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ThinkServerTD340 OperatingSystemInstallationGuide

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Contents

Chapter1.Beforeinstallingan

operatingsystem............1

Chapter2.Installinganoperating

systeminlegacymode.........3

Beforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminlegacy

mode...................3

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008

operatingsystemanddrivers..........3

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008

operatingsystem.............4

Installingthedriverforthechipset......4

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard....5

Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics

card..................5

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphics

card..................5

InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard.....6

InstallingthedriverforIntelManagement

EngineInterface.............6

InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard......7

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2

operatingsystemanddrivers..........7

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008 R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1...7

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2008 R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1...8

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness

Server2011Essentialsoperatingsystem.....8

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmall BusinessServer2011Essentialsoperating

system.................9

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness

Server2011Standardoperatingsystem......9

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmall BusinessServer2011Standardoperating

system................11

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness Server2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem.11

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmall BusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on

operatingsystem............12

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012

operatingsystemanddrivers.........12

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012

operatingsystem............12

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012

operatingsystem............13

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012

Essentialsoperatingsystem.........13

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012

Essentialsoperatingsystem.......14

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2

operatingsystemanddrivers.........14

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012

R2operatingsystem..........14

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012

R2operatingsystem..........15

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2

Essentialsoperatingsystem.........15

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012

R2Essentialsoperatingsystem......16

InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012R2operating

system..................16

Installingthedriverforthechipset.....17

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard...17 Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics

card.................17

InstallingthedriverforIntelManagement

EngineInterface............18

InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS5.9

operatingsystemanddrivers.........18

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard...20 Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics

card.................21

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphics

card.................21

InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard....22

InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard.....23

InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4

operatingsystem..............23

InstallingdriversforaRedHatEnterprise

LinuxAS6.4operatingsystem......26

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard...26 Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphics

card.................26

InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10

operatingsystemwithServicePack4.....27

InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterprise Server10operatingsystemwithServicePack

4..................29

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard...29 Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics

card.................30

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphics

card.................30

InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11

operatingsystemwithServicePack2.....31

InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterprise Server11operatingsystemwithServicePack

2..................32

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard...33

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Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphics

card.................33

InstallingtheVMwareESXi5.1Update1....34

InstallingdriversfortheVMwareESXi5.1

Update1...............34

InstallingtheCitrixXenServerhypervisor....35

InstallingdriversfortheCitrixXenServer

hypervisor...............36

Chapter3.Installinganoperating

systeminUEFImode.........37

BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFI

mode..................37

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008

operatingsystemanddrivers.........37

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008

operatingsystem............38

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2008

operatingsystem............38

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2

operatingsystemanddrivers.........38

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008 R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1..38

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2008 R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1..38

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012

operatingsystemanddrivers.........38

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012

operatingsystem............38

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012

operatingsystem............39

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012

Essentialsoperatingsystem.........39

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012

Essentialsoperatingsystem.......39

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2

operatingsystemanddrivers.........39

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012

R2operatingsystem..........39

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012

R2operatingsystem..........39

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2

Essentialsoperatingsystem.........39

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012

R2Essentialsoperatingsystem......39

InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012R2operating

system..................39

InstallingdriversfortheHyper-VServer2012

R2operatingsystem..........40

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness

Server2011Essentialsoperatingsystem....40

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmall BusinessServer2011Essentialsoperating

system................40

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness

Server2011Standardoperatingsystem.....40

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmall BusinessServer2011Standardoperating

system................40

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness Server2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem.40

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmall BusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on

operatingsystem............40

InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4

operatingsystem..............40

InstallingdriversforaRedHatEnterprise

LinuxAS6.4operatingsystem......42

InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard....42

InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard.....43

InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11

operatingsystemwithServicePack2.....44

InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterprise Server11operatingsystemwithServicePack

2..................45

InstallingtheVMwareESXi5.1Update1....46

InstallingdriversfortheVMwareESXi5.1

Update1...............46

Trademarks................46

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Chapter1.Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem

Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

•CopythedriverforonboardSATAsoftwareRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID),onboardSAS softwareRAID,ortheinstalledRAIDcardfromtheThinkServer servertoaUniversalSerialBus(USB)storagedevice.

