNext.Thestandard

useraccountisusedtologontothenetworkandperformnormaltasks.

12.IntheKeepyourserverup-to-dateautomaticallywindow,selectoneofthefollowing.

•Userecommendedsettings(default)

•Installupdatesonly

•Donotcheckforupdates

Then,theserverrestartsandtheinstallationprocessnishes.

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium

Add-on

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011

PremiumAdd-on.

TheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onprovidessmallbusinesseswitha

exibleandcost-effectivesolutionfordeployingadditionalserversonanetworkrunningaMicrosoftWindows

SmallBusinessServer2011operatingsystemoraMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2008operating

system.TheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onincludesthefollowingitems:

•AnadditionallicensefortheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionoperatingsystem

•MicrosoftSQLServer

2008R2forSmallBusiness

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before

installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on,dothefollowing:

1.InstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem.Forinstructions

onhowtoinstalltheoperatingsystem,see“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011

Standardoperatingsystem”onpage4.

2.InserttheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinesssetupDVDintotheDVDdriveonyourserver.

3.WhentheAutoPlaywindowopens,clickRunSETUP .EXE.

4.IntheMicrosoftSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinessSetupwindow,clickOK.

5.IntheSQLServerInstallationCenterwindow,clickInstallation➙Newinstallationoraddfeatures

toanexistinginstallation.

6.TheSetupSupportRuleswillidentifytheproblemsthatmightoccurwhenyouinstalltheSQLServer

2008R2forSmallBusinessSetupsupportles.

•Ifnofailureisreported,clickOK.

•Ifanyfailureisreported,correctthefailureandthenclickOK.

7.IntheSetupSupportFileswindow,clickInstalltoinstalltheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusiness

Setupsupportles.

8.TheSetupSupportRuleswillidentifytheproblemsthatmightoccurduringtheinstallation.Correct

anyfailurethatisreported,andthenclickNext.

9.IntheInstallationTypewindow,selectoneofthefollowingtospecifywhetheryouwanttoperforma

newinstallationoraddfeaturestoanexistinginstanceofSQLServer2008R2,andthenclickNext.

•Newinstallationoraddsharedfeatures

•AddfeaturestoanexistinginstanceofSQLSever2008R2

10.IntheProductKeywindow,selectoneofthefollowingtospecifytheeditionofSQLServer2008R2for

SmallBusiness,andthenclickNext.

•Specifyafreeedition:ThisoptionenablesyoutospecifyafreeeditionofSQLServer2008R2for

SmallBusiness,suchasEvaluationorExpress.EvaluationhasthelargestsetofSQLServer2008

R2forSmallBusinessfeatures,anditisactivatedwitha180-dayexpiration.Toupgradefromone

editiontoanother,runtheEditionUpgradeWizard.

•Entertheproductkey:Thisoptionrequiresyoutoentera25-characterproductkeyofSQL

Server2008R2forSmallBusiness.ThekeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoftCerticateof

Authenticitylabelorproductpackaging.

11.IntheLicenseTermswindow,clickIacceptthelicenseterms,andthenclickNext.

12.IntheSetupRolewindow,selectoneofthefollowingtospecifywhichfeaturecomponentsyouwantto

install,andthenclickNext.

•SQLServerFeatureInstallation

•SQLServerPowerPivotforSharePoint

•AllFeaturesWithDefaults

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatSQLServerFeatureInstallationisselected

inthisstep.

13.IntheFeatureSelectionwindow,selecttheEvaluationfeaturestoinstall,andthenclickNext.

14.TheInstallationRuleswillidentifyiftheinstallationprocesswillbeblocked.Correctanyfailurethatis

reported,andthenclickNext.

15.IntheInstanceCongurationwindow,specifyNameinstanceandInstanceID,andthenclickNext.

16.IntheDiskSpaceRequirementwindow,reviewthediskspacesummaryfortheSQLServer2008R2

featuresyouselectedtoensurethatyouhaveenoughdiskspace,andthenclickNext.

17.IntheServerCongurationwindow,specifytheserviceaccountsandcollationconguration,and

thenclickNext.

18.IntheDatabaseEngineCongurationwindow,specifytheDatabaseEngineauthenticationsecurity

mode,administrators,anddatadirectoriesbyclickingtheAddCurrentUsertab,andthenclickNext.

