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ThinkServerRD550andRD650
OperatingSystemInstallationGuide
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MeFirstandSafety,Warranty,andSupportInformationthatcamewithyourproduct.
FirstEdition(September2014)
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Contents
Chapter1.Introduction........1
Chapter2.Installinganoperating
systeminUEFImode.........3
BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFI
mode..................3
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2
(X64)operatingsystemwithServicePack1...4
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness
Server2011Essentialsoperatingsystem....5
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness
Server2011Standardoperatingsystem.....6
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness
Server2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem.8
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012
operatingsystem..............9
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........10
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2
operatingsystem..............11
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........12
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer
2012Standardoperatingsystem.......13
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer
2012R2Standardoperatingsystem......14
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer
2012operatingsystem...........15
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11
operatingsystemwithServicePack3.....16
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.5
operatingsystem..............18
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2008R2withSP1
operatingsystem..............21
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012operating
system..................22
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012R2operating
system..................22
Chapter3.Installinganoperating
systeminlegacymode........25
Beforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminlegacy
mode..................25
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2
(X64)operatingsystem...........26
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........26
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2
operatingsystem..............26
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........26
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness
Server2011Essentialsoperatingsystem....26
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness
Server2011Standardoperatingsystem.....26
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness
Server2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem.27
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer
2012Standardoperatingsystem.......27
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2008R2operating
systemwithServicePack1.........27
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012operating
system..................27
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012R2operating
system..................27
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11
operatingsystemwithServicePack3.....27
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.5
operatingsystem..............30
Trademarks................30
Chapter4.Installingdrivers......31
InstallingdriversforWindowsoperatingsystems.31
Installingthedriverforthechipset.....31
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics
card.................31
InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcardora
CNAcard...............32
InstallingthedriverforUSB3.0connectors.33
InstallingthedriverforanHBAcardora
Mezzaninecard............33
InstallingthedriverforaMezzaninecardora
CNAcard...............34
InstallingthedriverfortheLSI9286CVand
QlogicQLE2672HBAcards.......34
InstallingthedriverfortheThinkServerTrusted
PlatformModule............35
InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI....35
InstallingthedriverfortheFusionIOPCIe
SSD-IOScale3.............36
InstallingthedriverfortheIntelManagement
EngineInterface............36
InstallingdriversforHyper-Voperatingsystems.36
Installingthedriverforthechipset.....37
Installingdriversforanonboardgraphics
card.................37
InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard...37
InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard....38
InstallingdriversforaCNAcard......38
InstallingdriversfortheIntelManagement
EngineInterface............39
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InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterprise
Server11operatingsystemwithServicePack3.39
Installingthedriverforthechipset.....39
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics
card.................39
InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcardora
CNAcard...............40
InstallingthedriverforanHBAcardoraCNA
card.................41
InstallingthedriverfortheQLE2672,2-port
HBAcard...............41
InstallingthedriverfortheLSI9286CV-8e
HBAcard...............41
InstallingthedriverforaRAIDcard.....42
InstallingdriversfortheRedHatEnterpriseLinux
AS6.5operatingsystem...........42
Installingthedriverforthechipset.....42
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics
card.................42
InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcardora
CNAcard...............43
InstallingthedriverfortheLPe16002BHBA
cardoraCNAcard...........44
InstallingthedriverforaRAIDcard.....44
Trademarks................45
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Chapter1.Introduction
ThisguideprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanoperatingsystemontheLenovo
®
ThinkServer
®
RD550
andRD650servers.
Thesupportedoperatingsystemsvarybytheconfigurationonyourserver.Thefollowingtableprovidesalist
onthesupportedoperatingsystemofyourserver.