•Settheopticaldrivethatyouwanttouseastheﬁrststartupdevice.Dependingontheservermodel,an externalopticaldrivemightberequired.

Note:IfyouwanttoinstallanoperatingsysteminUniﬁedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)mode,set theUEFIdriveastheﬁrststartupdevice.

EasyStartupDVDthatcomeswithyour

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Chapter2.Installinganoperatingsysteminlegacymode

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutinstallingthefollowingoperatingsystemsandhypervisorsinlegacy mode:

•Microsoft

WindowsServer

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008EnterpriseEdition(x64andx86)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008StandardEdition(x64andx86)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2DatacenterEditionwithServicePack1

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack1

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwithServicePack1

•MicrosoftWindows

•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on

•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012DatacenterEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012EssentialsEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2EssentialsEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition

•Hyper-VServer2012R2

•SUSELinux

EnterpriseServer10withServicePack4(x64andx86)

•SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11withServicePack2(x64andx86)

•RedHat

EnterpriseLinuxAS5.9(x64andx86)

•RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x64andx86)

•VMware®ESXi5.1Update1

•Citrix

XenServer

6.0.2

•CitrixXenServer6.1

2008DatacenterEdition(x64andx86)

SmallBusinessServer2011Essentials

Beforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminlegacymode

Beforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminlegacymode,dothefollowing:

1.PerformtheoperationsinChapter1.SeeChapter1“Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.

2.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.

3.OntheAdvancedmenu,selectSA TA/SASConﬁguration➙StorageOpROMpolicy.

4.SelectLegacyonly.

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystemand drivers

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsanddrivers:

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008DatacenterEdition(x64andx86)

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•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008EnterpriseEdition(x64andx86)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008StandardEdition(x64andx86)

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoload theﬁles.

3.Whenthe“Enteryourlanguageandotherpreferences”windowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethelanguageand otheroptionsasyouneedandthenclickNext.

4.ClickInstallnow.

5.T ypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.

6.Selecttheoperatingsystemthatyouwanttoinstall.Then,clickNext.

7.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.

8.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom: (Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.

9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickLoaddriver.

10.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserver,andthengotothefolder wherethedriverisstored.

11.ClickOK.The“Selectthedrivertoinstall”windowisdisplayed.

12.SelectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewiththiscomputer’shardware,andthenselectthedriver thatyouwanttoinstallonyourserver.ClickNext.

13.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).

14.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.

15.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

16.Selectthedrivepartitiononwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNext.The installationbegins.

Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.

17.Changeyourpasswordwhenprompted.

Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.

18.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.

Installingthedriverforthechipset

Toinstallthedriverforthechipset,dothefollowing:

1.LogintotheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.The ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDrunsautomatically.

Note:IftheDVDdoesnotrunautomatically,clickRunlaunch.exeintheAutoPlaywindow.

2.ReadthelicensetermsandclickAccept.

Note:Ifprompted,clickAdd➙Close.

3.Intheinstallationwindow,clickDriverInstallation(orDriverInstall).

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4.SelectyourservermodelfromtheServerModeldrop-downlistbox.Selecttheoperatingsystem fromtheOperatingSystemdrop-downlistbox.

5.SelectIntelChipsetfromtheSelectadriverdrop-downlistbox.Then,clickInstall.

Note:Ifprompted,clickYes.

6.Inthe“WelcometotheSetupProgram”window,clickNext.

7.IntheLicenseAgreementwindow,clickY es.

8.IntheReadmeFileInformationwindow,clickNext.

Note:Ifprompted,selectAlwaystrustsoftwarefromIntelCorp-ChipsetINFandclickInstall.

9.IntheSetupProgresswindow,clickNext.

10.SelectYes,Iwanttorestartthiscomputernow.Then,clickFinishtorestartyourserver.

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

ToinstallthedriverforanEthernetcard,dothefollowing:

1.LogintotheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.The ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDrunsautomatically.

Note:IftheDVDdoesnotrunautomatically,clickRunlaunch.exeintheAutoPlaywindow.

2.ReadthelicensetermsandclickAccept.