19.IntheErrorReportingwindow,specifytheinformationthatyouwouldliketobesenttoMicrosoft

automaticallytoimprovefuturereleasesofSQLServer2008R2,andthenclickNext.

20.TheInstallationCongurationRuleswillidentifyiftheinstallationprocesswillbeblocked.Correct

anyfailurethatisreported,andthenclickNext.

21.IntheReadytoInstallwindow,verifytheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinessfeaturestobeinstalled

andclickInstall.

22.WhentheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinessinstallationiscompleted,clickClosetoexit.

InstallingdevicedriversforWindowsoperatingsystems

AfteryounishinstallingaWindowsoperatingsystem,youmightneedtodownloadandinstallrequired

devicedriverstoensurethatthehardwaredevicesinyourserverworkcorrectly.

Note:ThistopicdoesnotapplytoMicrosoftHyper-V

operatingsystems.Forinstructionsonhowtoinstall

devicedriversforMicrosoftHyper-Voperatingsystems,see“InstallingaMicrosoftHyper-VServer2008

operatingsystemanddevicedrivers”onpage9

Toidentifyhardwaredevicesthatarenotworkingcorrectly,openDeviceManagerbydoingthefollowing:

1.ClickStart.

2.Right-clickMyComputer.

3.ClickManageandselectDeviceManagerintheleftpane.

InDeviceManager,hardwaredevicesthatarenotworkingcorrectlyareindicatedbyayellowexclamation

markandareusuallylistedunderOtherDevices.

Todownloadandinstalladevicedriver,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Then,followtheinstructionsontheWebpagetodownloadthe

installationleforthedesireddevicedrivertoaUSBstoragedevice.

2.Copytheinstallationletotheserverwherethedevicedriveristobeinstalled,andthendouble-click

theinstallationle.

3.ClickNextintheWelcomewindow.

4.IntheLicenseAgreementwindow,selectIaccepttheagreement,andthenclickNexttocontinue.

5.Specifythedirectorywhereyouwanttosavetheinstallationle,andthenclickNext.

6.ClickInstalltobegintheinstallationprocess.

7.Whenyouarepromptedthattheinstallationhascompleted,clickFinish.

Tocongurethenetwork,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙NetworkConnections,andthenselectNew

ConnectionWizardtosetupthenetworkconnection.

Tocongurenetworkprotocols,right-clickLocalAreaConnectionintheNetworkconnectionswindow,and

thenclickProperties.

Tojoinadomain,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙System,clicktheComputerNametab,andthenclick

Change.

InstallingaMicrosoftHyper-VServer2008operatingsystem

anddevicedrivers

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingaMicrosoftHyper-VServer2008operatingsystem.Thistopic

alsoprovidesinstructionsoninstallingdevicedriversfortheoperatingsystem.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before

installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

Toinstallanoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup

device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.

3.ThemessageWindowsisloadingles...isdisplayed,andinstallationleswillbecopiedfromthesetup

DVDtoyourserver.Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.

4.IntheMicrosoft(R)Hyper-V(TM)Serverinstallationwindow,selectalanguagefortheinstallation

interface.

5.IntheMicrosoft(R)Hyper-V(TM)Serverinstallationwindow,congurethefollowingoptionsasyouneed

andthenclickNext.

•Languagetoinstall

•Timeandcurrencyformat

•Keyboardorinputmethod

6.ClickInstallnow.

7.ReadthelicensetermsandclickIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.

8.SelectCustom(Advanced)forfreshinstallation.

9.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,dooneofthefollowingtoselector

createadrivepartitioninwhichtoinstalltheoperatingsystem:

•Createapartitionautomatically:Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,

selectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating

systemandthenclickNext.Apartitionwillbecreatedautomatically.

•Manuallycreateapartition:Ifyouwanttocreateapartitionmanually,dothefollowing:

a.SelectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating

system,clickDriveoptions(advanced),andthenclickNew.

b.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

c.ClickNext.

Theselecteddrivepartitionwillbeformattedandtheapplicableleswillbecopiedtothedrivepartition.

Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.Afterthat,theserverwillrestart.