Supportedoperatingsystems
IDE
AHCISAT A
RAID
Add-On
RAID
SDcard
Microsoft
®
WindowsServer
®
2008R2DatacenterEdition
withServicePack1
MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwith
ServicePack1
MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2FoundationEdition
withServicePack1
MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwith
ServicePack1
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindows
®
SmallBusinessServer2011Essentials
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium
Add-on
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012DatacenterEdition
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012FoundationEdition
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012Essentials
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEdition
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2FoundationEdition
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2Essentials
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2012Standard
MicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2012R2Standard
YesYesYesYesNo
MicrosoftWindowsMultipoint
®
Server2012Premium
Edition
MicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer2012Standard
Edition
YesYesYesYesNo
Hyper-V
®
Server2008R2withServicePack1
YesYesYesYesNo
Hyper-VServer2012
Hyper-VServer2012R2
YesYesYesYesNo
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Supportedoperatingsystems
IDE
AHCISAT A
RAID
Add-On
RAID
SDcard
SUSELinux
®
EnterpriseServer11withServicePack3
YesYesYesYesNo
RedHat
®
EnterpriseLinux
®
AS6.5
YesYesYesYesNo
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Chapter2.InstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode
ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutinstallingthefollowingoperatingsystemsinUEFImode:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2DatacenterEditionwithServicePack1
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack1
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwithServicePack1
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2FoundationsEditionwithServicePack1
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012DatacenterEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012FoundationEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012EssentialsEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2FoundationEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2EssentialsEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials
•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard
•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on
•MicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2012StandardEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2012R2StandardEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer2012
•Hyper-VServer2008R2withServicePack1
•Hyper-VServer2012
•Hyper-VServer2012R2
•RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.5(x64)
•SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11withServicePack3
BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode
Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem,downloadyourdesireddriverfromtheLenovoWebsite.Then,
copythedrivertoaUSBstoragedevice.
Iftheoperatingsystemisinstalledonastorageareanetwork(SAN),downloadthedriverforthehostbus
adapter(HBA)orconvergednetworkadapter(CNA)thatisconnectedtotheSAN.Then,copythedriverto
aUSBstoragedevice.
Notes:
•Y oucanloaddriverfilesusingaUSBstoragedeviceoradisc.Thestepsinthisdocumentarebasedon
thescenariothatyouuseaUSBstoragedevicetoloaddriverfiles.IftheUSBstoragedevicefailstoload
driverfiles,tryusingadisc.
•Dependingontheconfiguration,youmightinstalltheoperatingsystemonaSANoraharddiskdrive.For
MicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystems,thetwoinstallationproceduresarethesame.
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InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2(X64)operatingsystem
withServicePack1
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack1
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwithServicePack1
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2DatacenterEditionwithServicePack1
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2FoundationsEditionwithServicePack1
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1,dothefollowing
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvdisdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoload
thefiles.
2.IntheInstallingWindowswindow,selectthelanguageandotheroptions.Then,clickNext.
3.ClickInstallnow.
4.Selecttheoperatingsystemyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext.
Note:IfyouaregoingtoinstalltheWindowsServer208R2FoundationsSP1operatingsystem,skip
thisstep.
5.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.
6.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom
(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
7.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDorRAIDcard):
dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer,selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE:gotostep8.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep8.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted,see“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
9.Selectthedriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
10.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
11.IntheInstallWindowswindow,clickOK.
12.Selectthedrivepartitiononwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNext.The
installationbegins.Y ourserverrestartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
13.ChangeyourpasswordandthenclickOK.
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14.Inthewindowforcreatingpasswords,typeyournewpasswordandconfirmthenewpassword,and
thenclickOK.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
15.Whenthemessagedisplaysas“Yourpasswordhasbeenchanged”,clickOK.
16.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials
operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011
Essentialsoperatingsystem.
Note:Beforeinstallingthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainstherequireddrivertoyourserver.Then,startthe
serverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvdisdisplayed,pressanykey.Waitseveral
minutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.IntheInstallwindowswindow,selectNewInstallation.
Note:Ifyourserveralreadyhasanoperatingsysteminstalled,anotheroptionRepairanExisting
Installationalsoisdisplayed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatNewInstallationis
selectedinthisstep.
4.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandRAIDcard),
dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoaddrivers.
b.ClickOK.
c.SelectIunderstandthatifIclickinstall,allfilesandfoldersonyourprimaryharddriver
willbedeleted.
d.ClickInstall,theinstallationbegins.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE,clickInstall.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI,clickInstall.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted.See“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35.
Note:Inthisinstallation,thedrivecannotbepartitioned.
5.WhentheInstallWindowswindowisdisplayed,theinstallationbegins.
6.WhenthemessageErrorsoccurredduringinstallationisdisplayed,connecttheUSBstoragedevice
thatcontainsthedriverfortheEthernetcardtoyourserver.PressShift+F10,inputthecommand
devmgmt.msc,andthenpressEnter.
7.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,clickotherdevices,andthenright-clickEthernetController.
