Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 User guide

ThinkServerTS430
OperatingSystemInstallation
Guide
Introduction
ThisguideprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallanoperatingsystemontheLenovo®ThinkServer®TS430
server.
Itisrecommendedthatyouusetheself-starting(bootable)ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcomeswith
yourservertoinstallanoperatingsystem.TheDVDcontainstheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.The
ThinkServerEasyStartupprogramsimpliestheprocessofconguringRedundantArrayofIndependent
Disks(RAID)andinstallingsupportedMicrosoft®Windows®andLinux®operatingsystemsanddevice
driversonyourserver.TheuserguidefortheThinkServerEasyStartupprogramalsoisontheDVDandcan
beaccesseddirectlyfromtheprograminterface.However,ifyouwanttoinstallanoperatingsystemonyour
serverwithoutusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVD,refertotheinformationinthisguide.
Thisguidecontainsthefollowinginformation:
•“Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem”onpage1
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2003R2operatingsystem”onpage2
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem”onpage3
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemoraMicrosoftWindowsMultiPoint
Server2011operatingsystem”onpage4
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011operatingsystem”onpage5
•“InstallingdevicedriversforWindowsoperatingsystems”onpage10
•“InstallingaLinuxoperatingsystem”onpage10
•“InstallingVMwareESXi5.0”onpage21
Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem
Ensurethatyouhavepreparedthefollowingitemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem:
•Prepareanoperatingsysteminstallationdiscwithlicense.
•PrinttherelatedinstructionsinthisguideorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanothercomputer.
•Ensurethatyourserverhassupportedharddiskdrivesinstalled.
•CongureRAIDforyourserverifyouwanttouseRAID.ForinformationaboutconguringRAID,referto
theUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Youalwayscanobtainallthe
mostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
•PrepareaUniversalSerialBus(USB)storagedevicethatcontainstherequireddevicedriversfor
yourservermodel.Todownloaddevicedrivers,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowthe
instructionsontheWebpage.
•Settheopticaldrivethatyouwanttouseastherststartupdevice.
Notes:
•ForonboardSATAsoftwareRAID,itisnotsupportedtoinstallanoperatingsysteminUniedExtensible
FirmwareInterface(UEFI)mode.DonotstarttheserverfromtheDVD-ROMdevicelistedin“UEFI:
DVD-ROMname”intheBootOptionsmenutoinstallanoperatingsystem.
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•Itisnotsupportedtoinstallanoperatingsystemonapartitiongreaterthan2.2TB.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2003R2operating
system
Thistopicappliestothefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer®2003R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack2(32-bitor64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2003R2StandardEditionwithServicePack2(32-bitor64-bit)
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsServer2003R2operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.ConnectthepreparedUSBstoragedevicetotheserver.TheUSBstoragedeviceshouldcontain
requireddevicedriversforyourservermodelandoperatingsystem.
2.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
3.Pressanykeyonthekeyboardassoonasthemessage“PressanykeytobootfromCD”isdisplayed.
TheWindowssetupinitializationbegins.
Note:IfyourservercongurationisonboardSATAwithoutRAID,gotostep8.
4.PressF6assoonasthemessage“PressF6ifyouneed...driver”isdisplayedatthebottomofthe
screen.
5.Whenthemessage“Setupcouldnotdeterminethe...devices”isdisplayed,pressSandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreentoinstalldevicedrivers.
6.Whenthemessage“Youhavechosen...”isdisplayed,selectLSIEmbeddedMegaRAID(Windows
2003...)andpressEnter.
7.Whenthemessage“Setupwillloadsupportforthefollowingmassstoragedevices”isdisplayed,
pressEnter.
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.
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InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem
Thistopicappliestothefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008Foundation(64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008StandardEdition(32-bitor64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008EnterpriseEdition(32-bitor64-bit)
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.Pressanykeyonthekeyboardassoonasthemessage“PressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD”is
displayed.Then,theWindowssetupinitializationbegins.
3.WhentheInstallWindowswindowisdisplayed,congurethefollowingoptionsandthenclickNext.
•Languagetoinstall
•Timeandcurrencyformat
•Keyboardorinputmethod
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.TypeyourproductkeyandclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CerticateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
6.WhentheMicrosoftlicensetermsaredisplayed,selectIacceptthelicensetermsandclickNext.
7.SelectCustom(advanced).
8.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,dooneofthefollowingtoselector
createadrivepartitiononwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem:
Note:Amessage“Nodriverswerefound”mightbedisplayed,indicatingthatyourserverdoesnothave
amassstoragedevicedriverinstalled.Toinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,connectaUSBstorage
devicethatcontainstherequiredRAIDcontrollerdriverandclickLoadDriver.
•Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,selectDisk0Unallocated
SpacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystemandthenclickNext.
Afterthesetupprocessnishes,adrivepartitionwillbeautomaticallycreated.
•Ifyouwanttomanuallycreateanewdrivepartition,dothefollowing:
a.SelectDisk0UnallocatedSpacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating
system.Then,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
b.ClickNew.
c.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)forthedrivepartitionandclickApply.