Note:AmessageNodriveswerefoundmightbedisplayedindicatingthatyoudonothaveamass

storagedevicedriverinstalled.T oinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,connecttheUSBstoragedevice

containingtheRAIDcontrollerdrivertoyourserver,andthenselectLoadDriver.

Thesetupwillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.Whentheinstallationiscompleted,theserverrestarts

again.

10.Beforeyoulogontotheserverforthersttime,dothefollowingtocompletethesetup:

a.PressCTRL+ALT+DELETE,thenclickOtherUser.

b.TypeAdministratorintheUsernameeld.LeavethePasswordeldblank.ThenpressEnter.

c.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangethepassword.

Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.

Afteryounishinstallinganoperatingsystem,youmightneedtodownloadandinstallrequireddevice

driverstoensurethatthehardwaredevicesinyourserverworkcorrectly.

Todownloadandinstalladevicedriver,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Then,followtheinstructionsontheWebpagetodownloadthe

installationleandthereadmeleforthedesireddevicedrivertoaUSBstoragedevice.

2.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoaUSBconnectoronyourserverafteryoulogontotheserverfor

thersttime.Followtheinstructionsinthereadmeletoinstallthedevicedriver.

InstallingaLinuxoperatingsystem

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonthefollowingtopics:

•“InstallingaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystem”onpage11

•“InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.7operatingsystem”onpage13

•“InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.1operatingsystem”onpage15

•“InstallingdevicedriversforLinuxoperatingsystems”onpage17

InstallingaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystem

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingaSUSE

Linux

EnterpriseServer11withServicePack1

(x86andx64)operatingsystem.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before

installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1

•ForonboardSASRAIDconguration,ifyouareinstallingaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11withService

Pack1(x64)operatingsystem,ensurethatyourUSBstoragedevicecontainsanRPMpackagenamed

“DKMS-2.0.5-1.noarch.rpm.”Afteryouinstalltheoperatingsystem,youwillneedtoinstallthepackageto

enabletheXenVirtualizationHostmode.Seeinstructionslaterinthistopic.

•EnsurethatyouhaveconguredthefollowingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram:

–Theopticaldriveissetastherststartupdevice.

–TheUSBstoragedeviceissetasthesecondarystartupdevice.

ForinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,refertotheUserGuideonthedocumentationDVD

thatcomeswithyourserver.Youalwayscanobtainallthemostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserver

fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

Toinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.ConnectthepreparedUSBstoragedevicetotheserver.TheUSBstoragedeviceshouldcontainthe

devicedriverfortheonboardRAID.

2.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup

device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

3.WhentheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerwelcomewindowisdisplayed,pressF6.Then,selectYes.

4.SelectInstallationandpressEnter.

5.WhenthemessageDriverUpdateaddedisdisplayed,pressEnter.

6.Whenyouarepromptedtochoosethedriverupdatemedium,selecttheUSBdevicetoinstalldrivers.

Then,selectBackandpressEnter.

7.CongurethefollowingoptionsandthenselectIAgreetothelicenseterms.

•Language

•KeyboardLayout

8.ClickNext.

9.WhentheMediaCheckwindowpromptsyoutocheckalltheinstallationmedia,dependingonyour

needs,clickStartChecktodothecheckorclickNexttoskipthecheck.

10.SelectNewInstallation,andthenclickNext.

11.CongureyourregionandtimezoneintheClockandTimeZonewindow.Then,clickNext.

12.IntheServerBaseScenariowindow,selectPhysicalMachine(AlsoforFullyVirtualizedGuests),

andthenclickNext.

Note:IfyouareinstallingaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11withServicePack1(x64)operating

system,selectXenVirtualizationHost(LocalX11NotConguredbyDefault),andthenclickNext.

13.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowopens,dooneofthefollowingtoselectorcreateadrivepartition

onwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem:

•Automaticallycreateapartition

Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,checkthepartitioninginformation

oftheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystemandthenclickInstall.When

theinstallationcompletes,apartitionwillbecreatedautomatically.