8.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware➙Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware.
9.Inthe“UpdateDriverSoftware-Ethernet...Controller”window,clickBrowsetolocatethedriverand
thenclickOK.
Chapter2.InstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode5
10.ClickNexttoinstallthedriver.
11.Inthe“UpdateDriverSoftware-Intel...Connection”window,clickClose.Thedriverinstallationis
completed.
12.Gobacktothe“Errorsoccurredduringinstallation”window,andclickRestarttorestartyourserver.
13.Whenthe“WindowsSmallBusinessServer2011window”isdisplayed,configurethelanguageand
otheroptionsasyouneed,andthenclickNext.
14.Inthe“Verifythedateandtimesettings”window,clickChangesystemdateandtimesettingsto
configurethedateandtime.Then,clickNext.
15.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicense.Then,clickNext.
16.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.
17.Personalizetheserverbytypingtheusername,andthenclickNext.
18.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account1of2)”window,typeyourusernameand
password.Then,clickNext.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
19.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account2of2)”window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
20.Inthe“Keepyourserverup-to-dateautomatically”window,configurethesettingsasyouneed.Your
serverrestartsseveraltimes.
21.Whenprompted,clickClose.Theinstallationiscompleted.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard
operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011
Standardoperatingsystem.
Note:Beforeyouinstallthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvdisdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoload
thefiles.
2.IntheInstallingWindowswindow,selectthelanguageandotheroptions.Then,clickNext.
3.ClickInstallnow.
4.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.
5.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom
(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
6.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandRAIDcard):
dothefollowing:
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a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer,selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE:gotostep7.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep7.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted,see“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35
.
7.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
8.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
9.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
10.IntheInstallWindowswindow,clickOK.
11.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Notes:
•Y ourserverrestartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
•Thedrivepartitionmustbegreaterthan80GB.Itisrecommendedthatthedrivepartitionisgreater
than120GB.
12.IntheContinueInstallationwindow,selectCleanInstall.Then,clickNext.
13.ClickOpenDateandTimetoverifytheclockandtimezonesettingstosetyourdateandtime.
Then,clickNext.
Note:IftheservercanautomaticallyidentifythedriverfortheEthernetcard,gotostep17tocontinue
theinstallation.
14.Whenthe“Cannotfindthelocalnetwork”windowisdisplayed,connecttheUSBstoragedevice
thatcontainsthedriverfortheEthernetcardtoyourserver.PressShift+F10,inputthecommand
devmgmt.msc,andpressEnter.
15.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,clickotherdevices,andthenright-clickEthernetController.
16.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware➙Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware.
17.Inthe“UpdateDriverSoftware-EthernetController”window,clickBrowsetolocatethedriver,andthen
clickNexttoinstallthedriver.
18.Inthe“UpdateDriverSoftware-IntelConnection”window,clickClose.Thedriverinstallationis
completed.Gobacktothe“Cannotfindthelocalnetwork”window,andclickBacktoreturntothe
“Verifytheclockandtimezonesettings”window.Then,clickNext.
19.Inthe“Servernetworkconfiguration”window,configurethenetworksettingsasyouneed.Then,
clickNext.
20.IntheGetimportantupdateswindow,selecttheupdatemethodasyouneed.
Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatDonotgetthemostrecentinstallation
updatesisselectedinthisstep.
21.IntheConnectingyourserverwindow,configurethecompanyinformationasyouneed.ClickNext.
22.Personalizetheserverandnetworkinformationasyouneed.ClickNext.
23.Inthe“Addanetworkadministratoraccount”window,setyourusernameandpassword.Then,click
Next.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
Chapter2.InstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode7
24.Inthe“Thatisalltheinformationneeded”window,clickNexttorestarttheserver.WhentheExpanding
andinstallingfileswindowisdisplayed,theserverstartsinstallingfilesautomatically.Y ourserver
restartsseveraltimes.WhentheInstallationfinishedwindowopens,theinstallationiscompleted.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium
Add-onoperatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011
PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem.
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem,dothe
following:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
2.IntheInstallingWindowswindow,selectthelanguageandotheroptions.Then,clickNext.
3.ClickInstallnow.
4.Selecttheoperatingsystemthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext.
5.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.
6.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom
(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
7.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandRAIDcard):
dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer,selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE:gotostep8.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep8.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted,see“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35
.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
9.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
10.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
11.IntheInstallWindowswindow,clickOK.
