Lenovo ThinkSERVER TS130 User guide

ThinkServerTS130
OperatingSystemInstallation
Guide
ThisguideprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanoperatingsystemontheLenovo®ThinkServer®TS130
server.
Thisguideprovidesinstructionsonthefollowing:
•“Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem”onpage1
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2003R2operatingsystem”onpage1
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem”onpage2
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemoraMicrosoftWindowsMultiPoint
Server2011operatingsystem”onpage3
•“InstallingaWindows7operatingsystem”onpage5
•“InstallingaWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011operatingsystems”onpage6
•“InstallingdevicedriversforWindowsoperatingsystems”onpage11
•“InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.2operatingsystem”onpage11
Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem
Ensurethatyouhavepreparedthefollowingitemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem:
•Prepareanoperatingsysteminstallationdiscwithlicense.
•PrinttherelatedinstructionsinthisguideorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputer.
•Ensurethatyourserverhassupportedharddiskdrivesinstalled.
•CongureRAIDforyourserverifyouwanttouseRAID.ForinformationaboutconguringRAID,referto
theUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Youalwayscanobtainallthe
mostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
•PrepareaUniversalSerialBus(USB)storagedevicethatcontainstherequireddevicedriversfor
yourservermodel.T odownloaddevicedrivers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowthe
instructionsontheWebpage.
•Settheopticaldrivethatyouwanttouseastherststartupdevice.
YouwillneedtocongureRAIDbeforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem.Formoreinformationabout
conguringRAID,seethedocumentationthatcomeswithyourserver.Youcandownloadthedevicedrivers
fromthedevicedrivermatrixontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2003R2operating
system
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•Microsoft®Windows®Server2003R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack2(x86andx64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer®2003R2StandardEditionwithServicePack2(x86andx64)
Notes:
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•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
Toinstallanoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.ConnectthepreparedUSBstoragedevicetotheserver.TheUSBstoragedeviceshouldcontain
requireddevicedriversforyourservermodelandoperatingsystem.
2.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
3.PressanykeyonthekeyboardassoonasthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDisdisplayed.The
Windowssetupinitializationbegins.
Note:IfyourservercongurationisonboardSATAwithoutRAID,gotostep8.
4.PressF6assoonasthemessagePressF6ifyouneed...driverisdisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.
5.WhenthemessageSetupcouldnotdeterminethe...devicesisdisplayed,pressSandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreentoinstalldevicedrivers.
6.WhenthemessageYouhavechosen...isdisplayed,selectLSIEmbeddedMegaRAID(Windows
2003...)andpressEnter.
7.WhenthemessageSetupwillloadsupportforthefollowingmassstoragedevicesisdisplayed,press
Enter.
8.Whenthewelcomewindowisdisplayed,pressEnter.Then,theWindowsLicenseAgreementis
displayed.
9.PressF8toaccepttheWindowsLicenseAgreementandcontinuewiththeinstallation.
10.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,selectadrivepartitiononwhichyou
wanttoinstalltheoperatingsystemandthenpressEnter.
11.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentomakeselectionsuntiltheinstallationprocessbegins.Then,the
drivepartition,whichyouhaveselected,willbeformattedandtheapplicableleswillbecopiedfrom
theoperatingsysteminstallationdisctothedrivepartition.Whentheprocessnishes,theserverwill
restartautomatically.
12.Aftertheserverrestarts,followtheinstructionsonthescreentosettheregionalandlanguageoptions,
enteryournameandlicensekey,anddoothercongurationstocompletetheinstallation.
13.Installotherrequireddevicedrivers.Todownloaddevicedrivers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers
andfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpage.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008FoundationsEdition(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008StandardEdition(x86andx64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008EnterpriseEdition(x86andx64)
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
Toinstallanoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
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1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Themessage
Windowsisloadingles...isdisplayed,andinstallationleswillbecopiedfromthesetupDVDtoyour
server.Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.
3.IntheInstallWindowswindow,congurethefollowingoptionsasyouneedandthenclickNext.
•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:Ifyouwanttocreateanewpartitionmanually,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
systemoraMicrosoftWindowsMultiPointServer2011
operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthefollowingoperatingsystems:
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•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2FoundationsEdition(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEdition(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEdition(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2FoundationsEditionwithServicePack1(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwithServicePack1(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack1(x64)
•MicrosoftWindowsMultipoint®Server2011
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.WhentheInstallWindowswindowopens,congurethefollowingoptionsasyouneedandthenclick
Next.
•Languagetoinstall
•Timeandcurrencyformat
•Keyboardorinputmethod
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.YoumightneedtoselecttheoperationsystemeditionthatyouhavepurchasedandthenclickNext.
6.ReadthelicensetermsandclickIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
7.SelectCustom(Advanced)forfreshinstallation.
8.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,dooneofthefollowingtoselector
createadrivepartitioninwhichtoinstalltheoperatingsystem:
•Createapartitionautomatically:Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,
selectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating
systemandthenclickNext.Apartitionwillbecreatedautomatically.