•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)

Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickPartitioning.

b.InthePreparingHardDiskwindow,selectCustomPartitioning(forexperts)andclickNext.

c.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystemintheSystemViewarea.Then,clickAdd.

d.Whenawindowopenspromptingyoutoselectapartitiontype,selectPrimaryPartitionand

clickNext.

e.Typetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheCustomSizeeldandclickNext.

f.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.

g.IntheMountOptionsarea,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

h.ClickAccept.

•Manuallycreateaswappartition

Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickPartitioning.

b.InthePreparingHardDiskwindow,selectCustomPartitioning(forexperts)andclickNext.

c.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystemintheSystemViewarea.Then,clickAdd.

d.Whenawindowopenspromptingyoutoselectapartitiontype,selectPrimaryPartitionand

clickNext.

e.Typetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheCustomSizeeldandclickNext.

f.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectSwapfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.The

MountPointsettingintheMountOptionsareawillbechangedtoSwapautomatically.

g.ClickAccept.

14.IntheInstallationSettingswindow,clickSoftwaretoselectthesoftwareprogramsthatyouwantto

install.Then,clickOK.

15.WhentheYaSTwindowopens,clickAccept.

16.ClickInstall.WhentheY aST2windowopens,clickInstalltoconrmtheinstallation.Theinstallation

processbegins.

17.Whentheinstallationprocessnishes,theserverrestartsautomatically.Setyourrootuserpassword

andthenclickNext.

Note:Thepasswordshouldhaveatleastsixcharactersinlengthandbeacombinationofupper

caseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.

18.Dooneofthefollowingdependingontheoperatingsystem:

•FortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11withServicePack1(x86)operatingsystem:

Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinstallation.

•FortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11withServicePack1(x64)operatingsystem:

Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinstallation.ForonboardSASRAID

conguration,afteryoulogontotheserverforthersttime,yourwillneedtodownloadandinstall

theRPMpackagenamed“DKMS-2.0.5-1.noarch.rpm”beforeusingyourserver.

Todownloadandinstallthepackage,dothefollowing:

a.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Then,followtheinstructionsontheWebpagetodownload

theinstallationleandthereadmeleforthepackagetoaUSBstoragedevice.

b.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoaUSBconnectoronyourserver.Followtheinstructionsinthe

readmeletoinstallthepackage.

c.Whentheinstallationnishes,restarttheserver.

InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.7operatingsystem

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaRedHat

EnterpriseLinux5.7(x86andx64)operating

system.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before

installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.7(x86andx64)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup

device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhentheRedHatEnterpriseLinux5installationwelcomewindowopens,typelinuxddafterboot:,

andthenpressEnter.

3.Whenadialogueboxopensaskingyouifyouhaveadriverdisk,selectYes,andthenpressEnter.

4.Whenadialogueboxopensaskingyouifyouwanttochecktheinstallationmedia,dependingonyour

needs,selectOKtodothecheckorselectSkiptoskipthecheck.

5.WhentheREDHATENTERPRISELINUX5installationwindowopens,clickNext.

6.Selectthelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallation,andthenclickNext.

7.Selecttheappropriatekeyboardforthesystem,andthenclickNext.

8.Whenawindowopenspromptingyoutotypetheinstallationnumber,typeitorclickSkip.The

installationnumberenablestheautomaticinstallationofsomesoftwareprogramssuchasthestorage

clusteringprogramsandthevirtualizationprograms.Formoreinformationabouttheinstallationnumber

andhowtogetit,gotohttp://www.redhat.com/InstNum/.Youalsocanskipthisstepandmanually

installthesoftwareprogramslater.

9.Awindowopenspromptingyoutopartitionyourharddiskdrive.Bydefault,apartitionalreadyis

selectedforyoutoinstalltheoperatingsystem.Ifyouwanttomanuallycreateapartition,selectone

ofthefollowing:

•Removeallpartitionsonselecteddrivesandcreatedefaultlayout

•RemoveLinuxpartitionsonselecteddrivesandcreatedefaultlayout

•Usefreespaceonselecteddrivesandcreatedefaultlayout

•Createcustomlayout

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCreatecustomlayoutisselectedinthisstep.

10.AfteryouselectCreatecustomlayout,clickNextanddothefollowingtocreatearootpartition

andaswappartition:

a.Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)

Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:

1)ClickNew.

2)IntheAddPartitionwindow,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

3)IntheAllowableDriveseld,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.