3.Intheinstallationwindow,clickDriverInstallation.

4.SelectyourservermodelfromtheServerModeldrop-downlistbox.Selecttheoperatingsystem fromtheOperatingSystemdrop-downlistbox.

5.SelectthecorrespondingEthernetcarddriverfromtheSelectadriverdrop-downlistbox.Then, clickInstall.

Note:Ifprompted,clickYes.

6.Ifprompted,clickOKtorestartyourserver.

Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard

Toinstallthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard,dothefollowing:

1.LogintotheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.The ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDrunsautomatically.

Note:IftheDVDdoesnotrunautomatically,clickRunlaunch.exeintheAutoPlaywindow.

2.ReadthelicensetermsandclickAccept.

3.Intheinstallationwindow,clickDriverInstallation.

4.SelectyourservermodelfromtheServerModeldrop-downlistbox.Selecttheoperatingsystem fromtheOperatingSystemdrop-downlistbox.

5.SelectASPEEDDisplayController(AST2300)fromtheSelectadriverdrop-downlistbox.Then, clickInstall.

Note:Ifprompted,clickYes.

6.ClickOKtorestartyourserveraftertheinstallationiscompleted.

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard

Toinstallthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard,dothefollowing:

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1.DownloadthedriverforthediscretegraphicscardfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Themost up-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovoSupportWeb siteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

2.Double-clickthegraphics-carddriver.ThePleaseenterthe...windowisdisplayed.

Note:Ifprompted,clickYes.

3.Browsetothefolderwhereyouwanttoinstallthedriver,andthenclickOK.Theinstallationbegins.

4.Readandacceptthelicenseagreementtocontinuetheinstallation.

5.WhentheInstallationoptionswindowisdisplayed,selecttheoptionthatyouwanttoinstall.The followingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatExpress(Recommended)isselectedinthisstep.

6.ClickNext.

7.Whentheinstallationiscompleted,anotiﬁcationmessageisdisplayedandyoumustrestartyourserver.

InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard

Toinstallthedriverforahostbusadapter(HBA)card,dothefollowing:

1.LogintotheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.The ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDrunsautomatically.

Note:IftheDVDdoesnotrunautomatically,clickRunlaunch.exeintheAutoPlaywindow.

2.ReadthelicensetermsandclickAccept.

3.Intheinstallationwindow,clickDriverInstallation.

4.SelectyourservermodelfromtheServerModeldrop-downlistbox.Selecttheoperatingsystem fromtheOperatingSystemdrop-downlistbox.

5.SelectthecorrespondingHBAcarddriverfromtheSelectaDriverdrop-downlistbox.Then,click

Install.

Note:Ifprompted,clickYes.

6.ClickOKtorestartyourserveraftertheinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface

ToinstallthedriverforIntel

1.LogintotheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.The ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDrunsautomatically.

Note:IftheDVDdoesnotrunautomatically,clickRunlaunch.exeintheAutoPlaywindow.

2.ReadthelicensetermsandclickAccept.

3.Intheinstallationwindow,clickDriverInstallation.

4.SelectyourservermodelfromtheServerModeldrop-downlistbox.Selecttheoperatingsystem fromtheOperatingSystemdrop-downlistbox.

5.SelectIntelManagementEngineInterfacefromtheSelectaDriverdrop-downlistbox.Then,click

Install.

Note:IfyourserverisinstalledwiththeMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem,dothe

following:

a.IntheQuestionswindows,clickYes.

b.IntheWelcometoSetupProgramwindow,clickNext.

ManagementEngineInterface,dothefollowing:

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c.IntheLicenseAgreementwindow,clickY es.

d.IntheReadmeFileInformationwindow,clickNext.Theinstallationbegins.

e.Whenprompted,clickNext➙Finish.

6.ClickOKtorestartyourserveraftertheinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard

Toinstallthedriverforaconvergednetworkadapter(CNA)card,dothefollowing:

1.LogintotheoperatingsystemandinserttheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDintotheopticaldrive.The ThinkServerEasyStartupDVDrunsautomatically.

Note:IftheDVDdoesnotrunautomatically,clickRunlaunch.exeintheAutoPlaywindow.