•Manuallycreateapartition:Ifyouwanttocreateanewpartitionmanually,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.
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9.Beforeyoulogontotheserverforthersttime,followtheinstructionsonthescreentochangeyour
passwordwhenprompted.
Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
Youmightneedtheproductkeytoactivatetheoperatingsystem.
InstallingaWindows7operatingsystem
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingthefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindows7ProfessionalEdition(x86andx64)
•MicrosoftWindows7UltimateEdition(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.IntheInstallWindowswindow,congurethefollowingoptionsasyouneedandthenclickNext.
•Languagetoinstall
•Timeandcurrencyformat
•Keyboardorinputmethod
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.ReadthelicensetermsandclickIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
6.SelectCustom(Advanced)forfreshinstallation.
7.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,dooneofthefollowingtoselector
createadrivepartitioninwhichtoinstalltheoperatingsystem:
•Createapartitionautomatically:Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,
selectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating
systemandthenclickNext.Apartitionwillbecreatedautomatically.
•Manuallycreateapartition:Ifyouwanttocreateanewpartitionmanually,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.
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Thesetupwillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.Whentheinstallationiscompleted,theserverrestarts
again.
8.IntheSetUpWindowswindow,dothefollowingtocompletethesetup:
a.Typeauseraccountnameandacomputername,andthenclickNext.
b.SetapasswordforyouraccountnameandthenclickNext.
c.TypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CerticateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
d.SelectoneofthefollowingtoinstallupdatesfortheWindowsoperatingsystems:
•Userecommendedsettings
•Installimportantupdatesonly
e.Setyourtimezone,anddateandtime.Then,clickNext.
InstallingaWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011operating
systems
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonthefollowing:
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem”onpage6
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem”onpage8
•“InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on”onpage9
Beforeinstallingtheoperatingsystem,makesurethatyourservermeetsthefollowingrequirements:
•Atleast120GBoffreespaceontheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallaWindowsSmall
BusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem.
•Atleast8GBofmemoryforaWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystemand2GB
ofmemoryforaWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem
•Thenetworkconnectionbetweenyourserverandanexternalnetworkisavailable.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard
operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard
operatingsystem.
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•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.
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•Languagetoinstall
•Timeandcurrencyformat
•Keyboardorinputmethod
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.ReadthelicensetermsandclickIacceptthelicenseterms.ThenclickNext.
6.SelectCustom(Advanced)forfreshinstallation.
7.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,dooneofthefollowingtoselector
createadrivepartitioninwhichtoinstalltheoperatingsystem:
•Createapartitionautomatically:Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,
selectDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating
system,andthenclickNext.Apartitionwillbecreatedautomatically.
•Manuallycreateapartition:Ifyouwanttocreateanewpartitionmanually,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.
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11.ClickNext.
12.IntheCompanyinformationwindow,typeyourbusinessinformationifnecessary.
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.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Themessage
Windowsisloadingles...isdisplayed,andinstallationleswillbecopiedfromthesetupDVDtoyour
server.Thisprocesstakesseveralminutes.
3.IntheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011window,clickNewinstallation.
4.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,clickInstall.Afterthat,theserver
willrestart.
Notes:
•IfyouclickInstall,alllesandfoldersonyourprimaryharddiskdrivewillbedeleted.
•Ifnoharddiskdrivesaredisplayed,thisindicatesthatyoudonothaveadevicedriverinstalled.
Toinstalladevicedriver,clickLoaddrivers.
5.Theinstallationprocesswillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.
6.AmessageAnetworkdevicedriverwasnotfoundmightbedisplayed,indicatingthatyoudonot
havethedevicedriverinstalled.Toinstallthedevicedriver,clickInstallnetworkdrivers.Afterthat,
theserverwillrestart.
7.IntheSetUpWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialswindow,congurethefollowingoptions
asyouneedandthenclickNext.
•Countryorregion
•Timeandcurrency
•Keyboardlayout
8.VerifythedateandtimesettingsbyclickingChangesystemdateandtimesettingsandthenset
yourdateandtime.
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9.ClickIacceptthelicenseterms(requiredtouseWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials)
andthenclickNext.
10.TypeyourproductkeyandclickNext.
11.PersonalizeyourserverbytypingthefollowinginformationandthenclickNext.
•Companyinformation
•Internaldomainname
•Servername
Thisinformationmightbeusedtoidentifyanddistinguishyourserveronyournetwork.
Note:Thesesettingscannotbechangedafteryourserverissetup.
12.Provideyouradministratorinformationbytypingtheadministratoraccountnameandtheadministrator
password,andthenclickNext.Toprotectyournetwork,usetheadministratoraccountonlywhenyou
needtoperformtasksthatrequireadministrativeprivileges.
13.Provideyourstandarduseraccountinformationbytypingthestandarduseraccountnameandthe
password,andthenclickNext.Thisaccountisusedtologontothenetworkandperformnormaltasks.
14.Selectoneofthefollowingtokeepyourserverup-to-dateautomatically.Afterthattheserverwillrestart.