4)Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheSizeeld,andthenclickOK.

b.Manuallycreateaswappartition

Tocreateanewswappartition,dothefollowing:

1)ClickNew.

2)IntheAddPartitionwindow,selectswapfromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

3)IntheAllowableDriveseld,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.

4)Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheSizeeld,andthenclickOK.

5)ClickNext.

11.WhentheGRUBbootloaderwindowopens,selectthesettingsthatmeetyourneedsandthenclick

Next.

12.IntheNetworkDeviceswindow,selectthedevicethatyouwanttoactivatewhenyoustarttheserver,

andthenclickNext.

13.SelectyourregionandthenclickNext.

14.SetyourrootpasswordandthenclickNext.Therootaccountisforadministrativeuse.

15.ThedefaultinstallationincludesasetofsoftwareprogramsapplicableforgeneralInternetusage.

SelectCustomizenoworCustomizelatertoaddadditionalsoftwareprogramstoyourserver,and

thenclickNext.

16.ClickOptionalpackagesandselectthedesiredsoftwarepackages.Then,clickNext.

17.ClickNexttobegintheinstallationprocessoftheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServeroperatingsystem.

18.Whenawindowopensnotifyingyouthattheinstallationprocesshascompleted,clickRebootto

restartyourserver.

19.Thesetupprocesscontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.

20.ClickYes,IagreetotheLicenseAgreement,andthenclickForward.

21.IntheFirewallwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsaccordingtoyourneeds,andthenclick

Forward.

22.IntheSELinuxwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsaccordingtoyourneeds,andthenclick

Forward.

23.IntheKdumpwindow,selectEnablekdumpifdesired,andthenclickForward.

Note:Kdumpisakernelcrashdumpingmechanism.

24.SetyourtimeanddateintheDateandTimewindow,andthenclickForward.

25.IntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,ensurethatthenetworkconnectiononyourserverworks,

andthenclickForward.

26.SetyourusernameandpasswordintheCreateUserwindow,andthenclickForward.

27.IntheSoundCardwindow,clickForward.

28.WhentheAdditionalCDswindowopensaskingyouifyouneedtoinstalladditionalsoftwareprograms

fromaCDorDVD,dependingonyourneeds,clickInstalltocontinueorclickFinishtocomplete

theinstallation.

InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.1operatingsystem

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.1(x86andx64)operating

system.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before

installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.1(x86andx64)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup

device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhentheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxinstallationwelcomewindowopens,selectoneofthefollowing

andthenpressEnter.

•Installorupgradeanexistingsystem

•Installsystemwithbasicvideodriver(default)

•Rescueinstalledsystem

•Bootfromlocaldrive

•Memorytest

3.Whenawindowpromptsyoutocheckalltheinstallationmedia,dependingonyourneeds,selectOKto

dothecheckorselectSkiptoskipthecheck,andthenpressEnter.

4.WhentheREDHATENTERPRISELINUX6installationwindowopens,clickNext.

5.Selectthelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallation,andthenclickNext.

6.Selecttheappropriatekeyboardforthesystem,andthenclickNext.

7.Selectthetypeofdevicesthatyourinstallationwillinvolvefromthefollowing,andthenclickNext.

•BasicStorageDevices(default)

•SpecializedStorageDevices

8.NameyourserverbytypinganameintheHostnameeld,andthenclickNext.

9.Specifyyourtimezonebyselectingthenearestcityinyourtimezone,andthenclickNext.

10.Personalizetheserverbytypingthepasswordfortherootuseraccount,andthenclickNext.

11.Bydefault,apartitionalreadyisselectedforyoutoinstalltheoperatingsystem.Ifyouwanttomanually

createapartition,selectoneofthefollowing,andthenclickNext.

•UseAllSpace

•ReplacingExistingLinuxSystem(s)

•ShrinkCurrentSystem

•UsefreeSpace

•CreateCustomLayout

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCreatecustomlayoutisselectedinthisstep.

12.Inthedeviceselectionwindow,dothefollowingtocreatearootpartitionandaswappartition,and

thenclickNext.

a.Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)

Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:

1)ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowopens.

2)SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.

3)IntheAddPartitionwindow,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

4)Selectext4fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

5)IntheAllowableDriverseld,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.