2.ReadthelicensetermsandclickAccept.

3.Intheinstallationwindow,clickDriverInstallation.

4.SelectyourservermodelfromtheServerModeldrop-downlistbox.Selecttheoperatingsystem fromtheOperatingSystemdrop-downlistbox.

5.SelectthecorrespondingCNAcarddriverfromtheSelectadriverdrop-downlistbox.Then,click

Install.

Note:Ifprompted,clickYes.

6.ClickOKtorestartyourserveraftertheinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemand drivers

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsanddrivers:

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2DatacenterEditionwithServicePack1

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack1

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwithServicePack1

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwith ServicePack1

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdordvd...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoload theﬁles.

3.Whenthe“Enteryourlanguageandotherpreferences”windowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethelanguageand otheroptionsasyouneedandthenclickNext.

4.ClickInstallnow.

5.Selecttheoperatingsystemthatyouwanttoinstall.Then,clickNext.

6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.

7.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom: (Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.

8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickLoaddriver.

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9.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserver,andthengotothefolder wherethedriverisstored.

10.ClickOK.The“Selectthedrivertoinstall”windowisdisplayed.

11.SelectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewiththiscomputer’shardware,andthenselectthedriver thatyouwanttoinstallonyourserver.ClickNext.

12.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).

13.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.

14.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.ClickOKifprompted.

15.Selectthedrivepartitiononwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNext.The installationbegins.

Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.

16.Changeyourpasswordwhenprompted.

Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.

17.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwith ServicePack1

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1,refertotherelated topics.

•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage4

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard”onpage5

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage7

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials operatingsystem

Note:Beforeinstallingthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserver.Then,starttheserver fromtheopticaldrive.

Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.

2.IntheInstallingWindowswindow,selectNewInstallation.

3.ClickLoaddriversandgotothefolderwherethedriverisstored.ClickOKtoloadthedrivers.

4.SelectIunderstandthatifIclickInstall,allﬁlesandfoldersonyourprimaryharddrivewillbe

deleted.Then,clickInstall.TheInstallWindowswindowisdisplayed.Waitforamoment.

Note:IftheserverisabletoidentifytheEthernetcarddriver,gotostep11afterstep4.

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5.WhenthemessageErrorsoccurredduringinstallationisdisplayed,pressShift+F10.Inputthecommand devmgmt.msc,andpressEnter.

6.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,clickotherdevices,andthenright-clickEthernetController.

7.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware➙Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware.

8.Gotothefolderwherethedriverisstored,andthenclickNext.

9.Inthe“UpdateDriverSoftware-Intel...Connection”window,clickClose.Gobacktothecommand windowandcloseit.

10.Gobacktothe“Errorsoccurredduringinstallation”window,andclickRestarttorestartyourserver.

11.Whenthe“WindowsSmallBusinessServer2011”windowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethelanguageand otheroptionsasyouneed,andthenclickNext.

12.Inthe“Verifythedateandtimesettings”window,conﬁgurethedateandtime.Then,clickNext.

13.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicense.Then,clickNext.

14.T ypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.

15.Personalizetheserverbytypingtheusername,andthenclickNext.

16.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account1of2)”window,typeyourusernameand password.Then,clickNext.

Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower caseletters,andnumbers.

17.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account2of2)”window,typeyourusernameand password,andthenclickNext.

Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower caseletters,andnumbers.

18.Inthe“Keepyourserverup-to-dateautomatically”window,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.Y our serverwillrestartseveraltimes.

19.Whenprompted,clickClose.Theinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials operatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem,refertothe relatedtopics.

•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage4

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard”onpage5

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage7

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard operatingsystem

Note:Beforeyouinstallthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

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1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.

2.IntheInstallingWindowswindow,selectthelanguageandotheroptions.Then,clickNext.

3.ClickInstallnow.

4.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.

5.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom (Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.

6.Whenthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”windowisdisplayed,connecttheUSBstorage devicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.

7.GotothefolderwherethedriverisstoredandclickOK.

8.SelectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstallandclickNexttoinstallthedriver.

9.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).

10.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.

11.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

12.IntheInstallWindowswindow,clickOK.