Notes:
–Ifamessageisdisplayed,indicatingthattheWindowsoperatingsystemcannotbeinstalledon
thedrivepartitionyouselectedorcreated,clickthemessagetoviewtheminimumfreespace
thatisrequiredforthedrivepartition.Ensurethatthedrivepartitionyouselectedorcreated
meetstherequirement.
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–AdditionalpartitionsforsystemleswillbecreatedautomaticallytoensurethatallWindows
featuresworkcorrectly.
d.ClickNext.Theinstallationprocessbegins.
9.Whentheinstallationprocessnishes,theserverwillrestartautomatically.Changeyourpasswordwhen
promptedbeforeyoulogontotheserverforthersttime.
Note:Thepasswordshouldhaveatleasteightcharactersinlengthandbeacombinationofupper
caseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
10.Continuewiththeinitialsetuptasksbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operating
systemoraMicrosoftWindowsMultiPointServer2011
operatingsystem
Thistopicappliestothefollowingoperatingsystems:
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2Foundation(64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEdition(64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEdition(64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2FoundationwithServicePack1(64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwithServicePack1(64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack1(64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindowsMultiPoint®Server2011
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemoraMicrosoftWindowsMultiPointServer
2011operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.Pressanykeyonthekeyboardassoonasthemessage“PressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD”is
displayed.Then,theWindowssetupinitializationbegins.
3.WhentheInstallWindowswindowisdisplayed,congurethefollowingoptionsandthenclickNext.
•Languagetoinstall
•Timeandcurrencyformat
•Keyboardorinputmethod
4.YoumightneedtoselecttheoperationsystemeditionthatyouhavepurchasedandthenclickNext.
5.ClickInstallnow.
6.WhentheMicrosoftlicensetermsaredisplayed,selectIacceptthelicensetermsandclickNext.
7.SelectCustom(advanced).
8.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,dooneofthefollowingtoselector
createadrivepartitiononwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem:
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Note:Amessage“Nodriverswerefound”mightbedisplayed,indicatingthatyourserverdoesnothave
amassstoragedevicedriverinstalled.Toinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,connectaUSBstorage
devicethatcontainstherequiredRAIDcontrollerdriverandclickLoadDriver.
•Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,selectDisk0Unallocated
SpacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystemandthenclickNext.
Afterthesetupprocessnishes,adrivepartitionwillbeautomaticallycreated.
•Ifyouwanttomanuallycreateanewdrivepartition,dothefollowing:
a.SelectDisk0UnallocatedSpacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating
system.Then,clickDriveoptions(advanced).
b.ClickNew.
c.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)forthedrivepartitionandclickApply.
Notes:
–Ifamessageisdisplayed,indicatingthatWindowscannotbeinstalledonthedrivepartitionyou
selectedorcreated,clickthemessagetoviewtheminimumfreespacethatisrequiredforthe
drivepartition.Ensurethatthedrivepartitionyouselectedorcreatedmeetstherequirement.
–ToensurethatallWindowsfeaturesworkcorrectly,Windowswillautomaticallycreateadditional
partitionsforsystemles.
d.ClickNext.Theinstallationprocessbegins.
9.Whentheinstallationprocessnishes,theserverwillrestartautomatically.Changeyourpasswordwhen
promptedbeforeyoulogontotheserverforthersttime.
Note:Thepasswordshouldhaveatleasteightcharactersinlengthandbeacombinationofupper
caseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
10.Typeyourproductkeytoactivatetheoperatingsystemandcontinuewiththeinitialsetuptasksby
followingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011
operatingsystem
Thistopiccontainsthefollowinginformation:
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem”onpage5
•“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem”onpage7
•“InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on”onpage8
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard
operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard
operatingsystem.
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Beforetheinstallation,ensurethattheserverhasatleast8GBofsystemmemoryand120GBoffree
spaceontheharddiskdriveforinstallingtheoperatingsystem.
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•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.Pressanykeyonthekeyboardassoonasthemessage“PressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD”is
displayed.Then,theWindowssetupinitializationbegins.
3.IntheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011window,congurethefollowingoptionsandthenclickNext.
•Languagetoinstall
•Timeandcurrencyformat
•Keyboardorinputmethod
4.ClickInstallnow.
5.ClickIacceptthelicensetermsandthenclickNext.
6.SelectCustom(Advanced).
7.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,dooneofthefollowingtoselector
createadrivepartitiononwhichtoinstalltheoperatingsystem:
•Createapartitionautomatically:Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,
highlightDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperating
system,andthenclickNext.Afterthesetupprocesscompletes,apartitionisautomaticallycreated.
•Manuallycreateapartition:Ifyouwanttocreateanewpartitionmanually,dothefollowing:
a.HighlightDisk0unallocatedspacefortheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem,clickDriveroptions(advanced),andthenclickNew.
b.Typetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.
c.ClickNext.
Theselectedpartitionwillbeformattedandtheapplicableleswillbecopiedtothedrivepartition.This
processwilltakeseveralminutes.Afterthat,theserverwillrestart.