•Userecommendedsettings
•Installupdatesonly
15.Aftertheserverrestarts,thesetupprocesscompletes.Youwillneedtheproductkeytoactivatethe
operatingsystem.
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”onpage6.
2.InserttheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinesssetupDVDintotheDVDdriveonyourserver.
3.WhentheAutoPlaywindowopens,clickRunSETUP .EXE.
4.IntheMicrosoftSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinessSetupwindow,clickOK.
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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.IntheLicenseT ermswindow,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.
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21.IntheReadytoInstallwindow,verifytheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinessfeaturestobeinstalled
andclickInstall.
22.WhentheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinessinstallationiscompleted,clickClosetoexit.
InstallingdevicedriversforWindowsoperatingsystems
AfteryounishinstallingaWindowsoperatingsystem,youmightneedtodownloadandinstallrequired
devicedriverstoensurethatthehardwaredevicesinyourserverworkcorrectly.
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.
Note:FortheWindows7operatingsystems,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙
System,andthenclickChangesettingsintheComputername,domain,andworkgroupsettings
areatojoinadomain.
InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.2operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux®6.2operatingsystem(32-bit
or64-bit).
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
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•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
ToinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.2operatingsystem(32-bitor64-bit),dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhentheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxinstallationwelcomewindowopens,selectoneofthefollowing
andthenpressEnter.
•Installorupgradeanexistingsystem
•Installsystemwithbasicvideodriver(default)
•Rescueinstalledsystem
•Bootfromlocaldrive
3.WhentheMediaCheckwindowpromptsyoutocheckalltheinstallationmedia,dependingonyour
needs,selectOKtodothecheckorselectSkiptoskipthecheck.Then,pressEnter.
4.WhentheREDHAT(R)ENTERPRISELINUX(R)6installationwindowopens,clickNext.
5.SelectthelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallationprocessandclickNext.
6.SelecttheappropriatekeyboardlayoutforthesystemandclickNext.
7.SelectthetypeofdevicesfortheinstallationfromthefollowingandthenclickNext.
•BasicStorageDevices(default)
•SpecializedStorageDevices
8.TypeanameforyourserverintheHostnameeld.Then,clickNext.
9.Specifyyourtimezonebyselectingthenearestcityinyourtimezone.Then,clickNext.
10.Personalizetheserverbytypingtherootpasswordfortherootuseraccount.Then,clickNext.
11.Bydefault,apartitionisalreadyselectedforyoutoinstalltheoperatingsystem.Ifyouwanttomanually
createapartition,selectoneofthefollowingandthenclickNext.
•UseAllSpace
•ReplacingExistingLinuxSystem(s)
•ShrinkCurrentSystem
•UsefreeSpace
•CreateCustomLayout
Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCreateCustomLayoutisselectedinthisstep.
12.IntheStorageDeviceswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating
systemandmoveitfromtheDataStorageDevicesareatotheInstallT argetDevicesarea.Then,
clickNext.
13.InthePleaseSelectADevicewindow,dooneofthefollowingtocreateapartitionandthenclickNext.
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowopens.
b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.
c.IntheAddPartitionwindow,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
d.Selectext4fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.
e.IntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem.
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f.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheNewPartitionsSizewindowandthenclickOK.
•Manuallycreateaswappartition
Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowopens.
b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.
c.IntheAddPartitionwindow,selectswapfromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.
d.IntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem.
e.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheNewPartitionsSizewindowandthenclickOK.
14.WhentheFormatWarningswindowopenspromptingyoutoformattheharddiskdrive,clickFormat.
15.WhentheWritingstoragecongurationtodiskwindowopens,clickWritechangestodisk.
16.WhentheBootloaderoperatingsystemwindowopens,clickNext.
17.Thedefaultinstallationisabasicserverinstallation.Youcancustomizeyourserverbyselectinga
differentsetofsoftwarefromthesoftwarelistoraddingadditionalrepositoriesthatyouwanttouse
forthesoftwareinstallation.SelectCustomizenoworCustomizelater.Then,clickNext.The
installationprocessbegins.
Note:IfyouselectCustomizenow,youcanselectsoftwareinstallationpackagesofyourchoiceby
clickingOptionalpackagesinthewindowdisplayed.Then,clickNext.
18.Whenawindowopensnotifyingyouthattheinstallationhascompleted,clickReboottorestartyour
server.
19.Theinstallationcontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.
20.ClickYes,IagreetotheLicenseAgreementandthenclickForward.
21.IntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,selectoneofthefollowingandthenclickForward.
•Yes,I’dliketoregisternow
•No,Iprefertoregisteratalatertime
22.IntheFinishUpdatesSetupwindow,clickForward.
23.SetyourusernameandpasswordintheCreateUserwindowandthenclickForward.
24.SetyourtimeanddateintheDateandTimewindowandthenclickForward.
25.IntheKdumpwindow,selectEnablekdumpifdesired,andthenclickFinishtocompletetheinstallation
process.
Notes:
•Kdumpisakernelcrashdumpingmechanism.
•Whenpromptedtorestarttheserver,clickYes.
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