13.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.

Notes:

•Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.

•Thedrivepartitionmustbegreaterthan80GB.Itisrecommendedthatthedrivepartitionisgreater

than120GB.

14.IntheContinueInstallationwindow,selectCleanInstall.Then,clickNext.

15.ClickOpenDateandTimetoverifytheclockandtimezonesettingstosetyourdateandtime.

Then,clickOK➙Next.

Note:IftheservercanidentifytheEthernetcard,gotostep22afterstep15.

16.Whenthe“Cannotﬁndthelocalnetwork”windowisdisplayed,connecttheUSBstoragedevice thatcontainsthedriverfortheEthernetcardtoyourserver.PressShift+F10,inputthecommand devmgmt.msc,andpressEnter.

17.IntheDeviceManagerwindow,clickotherdevices,andthenright-clickEthernetController.

18.ClickUpdateDriverSoftware➙Browsemycomputerfordriversoftware.

19.Gotothefolderwherethedriverisstored,andthenclickNext.

20.Inthe“UpdateDriverSoftware-Intel...Connection”window,clickClose.Gobacktothecommand windowandcloseit.

21.Gobacktothe“Cannotﬁndthelocalnetwork”window,andclickBacktoreturntothe“Verifytheclock andtimezonesettings”window.Then,clickNext.

22.Inthe“Servernetworkconﬁguration”window,conﬁgurethenetworksettingsasyouneed.Then, clickNext.

23.IntheGetimportantupdateswindow,selecttheupdatemethodasyouneed.

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatDonotgetthemostrecentinstallation updatesisselectedinthisstep.

24.IntheConnectingyourserverwindow,conﬁgurethecompanyinformationasyouneed.ClickNext.

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25.Personalizetheserverandnetworkinformationasyouneed.ClickNext.

26.Inthe“Addanetworkadministratoraccount”window,setyourusernameandpassword.Then,click

Next.

Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleasteightcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower

caseletters,andnumbers.

27.Inthe“Thatisalltheinformationneeded”window,clickNexttorestarttheserver.

28.Whenthe“Expandingandinstallingﬁles”windowisdisplayed,theserverstartsinstallingﬁles automatically.Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimes.

29.WhentheSuccessfulinstallationwindowisdisplayed,theinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard operatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem,refertothe relatedtopics.

•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage4

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage7

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium Add-onoperatingsystem

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem,dothe following:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.

2.IntheInstallingWindowswindow,selectthelanguageandotheroptions.Then,clickNext.

3.ClickInstallnow.

4.Selecttheoperatingsystemthatyouwanttoinstall,andthenclickNext.

5.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.

6.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom (Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.

7.Whenthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”windowisdisplayed,connecttheUSBstorage devicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.

8.GotothefolderwherethedriverisstoredandclickOK.

9.SelectthedriverthatyouwanttoinstallandclickNexttoinstallthedriver.

10.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).

11.Selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystem,andthenclickNew.

12.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

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13.IntheInstallWindowswindow,clickOK.

14.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.

Note:Y ouserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.

15.Changeyourpasswordwhenprompted.

Note:Thepasswordmustbeacombinationofuppercaseletters,lowercaseletters,andnumbers.

16.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium Add-onoperatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem,referto therelatedtopics.

•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage4

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage7

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystemand drivers

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsandthedrivers:

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012DatacenterEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadtheﬁles.

3.WhentheWindowsServer2012windowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethelanguageandotheroptionsasyou need,andthenclickNext.

4.ClickInstallnow.

5.T ypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft CertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.

6.SelecttheWindowsoperatingsystemeditionthatyouwanttoinstall.Then,clickNext.Thefollowing stepsarebasedonthescenariothatWindowsServer2012Standard(ServerwithaGUI)isselected inthisstep.

7.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ClickNext.

8.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom:

InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.

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9.Whenthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”windowisdisplayed,connecttheUSBstorage devicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserverandclickLoadDriver.

10.GotothefolderwherethedriverisstoredandclickOK.

11.SelectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewiththiscomputer’shardware,andthenselectthedriver thatyouwanttoinstallonyourserver.Then,clickNext.