Note:Amessage“Nodriveswerefound”mightbedisplayedindicatingthatyoudonothaveamass
storagedevicedriverinstalled.Toinstallamassstoragedevicedriver,connecttheUSBstoragedevice
containingtheRAIDcontrollerdrivertoyourserver,andthenselectLoadDriver.
8.Theinstallationprocesswillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.
9.IntheInstallWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardwindow,selectasetupmodeandthen
clickNext.
•CleanInstall:SelectthisoptionifyoudonothaveanexistingWindowsdomain.AWindowsdomain
isalogicalgroupofcomputersrunningversionsoftheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemthat
shareacentraldirectorydatabase.SelectthisoptiontosetupafullnewinstallationoftheWindows
SmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem.
•ServerMigration:SelectthisoptionifyouwanttoaddthisservertoanexistingWindowsdomain,
andtheninstalltheserverapplications.Ifyouselectthisoption,youcanhaveonlyoneserverthat
isrunningtheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011operatingsystemonyournetwork,andthat
servermustbeadomaincontrollerofthenetwork.
10.VerifytheclockandtimezonesettingsbyclickingOpenDateandTimetoverifytheclockandtime
zonesettingsandthensetyourdateandtime.
11.ClickNext.
12.Selectoneofthefollowingmethodsforyourservernetworkconguration:
•Automaticallydetectthenetworksettings:Thisoptionenablesyourservertoautomaticallydetect
thenetworksettingsofthenetworkadapter.Ifyouselectthisoption,whentheGetimportantupdates
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windowopens,itisrecommendedthatyouselectGoonlineandgetthemostrecentinstallation
updates.
•Manuallychoosethenetworksettingsasfollows:Ifyouselectthisoption,youwillneedtotype
thecorrespondinginformationintheDefaultGatewayandIPAddresselds.
Note:Amessage“Anetworkadapterwasnotfound”mightbedisplayedindicatingthatyoudonothave
thedevicedriverinstalled.Toinstallthedevicedriver,clickOpenDeviceManagertoinstalldrivers.
Afterthedevicedriverisinstalled,theserverwillrestartandtheinstallationprocesswillcontinue.
13.ClickNext.
14.Typeyourbusinessinformationifnecessary.
15.Personalizeyourserverandyournetworkbytypingtheservernameandinternaldomainname,and
thenclickNext.
16.Addanetworkadministratoraccountbytypingyournameandtheadministratorpassword,andthen
clickNext.
17.Yourserverwillrestartforseveraltimesduringtheexpandingandinstallinglesprocess,afterthat,the
setupprocesscompletes.Youmightneedtheproductkeytoactivatetheoperatingsystem.
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials
operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011
Essentialsoperatingsystem.
ToinstallaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Beforetheinstallation,ensurethattheserverhasatleast2GBofsystemmemoryand160GBoffree
spaceontheharddiskdriveforinstallingtheoperatingsystem.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.Pressanykeyonthekeyboardassoonasthemessage“PressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD”is
displayed.Then,theWindowssetupinitializationbegins.
3.IntheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011window,clickNewinstallation.
4.Whenallharddiskdrivesavailableontheserveraredisplayed,clickIunderstandthatifIclickInstall,
alllesandfoldersonmyprimaryharddrivewillbedeleted,andthenclickInstall.Theinstallation
processstarts.Theserverwillrestartforseveraltimesduringtheinstallationprocess.
Notes:
•IfyouclickInstall,alllesandfoldersonyourprimaryharddiskdrivewillbedeleted.
•Ifnoharddiskdrivesaredisplayed,thisindicatesthatyoudonothaveadevicedriverinstalled.
Toinstalladevicedriver,clickLoaddrivers.
•Theentireharddiskdrivewillbeusedasoneprimarypartitionandapartitionwillbeautomatically
createdafterthesetupprocessnishes.
5.Theinstallationprocesswillcontinueaftertheserverrestarts.IntheSetUpWindowsSmallBusiness
Server2011Essentialswindow,congurethefollowingoptionsandthenclickNext.
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•Countryorregion
•Timeandcurrency
•Keyboardlayout
Note:Amessage“Anetworkdevicedriverwasnotfound”mightbedisplayed,indicatingthatyour
serverdoesnothavetherequirednetworkdevicedriverinstalled.Toinstallthedevicedriver,click
Installnetworkdrivers.Afterthat,theserverwillrestart.
6.ClickChangesystemdateandtimesettingstosetthedateandtime.
7.SelectIacceptthelicenseterms(requiredtouseWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials)
andclickNext.
8.TypeyourproductkeyandclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft
CerticateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
9.PersonalizeyourserverbytypingthefollowinginformationandthenclickNext.
Notes:
•Thisinformationmightbeusedtoidentifyyourserveronthenetwork.
•Thisinformationcannotbechangedafteryourserverissetup.