12.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
13.Changeyourpasswordwhenprompted.
Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
14.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.
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InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsandthedrivers:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012DatacenterEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012FoundationEdition
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvdisdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoload
thefiles.
2.IntheInstallingWindowswindow,selectthelanguageandotheroptions.Then,clickNext.
3.ClickInstallnow.
4.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.
5.Selecttheoperatingsystemyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDorRAIDcard):
dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer,selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE:gotostep9.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep9.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted,see“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
10.Selectthedriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
11.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
12.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
13.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.Y ourserver
restartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
14.ChangeyourpasswordandthenclickOK.
15.InSettingswindow,typeyourpasswordandclickFinish.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
16.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.
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InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating
system
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem.
Note:Beforeinstallingthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.
ToinstalltheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoload
thefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsasyou
need,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandRAIDcard):
dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer,selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE:gotostep9.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep9.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted,see“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).Then,click
New.
10.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
11.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
12.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Notes:
•Y ourserverrestartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
•Ifthemessagedisplaysas“Errorsoccurredduringinstallation”,youneedtomanuallyinstallthe
Ethernetdriver.Toinstallthedriver,dothefollowing:
a.DownloadthedriverforanEthernetcardfromtheLenovoWebsite.Ifthedriverisacompressed
file,unzipittoafolder.Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealways
availablefordownloadontheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers
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b.CopythefolderthatcontainsthedrivertoyourUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSBstorage
devicetoyourserver.
c.OpentheDeviceManagerwindow.Right-clickonthegraphicscardthatrequiresdrivers,and
thenselectUpdateDriverSoftware.
d.IntheUpdateDriverSoftwarewindow,clickBrowsemycomputerfordriversoftware.
e.IntheBrowsefordriversoftwareonyourcomputerwindow,clickBrowse...tolocatethedriver
youwanttoinstall.
f.ClickOK➙Next.
g.Whenthemessage“Windowshassuccessfullyupdatedyourdriversoftware”isdisplayed,click
Close.
13.Configurethedateandtime,andthenclickNext.
14.Choosethetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatClean
installisselected.
15.PersonalizetheserverbytypingthecomputernameandthenclickNext.
16.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account1of2)”window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower
caseletters,andnumbers.
17.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account2of2)”window,typeyourusernameand
password,andthenclickNext.
18.Inthe“Keepyourserverup-to-dateautomatically”window,configurethesettingsasyouneed.Your
serverrestartsseveraltimes.
19.Whenprompted,clickClose.Theinstallationiscompleted.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEdition
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2FoundationEdition
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Themessage
Windowsisloadingles...isdisplayed.IfthemessageWindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,press
Enter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012R2windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsas
youneed,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
Note:IfyouareinstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEditionorMicrosoft
WindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEditionoperatingsystem,ignorethisstep.
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6.SelecttheWindowsoperationsystemeditionthatyouwanttoinstall.ThenclickNext.Thefollowing
stepsarebasedonthescenariothatWindowsServer2012R2Standard(ServerwithaGUI)is
selectedinthisstep.
7.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
8.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandRAIDcard):
dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer,selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE:gotostep10.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep10.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted,see“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35.
10.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.TheWindowsSetupwindowisdisplayed.
11.ClickOK.
12.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Note:Yourserverrestartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
13.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.Then,follow
theinstructionsonthescreentosigninwhenprompted.
Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperating
system
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem.
Note:Beforeinstallingthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.
ToinstalltheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Themessage
Windowsisloadingles...isdisplayed.IfthemessageWindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,press
Enter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012R2windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsas
youneed,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
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7.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandRAIDcard):
dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer,selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE:gotostep9.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep9.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted,see“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickNew.
10.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.TheWindowsSetupwindowisdisplayed.
11.ClickOK.
12.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Note:Yourserverrestartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
13.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.Then,follow
theinstructionsonthescreentosigninwhenprompted.
Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2012Standard
operatingsystem
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2012Standardoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows
Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsasyou
need,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
Note:TypeyourproductkeyifpromptedandthenclickNext.Theproductkeyinformationisavailable
ontheMicrosoftCertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
5.SelecttheWindowsoperatingsystemeditionthatyouwanttoinstall.Then,clickNext.Thefollowing
stepsarebasedonthescenariothatWindowsStorageServer2012StandardEvaluationisselected
inthisstep.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ClickNext.