12.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced)➙New.

13.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

14.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.

15.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.

Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.

16.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.Then,follow theinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012operatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2012operatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.

•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage4

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage7

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating system

Note:Beforeinstallingthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.

ToinstalltheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhenthemessagePressanykeytobootfromCDorDVD...isdisplayed,pressanykey.Ifthemessage WindowsSetup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoload theﬁles.

3.WhentheWindowsServer2012windowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethelanguageandotheroptionsasyou need,andthenclickNext.

4.ClickInstallnow.

5.T ypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft CertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.

6.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.

7.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom: InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.

8.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickLoaddriver.TheLoaddriverwindowis displayed.

9.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainsthedrivertoyourserver,andthengotothefolderwhere thedriverisstored.ClickOK.The“Selectthedrivertoinstall”windowsisdisplayed.

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10.SelectHidedriversthataren’tcompatiblewiththiscomputer’shardware,andthenselectthedriver thatyouwanttoinstallonyourserver.Then,clickNext.

11.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickDriveoptions(advanced).Then,click New.

12.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

13.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.

14.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.

Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.

15.Conﬁgurethedateandtime,andthenclickNext.

16.Choosethetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatClean installisselected.

17.PersonalizetheserverbytypingthecomputernameandthenclickNext.

18.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account1of2)”window,typeyourusernameand password,andthenclickNext.

19.Inthe“Provideyouradministratorinformation(account2of2)”window,typeyourusernameand password,andthenclickNext.

20.Inthe“Keepyourserverup-to-dateautomatically”window,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.Y our serverwillrestartseveraltimes.

21.Whenprompted,clickClose.Theinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating system

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.

•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage4

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage7

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystemand drivers

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsanddrivers:

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadtheﬁles.

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2.WhentheWindowsServer2012R2windowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethelanguageandotheroptionsas youneed,andthenclickNext.

3.ClickInstallnow.

4.SelecttheWindowsoperatingsystemeditionthatyouwanttoinstall.Then,clickNext.Thefollowing stepsarebasedonthescenariothatWindowsServer2012R2Standard(ServerwithaGUI)is selectedinthisstep.

5.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ClickNext.

6.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom: InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.

7.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickNew.

8.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

9.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.

10.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.

11.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.Then,follow theinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.

•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage4

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5

•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6

Note:ThedriversfortheHBAcardandCNAcardareinstalledduringtheoperatingsysteminstallation.

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperating system

Note:Beforeyouinstallthisoperatingsystem,connectyourservertothenetwork.

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadtheﬁles.

2.WhentheWindowsServer2012R2windowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethelanguageandotheroptionsas youneed,andthenclickNext.

3.ClickInstallnow.

4.T ypeyourproductkeyandthenclickNext.TheproductkeyinformationisavailableontheMicrosoft CertiﬁcateofAuthenticitylabelorproductpackaging.

5.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.Then,clickNext.

6.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom: InstallWindowsonly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.

7.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallWindows?”window,clickNew.

8.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

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9.IntheWindowsSetupwindow,clickOK.

10.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.

11.WhentheSettingswindowisdisplayed,setanadministratorpasswordandclickFinish.Then,follow theinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystemwhenprompted.

12.Inthe“ConﬁgureWindowsServerEssentials”window,clickNext.

13.Setyourdateandtime.Then,clickNext.

14.Conﬁgurethecompanyinformationasyouneed.Then,clickNext.

15.Inthe“Createanetworkadministratoraccount”window,setyourusernameandpassword.Then, clickNext.

16.IntheUpdatesettingswindow,selecttheupdatemethodasyouneed.

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatDonotchecktoupdatesisselectedinthis step.

17.ClickConﬁgure.Whenthe“Updatingandpreparingyourserver”windowisdisplayed,waitforseveral minutes.Yourserverwillrestartseveraltimes.

18.WhentheConﬁgurationcompletedwindowisdisplayed,clickClose.Theinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperating system

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.

•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage4

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5

•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6

Note:ThedriversfortheHBAcardandCNAcardareinstalledduringtheoperatingsysteminstallation.

InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012R2operatingsystem

Note:ThedriverfortheHBAcardorCNAcardisinstalledduringtheoperatingsysteminstallation.

ToinstalltheHyper-VServer2012R2operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

Note:IfthemessagePressanykeytobootfromcdisdisplayed,pressanykey.IfthemessageWindows Setup[EMSEnabled]isdisplayed,pressEnter.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadtheﬁles.

2.Whenthe“MicrosoftHyper-VServer2012R2”windowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethelanguageandother optionsasyouneed,andthenclickNext.

3.ClickInstallnow.

4.ReadthelicensetermsandselectIacceptthelicenseterms.ClickNext.

5.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCustom: InstallthenewerversionofHyper-VServeronly(Advanced)isselectedinthisstep.

6.Inthe“WheredoyouwanttoinstallHyper-VServer?”window,clickNew.

7.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB),andthenclickApply.

8.Inthe“MicrosoftHyper-VServerSetup”window,clickOK.

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9.Ensurethatthedrivepartitioniscorrect,andthenclickNext.Theinstallationbegins.

Note:Y ourserverwillrestartseveraltimesduringtheinstallation.

10.WhentheAdministratorwindowisdisplayed,clickOKandsetanadministratorpassword.

11.PressEnter.WhenthemessageYourpasswordhasbeenchangedisdisplayed,clickOKtologinto

theoperatingsystem.

Installingthedriverforthechipset

Toinstallthedriverforthechipset,dothefollowing:

1.CopythedriverforthechipsetfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcomeswithyourservertoa USBstoragedevice.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

2.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriverforthechipset:

e: cdChipsetwindows cdWin7 Pnputil–i–a*.inf

Note:Inthecommandlines,e:representsthedriveletteroftheUSBstoragedeviceand Chipsetwindows\Win7representsthesubdirectorywhereyourdriverislocated.

3.Ifprompted,clickInstall.

4.Restartyourserveraftertheinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

ToinstallthedriverforanEthernetcard,dothefollowing:

1.DownloadthedriverfortheEthernetcardfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Themostup-to-date devicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

2.CopythedriverfortheEthernetcardtoaUSBstoragedevice.ConnecttheUSBstoragedeviceto yourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

e: cd/NIC Pnputil–i–a*.inf

Note:Inthecommandlines,e:representsthedriveletteroftheUSBstoragedeviceand/NIC representsthesubdirectorywhereyourdriverislocated.

4.Restartyourserveraftertheinstallationiscompleted.

Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard

Toinstallthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard,dothefollowing:

1.CopythedriverforanonboardgraphicscardfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatcomeswith yourservertoaUSBstoragedevice.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

2.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

e: cdVideo Pnputil–i–a*.inf

Note:Inthecommandlines,e:representsthedriveletteroftheUSBstoragedeviceandVideo representsthenameofthefolderthatcontainsthedriver.

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3.Ifprompted,clickInstall.

4.Restartyourserveraftertheinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface

ToinstallthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface,dothefollowing:

1.CopythedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterfacefromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthat comeswithyourservertoaUSBstoragedevice.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

2.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

e: cdManagement Pnputil–i–a*.inf

Note:Inthecommandlines,e:representsthedriveletteroftheUSBstoragedeviceandManagement representsthenameofthefolderthatcontainsthedriver.

3.Restartyourserveraftertheinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS5.9operatingsystemand drivers

Notes:

•ThemaximumsystemmemorythattheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS5.9(x86)operatingsystemcan supportis16GB.

•DownloadthedriverforonboardSASsoftwareRAIDfromtheLenovoWebsitetoyourserver.Then,copy thedrivertoaUSBstoragedevice.Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsare alwaysavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

ToinstalltheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS5.9(x64orx86)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainstherequireddrivertoyourserver.Then,startthe serverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.Whenthewelcomewindowisdisplayed,inputthefollowingcommandlineafterboot:,andthenpress Enter:

linuxddnoprobe=ata1noprobe=ata2noprobe=ata3noprobe=ata4

3.IntheDriverdiskwindow,selectYesandthenpressEnter.

4.IntheInsertDriverDiskwindow,selectOKandthenpressEnter.