•Companyinformation
•Internaldomainname
•Servername
10.Typeanadministratoraccountnameandanadministratorpassword,andthenclickNext.Toprotect
yournetwork,usetheadministratoraccountonlywhenyouneedtoperformadministrativetasks
thatrequireadministrativeprivileges.
11.Typeastandarduseraccountnameandastandarduserpassword,andthenclickNext.Thestandard
useraccountisusedtologontothenetworkandperformnormaltasks.
12.IntheKeepyourserverup-to-dateautomaticallywindow,selectoneofthefollowing.Then,theserver
restartsandtheinstallationprocessnishes.
•Userecommendedsettings(default)
•Installupdatesonly
•Donotcheckforupdates
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium
Add-on
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011
PremiumAdd-on.
TheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onprovidessmallbusinesseswitha
exibleandcost-effectivesolutionfordeployingadditionalserversonanetworkrunningaMicrosoftWindows
SmallBusinessServer2011operatingsystemoraMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2008operating
system.TheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onincludesthefollowingitems:
•AnadditionallicensefortheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionoperatingsystem
•MicrosoftSQLServer®2008R2forSmallBusiness
ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on,dothefollowing:
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1.InstallaWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem.Forinstructionsonhowto
installtheoperatingsystem,see“InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard
operatingsystem”onpage5.
2.InserttheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinesssetupDVDintotheopticaldriveofyourserver.
3.WhentheAutoPlaywindowopens,clickRunSETUP .EXE.
4.IntheMicrosoftSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinessSetupwindow,clickOK.
5.IntheSQLServerInstallationCenterwindow,clickInstallation➙Newinstallationoraddfeatures
toanexistinginstallation.
6.TheSetupSupportRuleswillidentifytheproblemsthatmightoccurwhenyouinstalltheSQLServer
2008R2forSmallBusinessSetupsupportles:
•Ifnofailureisreported,clickOK.
•Ifanyfailureisreported,correctthefailureandthenclickOK.
7.SelectoneofthefollowingtospecifytheeditionofSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusiness,andthen
clickNext.
•Specifyafreeedition:ThisoptionenablesyoutospecifyafreeeditionofSQLServer2008R2for
SmallBusiness,suchasEvaluationorExpress.EvaluationhasthelargestsetofSQLServer2008
R2forSmallBusinessfeatures,anditisactivatedwitha180-dayexpiration.Toupgradefromone
editiontoanother,runtheEditionUpgradeWizard.
•Entertheproductkey:Thisoptionrequiresyoutoentera25-characterproductkeyofSQL
Server2008R2forSmallBusiness.ThekeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoftCerticateof
Authenticitylabelorproductpackaging.
8.ClickIacceptthelicenseterms,andthenclickNext.
9.ClickInstalltoinstalltheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinessSetupsupportles.
10.TheSetupSupportRuleswillidentifytheproblemsthatmightoccurduringtheinstallation.Correct
anyfailurethatisreported,andthenclickNext.
11.Selectoneofthefollowingtospecifywhichfeaturecomponentsyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext.
•SQLServerFeatureInstallation
•SQLServerPowerPivotforSharePoint
•AllFeaturesWithDefaults
12.SelecttheEvaluationfeaturestoinstall,andthenclickNext.
13.TheInstallationRuleswillidentifyiftheinstallationprocesswillbeblocked.Correctanyfailurethatis
reported,andthenclickNext.
14.SpecifythenameandIDfortheinstanceofSQLServer,andthenclickNext.
15.ReviewthediskspacesummaryfortheSQLServerfeaturesyouselectedtomakesurethatyouhave
enoughdiskspace,andthenclickNext.
16.Specifytheserveraccountsandcollationconguration,andthenclickNext.
17.SpecifytheDatabaseEngineauthenticationsecuritymode,administrators,anddatadirectoriesby
clickingtheAddCurrentUsertab,andthenclickNext.
18.SpecifyAnalysisServicesadministratorsanddatadirectories,andthenclickNext.
19.SpecifytheReportingServicescongurationmodebyselectingoneofthefollowing,andthenclickNext.
•Installthenativemodedefaultconguration.
•InstalltheSharePointintegratedmodedefaultconguration.
•Install,butdonotcongurethereportserver.(Thisoptionisrecommendedwhenyouhaveonly
oneserverthatisrunningtheWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionoperatingsystemonyour
network.)
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20.SpecifytheinformationthatyouwouldliketobesenttoMicrosoftautomaticallytoimprovefuture
releasesofSQLServer,andthenclickNext.
21.TheInstallationCongurationRuleswillidentifyiftheinstallationprocesswillbeblocked.Correct
anyfailurethatisreported,andthenclickNext.
22.VerifytheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinessfeaturestobeinstalledandclickInstall.
23.WhentheSQLServer2008R2forSmallBusinessinstallationiscompleted,clickClosetoexit.
InstallingdevicedriversforWindowsoperatingsystems
AfteryounishinstallingaWindowsoperatingsystem,youmightneedtodownloadandinstallthedevice
driverstoensurethatthehardwaredevicesinyourserverworkcorrectly.
