Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 User manual

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)
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•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.Toinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,connecttheUSBstoragedevice
containingtheRAIDcontrollerdrivertoyourserver,andthenselectLoadDriver.
Thesetupwillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.Whentheinstallationiscompleted,theserverrestarts
again.
10.Beforeyoulogontotheserverforthersttime,followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangeyour
passwordwhenprompted.
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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.
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Theselecteddrivepartitionwillbeformattedandtheapplicableleswillbecopiedtothedrivepartition.
Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.Afterthat,theserverwillrestart.
Note:AmessageNodriveswerefoundmightbedisplayedindicatingthatyoudonothaveamass
storagedevicedriverinstalled.Toinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,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.
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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.Toinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.Toinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,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:
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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,selectY es.
4.SelectInstallationandpressEnter.
5.WhenthemessageDriverUpdateaddedisdisplayed,pressEnter.
6.Whenyouarepromptedtochoosethedriverupdatemedium,selecttheUSBdevicetoinstalldrivers.
Then,selectBackandpressEnter.
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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.
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15.WhentheYaSTwindowopens,clickAccept.
16.ClickInstall.WhentheYaST2windowopens,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
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andhowtogetit,gotohttp://www.redhat.com/InstNum/.Y oualsocanskipthisstepandmanually
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.
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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.
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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
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•No,Iprefertoregisteratalatertime
21.IntheFinishUpdatesSetupwindow,clickForward.
22.SetyourusernameandpasswordintheCreateUserwindow,andthenclickForward.
23.SetyourtimeanddateintheDateandTimewindow,andthenclickForward.
24.IntheKdumpwindow,selectEnablekdumpifdesired,andthenclickFinishtocompletetheinstallation
process.Whenpromptedtorestarttheserver,clickYes.
Notes:
•Kdumpisakernelcrashdumpingmechanism.
•Whenpromptedtorestarttheserver,clickYes.
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.
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Note:Therootpasswordmustcontainatleastsevencharacters.
9.WhentheConrmInstallwindowopens,pressF11tostarttheinstallationprocess.
10.WhentheInstallationCompletewindowopens,pressEntertorestarttheserver.Theinstallationnishes.
Removethediscfromtheopticaldrive.
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