7.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
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•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandRAIDcard):
dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer,selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE:gotostep9.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep9.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted,see“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35.
9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
10.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.
11.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
12.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.
13.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Note:Theserverrestartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
14.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.When
prompted,followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystem.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2012R2Standard
operatingsystem
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsStorageServer2012R2Standardoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVDisdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoload
thefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012R2windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsas
youneed,andthenclickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
Note:TypeyourproductkeyifpromptedandthenclickNext.Theproductkeyinformationisavailable
ontheMicrosoftCertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
5.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ClickNext.
6.Inthe“Whichtypeofinstallationdoyouwant?”window,selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.
Then,clickNext.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:Installthenewer
versionofStorageserveronly(advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
7.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandRAIDcard):
dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
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c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer,selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE:gotostep8.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep8.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted,see“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced)➙New.
9.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
10.IntheWindowsStorageServerSetupwindow,clickOK.
11.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Note:Theserverrestartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
12.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.When
prompted,followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystem.
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsMultipointServer2012operating
system
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsMultipoint
®
ServerStandard2012
•MicrosoftWindowsMultipointServerPremium2012
Toinstalltheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdorDVDisdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage
WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoload
thefiles.
3.WhentheWindowsServer2012...windowisdisplayed,configurethelanguageandotheroptionsas
youneed,clickNext.
4.ClickInstallnow.
Note:TypeyourproductkeyifpromptedandthenclickNext.Theproductkeyinformationisavailable
ontheMicrosoftCertificateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging
5.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.
6.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:
InstallWindowsonly(advanced)isselectedinthisstep.
7.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserver,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasRAID(bothonboardSATAsoftwareRAIDandRAIDcard):
dothefollowing:
a.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.
b.ClickBrowsetolocatetherequireddriverandthenclickOK.
c.Inthe“Selectthedrivertobeinstalled”window,selectHidedriversthatarenotcompatible
withhardwareonthiscomputer,selectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext
toinstallthedriver.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasIDE:gotostep8.
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•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAHCI:gotostep8.BesuretoinstalltheAHCIdriverafterthe
operatingsysteminstallationiscompleted,see“InstallingthedriverfortheSATAAHCI”onpage35
.
8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced)➙New.
9.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
10.IntheWindowsStorageServerSetupwindow,clickOK.
11.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.
Note:Theserverrestartsseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.
12.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,clickNext.
13.WhentheWindowsUpdatewindowisdisplayed,clickNext.
14.Changeyourpasswordwhenprompted,andthenclickFinish.
Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
15.WhenthemessageMultiPointServerCongurationErrorisdisplayed,pressanykey.Theusernamewill
beconfiguredas“Administrator”afteryourserverrestarts.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentolog
intotheoperatingsystem.
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwith
ServicePack3
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwith
ServicePack3(x64).
Beforeyoustarttheoperatingsysteminstallation,dothefollowing:
1.DownloadthedriverforRAIDfromtheLenovoWebsitetoyourserver.Themostup-to-date
devicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/drivers.Unzipthedriverfileifnecessary.Theextensionofthedriverfileis
.imgusually.
2.Savethedriverfiletotherootdirectory,andthentypethefollowingcommands:
cd/root
mkdirimg
mount-oloop*.img
3.Afoldernamedas01or02iscreated.CopythefoldertotherootdirectoryofaUSBstoragedevice.
ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwithServicePack3(x64),dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.Inthe“SUSELinuxEnterpriseServerWelcome”window,dependingontheSATAconfigurationon
yourserve,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasonboardRAID,selectInstallation.ThenpressEtoenter
editingmode.Modifythestartparameterfromlinuxe/boot/x86_64/loader/linuxtolinuxe
/boot/x86_64/loader/linuxbrokenmosules=ahci.
•IfyourSATAconfigurationissetasAdd–onRAID,selectInstallationandthenpressEnter.
•IftheoperatingsystemistobeinstalledonSANthroughISCIS/FCOE,dothefollowing:
a.SelectInstallation.
b.PressEtoentereditingmode.Thenmodifythestartparameterfrom
linuxe/boot/x86_64/loader/linuxtolinuxe/boot/x86_64/loader/linuxdriverupdate=1.
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