Toidentifyhardwaredevicesthatarenotworkingcorrectly,openDeviceManagerbydoingthefollowing:
1.ClickStart.
2.Right-clickMyComputer.
3.ClickManageandselectDeviceManagerintheleftpane.
InDeviceManager,hardwaredevicesthatarenotworkingcorrectlyareusuallylistedunderOtherDevices
andareindicatedbyayellowexclamationmark.
Todownloadandinstalladevicedriver,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers.
2.FollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocateanddownloadthedesireddevicedriverinstallationle.
3.Copytheinstallationletotheserverwherethedevicedriveristobeinstalled,andthendouble-click
theinstallationle.
4.ClickNextintheWelcomewindow.
5.IntheLicenseAgreementwindow,selectIacceptthetermsinthelicenseagreement,andthen
clickNexttocontinue.
6.Specifythepathwhereyouwanttosavetheinstallationle,andthenclickNext.
7.ClickInstalltobegintheinstallationprocess.
8.Whenyouarepromptedthattheinstallationhascompleted,clickFinish.
Tocongurethenetwork,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙NetworkConnections,andthenselectNew
ConnectionWizardtosetupthenetworkconnection.
Tocongurenetworkprotocols,right-clickLocalAreaConnectionintheNetworkconnectionswindow,and
thenclickProperties.
Tojoinadomain,clickStart➙ControlPanel➙System,clicktheComputerNametab,andthenclick
Change.
InstallingaLinuxoperatingsystem
Thistopiccontainsthefollowingitems:
•“InstallingaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10operatingsystemwithServicePack4”onpage11
•“InstallingaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystem”onpage13
•“InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.6operatingsystem”onpage15
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•“InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.0or6.2operatingsystem”onpage19
InstallingaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10operatingsystemwith
ServicePack4
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaSUSE®LinuxEnterpriseServer10operatingsystem
(32-bitor64-bit)withServicePack4.
ToinstallaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10operatingsystem(32-bitor64-bit)withServicePack4,do
thefollowing:
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•EnsurethattheSATAmodeintheSetupUtilityprogramissetasAHCIorRAID.Forinformationabout
usingtheSetupUtilityprogram,refertotheUserGuideonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyour
server.Youalwayscanobtainallthemostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWeb
siteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.ConnectthepreparedUSBstoragedevicetotheserver.TheUSBstoragedeviceshouldcontainthe
basickerneldevicedriverfortheonboardSATARAID.
2.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
3.WhentheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10welcomewindowisdisplayed,dooneofthefollowing
dependingonyourserverconguration:
•IftheservercongurationisonboardAHCImode,youdonotneedtoinstallmassstoragedevice
drivers.WhentheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10welcomewindowisdisplayed,selectInstallation
andpressEnter.
•IftheservercongurationisnotonboardAHCImode,pressF5.Then,selectYes.Type
brokenmodules=ahciafterBootOptions.Then,selectInstallationandpressEnter.
4.Whenthemessage“DriverUpdateadded”isdisplayed,pressEnter.
5.Whenyouarepromptedtochoosethedriverupdatemedium,connectaUSBstoragedevicethat
containsthevirtualkerneldevicedrivertotheserver.SelectOKandthenpressEnter.
6.Whenthemessage“NonewDriverUpdatefound”isdisplayed,pressEnter.
Note:IftheservercongurationisonboardAHCImode,gotostep9.
7.Whenyouarepromptedtochoosethedriverupdatemedium,selecttherequiredvirtualkerneldriver.
Then,selectOKandpressEnter.
8.Whenthemessage“DriverUpdateadded”isdisplayed,pressEnter.
9.Whenyouarepromptedtochoosethedriverupdatemedium,selectBackandpressEnter.
10.CongurethelanguageoptionandclickNext.
11.Whenthelicenseagreementisdisplayed,selectY es,IAgreetotheLicenseAgreementandclickNext.
12.IntheInstallationModewindow,selectNewInstallationandthenclickNext.
13.CongureyourregionandtimezoneintheClockandTimeZonewindow.Then,clickNext.
14.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowopens,dooneofthefollowingtoselectorcreateadrivepartition
onwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem:
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•Automaticallycreateapartition
Ifyouwanttousetheentireharddiskdriveasoneprimarypartition,checkthepartitioninginformation
oftheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystemandthenclickInstall.When
theinstallationcompletes,apartitionwillbecreatedautomatically.
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickPartitioning.
b.SelectCreateCustomPartitionSetupandclickNext.
c.SelectCustomPartitioning(forexperts)andclickNext.
d.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,clickCreate.Ifyouarepromptedtodosettings,followthe
instructionsonthescreen.
e.Whenawindowopenspromptingyoutoselectapartitiontype,selectPrimaryPartitionand
clickOK.
f.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.
g.IntheMountOptionsarea,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
h.Typetheamountofspace(+20GB)intheEnd:(9or+9Mor+3.2GB)eldandclickOK.
i.ClickFinish.