6)Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheSizeeld,andthenclickOK.

b.Manuallycreateaswappartition

Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:

1)ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowopens.

2)SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.

3)IntheAddPartitionwindow,selectswapfromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

4)IntheAllowableDriverseld,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.

5)Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheSizeeld,andthenclickOK.

13.WhentheFormatWarningswindowopenspromptingyoutoformattheharddiskdrive,clickFormat.

14.IntheWritingstoragecongurationtodiskwindow,clickWritechangestodisk.

15.WhentheBootloaderoperatingsystemwindowopens,clickNext.

16.ThedefaultinstallationofRedHatEnterpriseLinuxisabasicserverinstallation.Youcancustomize

yourserverbyselectingadifferentsetofsoftwareprogramsfromthesoftwareprogramlistoradding

anyadditionalrepositoriesthatyouwanttouseforinstallingtheselectedsoftwareprograms.Select

CustomizenoworCustomizelater.Then,clickNext.Theoperatingsysteminstallationstarts.

Note:IfyouselectCustomizenow,youcanselectyourdesiredsoftwareinstallationpackagesby

clickingOptionalpackagesinthewindowdisplayed.Then,clickNext.

17.Whenawindowopensnotifyingyouthattheinstallationhascompleted,clickReboottorestartyour

server.

18.Theinstallationcontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.

19.ClickYes,IagreetotheLicenseAgreement,andthenclickForward.

20.IntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,selectoneofthefollowingandthenclickForward.

•Yes,I’dliketoregisternow

•No,Iprefertoregisteratalatertime

21.IntheFinishUpdatesSetupwindow,clickForward.

22.SetyourusernameandpasswordintheCreateUserwindow,andthenclickForward.

23.SetyourtimeanddateintheDateandTimewindow,andthenclickForward.

24.IntheKdumpwindow,selectEnablekdumpifdesired,andthenclickFinishtocompletetheinstallation

process.Whenpromptedtorestarttheserver,clickY es.

Notes:

•Kdumpisakernelcrashdumpingmechanism.

•Whenpromptedtorestarttheserver,clickY es.

InstallingdevicedriversforLinuxoperatingsystems

Afteryounishinstallinganoperatingsystem,youmightneedtodownloadandinstallrequireddevice

driverstoensurethatthehardwaredevicesinyourserverworkcorrectly.

Todownloadandinstalladevicedriver,dothefollowing:

1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Then,followtheinstructionsontheWebpagetodownloadthe

installationleandthereadmeleforthedesireddevicedrivertoaUSBstoragedevice.

2.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoaUSBconnectoronyourserverafteryoulogontotheserverfor

thersttime.Followtheinstructionsinthereadmeletoinstallthedevicedriver.

InstallingVMwareESXi5.0

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingVMware

ESXi5.0,whichisavirtualizationhypervisor.

Notes:

•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before

installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.

•TheVMwareESXi5.0isnotsupportedononboardSASsoftwareRAIDconguration.

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstallVMwareESXi5.0,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheinstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartupdevice.Then,

starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhenthemessagePressTabtoeditoptionsisdisplayed,youcanpressT abandtheneditoptions

dependingonyourneeds.Thefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatyouhavewaitedfor

aroundeightsecondswithouteditinganyoptions.WhentheLoadingESXiinstallerwindowopens,

waitforafewseconds.

3.WhentheWelcometotheVMwareESXi5.0Installationwindowopens,pressEnter.

4.WhentheEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA)windowopens,pressF11toacceptthelicense

agreementandcontinuewiththeinstallation.

5.WhentheSelectaDisktoInstallorUpgradewindowopens,selectadriveforinstallationandpressEnter.

6.WhentheConrmDiskSelectionwindowopens,pressEnter.

7.Whenyouarepromptedtoselectakeyboardlayout,selectalanguageandpressEnter.Then,you

arepromptedtosetarootpassword.

8.SetarootpasswordandpressEnter.

Note:Therootpasswordmustcontainatleastsevencharacters.

9.WhentheConrmInstallwindowopens,pressF11tostarttheinstallationprocess.

10.WhentheInstallationCompletewindowopens,pressEntertorestarttheserver.Theinstallationnishes.

Removethediscfromtheopticaldrive.

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