•Manuallycreateaswappartition
Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickPartitioning.
b.SelectCreateCustomPartitionSetupandclickNext.
c.SelectCustomPartitioning(forexperts)andclickNext.
d.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,clickCreate.Ifyouarepromptedtodosettings,followthe
instructionsonthescreen.
e.Whenawindowopenspromptingyoutoselectapartitiontype,selectPrimaryPartitionand
clickOK.
f.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectSwapfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.The
MountPointsettingintheMountOptionsareawillbeautomaticallychangedtoSwap.
g.Typetheamountofspace(+1GB)intheEnd:(9or+9Mor+3.2GB)eldandclickOK.
h.ClickFinish.
15.IntheInstallationSettingswindow,clickSoftwaretoselectsoftwareprogramsofyourchoice.Then,
clickOK.
16.WhentheYaSTwindowopens,clickAccept.
17.ClickInstalltoinstallthesoftwareprograms.WhentheYaST2windowopens,clickInstalltoconrm
theinstallation.Theinstallationprocessbegins.
18.Whentheinstallationprocessnishes,theserverwillrestartautomatically.IntheStartupOptions
window,selectSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10SP3(XEN)andpressEnter.
19.Whenthemessage“Thegraphicalinterfacecouldnotbestarted”isdisplayed,selectOKandpress
Enter.
20.SetyourrootuserpasswordandthenclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordshouldhaveatleastsixcharactersinlengthandbeacombinationofupper
caseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
21.Continuewiththeinitialcongurationoftheserverbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreento
completetheinstallation.
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InstallingaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaSUSE®LinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystem
(32-bitor64-bit)withServicePack1.
ToinstallaSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystem(32-bitor64-bit)withServicePack1,do
thefollowing:
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•EnsurethatyouhavedonethefollowingsettingsintheSetupUtilityprogram:
–TheSATAmodeintheSetupUtilityprogramissetasAHCIorRAID.
–TheopticaldriveissetastherststartupdeviceandtheUSBstoragedeviceissetasthesecondary
startupdevice.
–IftheserverisnotinRAIDmode,settheUSBstoragedeviceasthelastbootdeviceintheHard
DiskBootoption.
ForinformationaboutusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,refertotheUserGuideonthedocumentationDVD
thatcomeswithyourserver.Youalwayscanobtainallthemostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserver
fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.ConnectthepreparedUSBstoragedevicetotheserver.TheUSBstoragedeviceshouldcontainthe
devicedriverfortheonboardRAID.
2.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
3.WhentheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10welcomewindowisdisplayed,dooneofthefollowing
dependingonyourserverconguration:
•IftheservercongurationisonboardAHCImode,youdonotneedtoinstallmassstoragedevice
drivers.WhentheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerwelcomewindowisdisplayed,selectInstallation
andpressEnter.
•IftheservercongurationisnotonboardAHCImode,pressF6.Then,selectYes.Type
brokenmodules=ahciafterBootOptions.Then,selectInstallationandpressEnter.
4.WhentheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerwelcomewindowisdisplayed,selectInstallation.
5.Whenyouarepromptedtochoosethedriverupdatemedium,selecttheUSBdevicetoinstalldrivers.
Then,selectBackandpressEnter.
6.CongurethefollowingoptionsandthenselectIAgreetothelicenseterms.
•Language
•KeyboardLayout
7.ClickNext.
8.WhentheMediaCheckwindowpromptsyoutocheckalltheinstallationmedia,dependingonyour
needs,clickStartChecktodothecheckorclickNexttoskipthecheck.
9.SelectNewInstallation,andthenclickNext.
10.CongureyourregionandtimezoneintheClockandTimeZonewindow.Then,clickNext.
11.IntheServerBaseScenariowindow,selectPhysicalMachine(AlsoforFullyVirtualizedGuests),
andthenclickNext.
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12.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
MountPointsettingintheMountOptionsareawillbeautomaticallychangedtoSwap.
g.ClickAccept.
13.IntheInstallationSettingswindow,clickSoftwaretoselectsoftwareprogramsofyourchoice.Then,
clickOK.
14.WhentheYaSTwindowopens,clickAccept.
15.ClickInstalltoinstallthesoftwareprograms.WhentheYaST2windowopens,clickInstalltoconrm
theinstallation.Theinstallationprocessbegins.
16.Whentheinstallationprocessnishes,theserverwillrestartautomatically.Setyourrootuserpassword
andthenclickNext.
Note:Thepasswordshouldhaveatleasteightcharactersinlengthandbeacombinationofupper
caseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.
17.Continuewiththeinitialcongurationoftheserverbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreento
completetheinstallation.
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InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.6operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaRedHat®EnterpriseLinux5.6operatingsystem(32-bit
or64-bit).
ToinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.6operatingsystem(32-bitor64-bit),dothefollowing:
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhentheRedHatEnterpriseLinux5installationwelcomewindowopens,typelinuxddnoprobe=ata1
noprobe=ata2noprobe=ata3noprobe=ata4afterboot:,andthenpressEnter.
Notes:Ifyourserverisinoneofthefollowingsituations,gotostep6.
•TheSATAcongurationonyourserverissettoIDEorAHCI
•ThediskarrayonyourserverisconguredonaRAIDcard
3.Whenadialogueboxopensaskingyouifyouhaveadriverdisk,selectYes,andthenpressEnter.
4.WhentheInsertDriverDiskdialogueboxopensnotifyingyouthatyourdriverdiskwillbeinserted,
selectOK,andthenpressEnter.
5.Whenadialogueboxopensaskingyouifmoredriverdisksareneeded,selectNo,andthenpressEnter.
6.Whenadialogueboxopensaskingyouifyouwanttochecktheharddiskdrive,dependingonyour
needs,selectOKtodothecheckandselectSkiptoskipthecheck.
7.WhentheREDHATENTERPRISELINUX5installationwindowopens,clickNext.
8.Selectthelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallation,andthenclickNext.
9.Selecttheappropriatekeyboardforthesystem,andthenclickNext.
10.Whenawindowopenspromptingyoutotypetheinstallationnumber,typeitorclickSkip.The
installationnumberenablestheautomaticinstallationofsomesoftwareprogramssuchasthe
storageclusteringprogramsandthevirtualizationprograms.Youcanobtaintheinstallationnumber
athttp://www.redhat.com/InstNum/.Youalsocanskipthisstepandmanuallyinstallthesoftware
programslater.
11.SelectInstallRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer,andthenclickNext.
12.Bydefault,apartitionisalreadyselectedforyoutoinstalltheoperatingsystem.Ifyouwanttomanually
createapartition,selectoneofthefollowing:
•Removeallpartitionsonselecteddrivesandcreatedefaultlayout
•RemoveLinuxpartitionsonselecteddrivesandcreatedefaultlayout
•Usefreespaceonselecteddrivesandcreatedefaultlayout
•Createcustomlayout
13.TheCreatecustomlayoutoptionwillbetakenasanexampleinthismanualtoshowhowtomanually
createapartition.AfteryouselectCreatecustomlayout,dooneofthefollowing:
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickNew.
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b.IntheAddPartitionwindow,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
c.IntheAllowableDriveswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem.
d.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheNewPartitionsSizewindow,andthenclickOK.
•Manuallycreateaswappartition
Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickNew.
b.IntheAddPartitionwindow,selectswapfromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.
c.IntheAllowableDriveswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem.
d.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheNewPartitionsSizewindow,andthenclickOK.
e.ClickNext.
14.WhentheGRUBbootloaderwindowopens,selectthesettingsthatmeetyourneedsandthenclick
Next.
15.IntheNetworkDeviceswindow,selectthedevicethatyouwanttoactivatewhenyoustartthesystem,
andthenclickNext.
16.SelectyourregionandthenclickNext.
17.SetyourrootpasswordandthenclickNext.Therootaccountisusedforadministratingthesystem.
18.ThedefaultinstallationincludesasetofsoftwareapplicableforgeneralInternetusage.Select
CustomizenoworCustomizelatertoaddadditionalsoftwareprogramstoyourserver,andthen
clickNext.
19.ClickOptionalpackagesandselectthedesiredsoftwarepackagesandthenclickNext.
20.ClickNexttobegintheinstallationprocessoftheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer.
21.Whenawindowopensnotifyingthattheinstallationprocesshascompleted,dependingontheSATA
congurationonyourserver,youmightneedtodeletetheAHCIdriverfromtheRAM(RandomAccess
Memory)diskimageandaddaMegaRAIDsoftwareRAIDdriver.
Notes:Ifyourserverisinoneofthefollowingsituations,gotostep24.
•TheSATAcongurationonyourserverissettoIDEorAHCI
•ThediskarrayonyourserverisconguredonaRAIDcard
22.PressCtrl+Alt+F2.AtextconsolewillbedisplayedpromptingyoutoruntheMegaRAIDinstallscript
fromtherootdirectory.
23.TheMegaRAIDinstallscriptisusuallysavedinanRHELDVDoppyimageoraUSBmediadevice.To
runtheMegaRAIDinstallscript,dependingontheinstallationenvironment,dooneofthefollowing:
•Fornormalsystem:Use/dev/sd<x>devicenamestomountyourdevice.
•Forpre-installationenvironment:Youmightnothavethedevicenamescreated.Y ouwillneedto
obtainthemajorandminornumbersofyourdevicebyreadingthe/proc/partitionsle,andthenuse
thosenumbersinmknodtocreateyourowndevicename.
24.ClickReboottorestartyourserver.
25.Thesetupprocesscontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.
26.ClickY es,IagreetotheLicenseAgreement,andthenclickForward.
27.IntheFirewallwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsaccordingtoyourneeds,andthenclick
Forward.
28.IntheSELinuxwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsaccordingtoyourneeds,andthenclick
Forward.
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29.IntheKdumpwindow,selectEnablekdumpifdesired,andthenclickForward.
Note:Kdumpisakernelcrashdumpingmechanism.
30.SetyourtimeanddateintheDateandTimewindow,andthenclickForward.
31.IntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,makesurethatthenetworkconnectiononyourserverworks,
andthenclickForward.
32.SetyourusernameandpasswordintheCreateUserwindow,andthenclickForward.
33.IntheSoundCardwindow,clickForward.
34.WhentheAdditionalCDswindowopensaskingyouifyouneedtoinstalladditionalsoftwareprograms
fromaCD/DVD,dependingonyourneeds,clickInstalltocontinueorclickFinishtocompletethe
installation.
InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.7operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.7operatingsystem(32-bit
or64-bit).
ToinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux5.7operatingsystem(32-bitor64-bit),dothefollowing:
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastherststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.
2.WhentheRedHatEnterpriseLinux5installationwelcomewindowopens,typelinuxddafterboot:,
andthenpressEnter.
3.Whenadialogueboxopensaskingyouifyouhaveadriverdisk,selectYes,andthenpressEnter.
4.Whenadialogueboxopensaskingyouifyouwanttochecktheinstallationmedia,dependingonyour
needs,selectOKtodothecheckorselectSkiptoskipthecheck.
5.WhentheREDHATENTERPRISELINUX5installationwindowopens,clickNext.
6.Selectthelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallation,andthenclickNext.
7.Selecttheappropriatekeyboardforthesystem,andthenclickNext.
8.Whenawindowopenspromptingyoutotypetheinstallationnumber,typeitorclickSkip.The
installationnumberenablestheautomaticinstallationofsomesoftwareprogramssuchasthestorage
clusteringprogramsandthevirtualizationprograms.Formoreinformationabouttheinstallationnumber
andhowtogetit,gotohttp://www.redhat.com/InstNum/.Youalsocanskipthisstepandmanually
installthesoftwareprogramslater.
9.Awindowopenspromptingyoutopartitionyourharddiskdrive.Bydefault,apartitionisalready
selectedforyoutoinstalltheoperatingsystem.Ifyouwanttomanuallycreateapartition,selectone
ofthefollowing:
•Removeallpartitionsonselecteddrivesandcreatedefaultlayout
•RemoveLinuxpartitionsonselecteddrivesandcreatedefaultlayout
•Usefreespaceonselecteddrivesandcreatedefaultlayout
•Createcustomlayout
Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCreatecustomlayoutisselectedinthisstep.
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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.ClickOptionalpackagesandselectthedesiredsoftwarepackagesandthenclickNext.
17.ClickNexttobegintheinstallationprocessoftheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServeroperatingsystem.
18.Whenawindowopensnotifyingyouthattheinstallationprocesshascompleted,clickRebootto
restartyourserver.
19.Thesetupprocesscontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.
20.ClickY es,IagreetotheLicenseAgreement,andthenclickForward.
21.IntheFirewallwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsaccordingtoyourneeds,andthenclick
Forward.
22.IntheSELinuxwindow,checkandcongurethesettingsaccordingtoyourneeds,andthenclick
Forward.
23.IntheKdumpwindow,selectEnablekdumpifdesired,andthenclickForward.
Note:Kdumpisakernelcrashdumpingmechanism.
24.SetyourtimeanddateintheDateandTimewindow,andthenclickForward.
25.IntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,ensurethatthenetworkconnectiononyourserverworks,
andthenclickForward.
26.SetyourusernameandpasswordintheCreateUserwindow,andthenclickForward.
27.IntheSoundCardwindow,clickForward.
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28.WhentheAdditionalCDswindowopensaskingyouifyouneedtoinstalladditionalsoftwareprograms
fromaCDorDVD,dependingonyourneeds,clickInstalltocontinueorclickFinishtocomplete
theinstallation.
InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.0or6.2operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.0or6.2operatingsystem
(32-bitor64-bit).
ToinstallaRedHatEnterpriseLinux6.0or6.2operatingsystem(32-bitor64-bit),dothefollowing:
Notes:
•Ensurethatyouhavepreparedalltherequireditemsbeforeinstallinganoperatingsystem.See“Before
installinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.
•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.
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
systemandmoveitfromtheDataStorageDevicesareatotheInstallTargetDevicesarea.Then,click
Next.
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13.InthePleaseSelectADevicewindow,dooneofthefollowingtocreateapartitionandthenclickNext.
•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)
Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:
a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowopens.
b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.
c.IntheAddPartitionwindow,select/fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.
d.Selectext4fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.
e.IntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe
operatingsystem.
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.Y oucancustomizeyourserverbyselectinga
differentsetofsoftwarefromthesoftwarelistoraddingadditionalrepositoriesthatyouwanttouse
forthesoftwareinstallation.SelectCustomizenoworCustomizelater.Then,clickNext.The
installationprocessbegins.
Note:IfyouselectCustomizenow,youcanselectsoftwareinstallationpackagesofyourchoiceby
clickingOptionalpackagesinthewindowdisplayed.Then,clickNext.
18.Whenawindowopensnotifyingyouthattheinstallationhascompleted,clickReboottorestartyour
server.
19.Theinstallationcontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.
20.ClickY es,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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