5.IntheMoreDriverDiskswindow,selectNo.

6.IntheCDFoundwindow,dependingonyourneeds,selectOKtobegintheinstallationmediatestor selectSkiptoskipthemediatestandstarttheinstallation.

7.Whentheinstallationwindowisdisplayed,clickNext.

8.SelectthelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallationprocessandclickNext.

9.SelecttheappropriatekeyboardlayoutforthesystemandclickNext.

10.Whenpromptedtotypetheinstallationnumber,typeyourinstallationnumberandthenclickOK.

Notes:

•ClickYesifawarningmessageisdisplayed.

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•Whenthe“InstallRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer”windowisdisplayed,conﬁguretheoptionsasyou need.ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatInstallRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer isselectedinthisstep.ClickNexttocontinuetheinstallation.

11.Whenyouarepromptedtopartitionyourharddiskdrive,selecttheoptionasyouneedandthen clickNext.

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCreatecustomlayoutisselectedinthisstep.

12.CreateapartitionasyouneedandthenclickNext.

•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)

Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickNew.

b.IntheAddPartitionwindow,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

c.Selectext3fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

d.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB)intheSizeﬁeld,andthenclickOK.

•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)

Tocreateabootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickNew.

b.IntheAddPartitionwindow,select/bootfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

c.Selectext3fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

d.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB)intheSizeﬁeld,andthenclickOK.

•Manuallycreateaswappartition

Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickNew.

b.IntheAddPartitionwindow,selectswapfromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

c.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)intheSizeﬁeld,andthenclickOK.

13.IntheGRUBbootloaderwindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneedandthenclickNext.

14.IntheNetworkDeviceswindow,selectthedevicethatyouwanttoactivatewhenyoustarttheserver, andthenclickNext.

15.SelectyourregionandthenclickNext.

16.SetyourrootpasswordandthenclickNext.Therootaccountisforadministrativeuse.

17.ThedefaultinstallationincludesasetofsoftwareprogramsapplicableforgeneralInternetusage. SelectCustomizelaterorCustomizenowtoaddadditionalsoftwareprogramstoyourserver,and thenclickNext.

Note:IfyouselectCustomizenow,youcanselectthedesiredsoftwarepackagesbyclickingOptional packages.Then,clickNext.

18.ClickNexttobegintheinstallationprocessoftheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxServeroperatingsystem.

19.Whentheinstallationiscompleted,removetheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscfromtheopticaldrive.

20.PressCtrl+Alt+F2togotothecommandwindowandthenusethefollowingcommandstoinstall thedrivers:

cat/proc/partitions mkdir/tmp/f d0 mount/dev/sdb/tmp/fd0 cdtmp/f d0 ./replace_ahci.sh

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Notes:

•EnsurethattheUSBstoragedeviceisconnectedtoyourserver.

•Inthecommandlines,sdbrepresentsthedriveletteroftheUSBstoragedevice.

21.PressCtrl+Alt+F6toreturntothegraphicsinterface.Then,clickReboottorestartyourserver.

22.Thesetupprocesscontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.

23.ClickYes,IagreetotheLicenseAgreement,andthenclickForward.

24.IntheFirewallwindow,checkandconﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.

25.IntheSELinuxwindow,checkandconﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.

26.IntheKdumpwindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.

27.Setyourtimeanddate,andthenclickForward.

28.IntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.

29.IntheFinishUpdateSetupwindow,clickForward.

30.SetyourusernameandpasswordintheCreateUserwindow,andthenclickForward.

31.IntheSoundCardwindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.

32.WhentheAdditionalCDswindowisdisplayedaskingyouifyouneedtoinstalladditionalsoftware programsfromaCDorDVD,dependingonyourneeds,clickInstalltocontinueorclickFinishto completetheinstallation.

33.Enteryourusernameandpasswordtologintotheoperatingsystem.

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

Note:BeforeinstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard,ensurethatthekernel-sourcepackageandthe

correspondingcompilerareinstalledonyourserver.

ToinstallthedriverforanEthernetcard,dothefollowing:

1.CopythedriverfortheEthernetcardfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocaldrive. Double-clicktheEXEﬁletounzipittoafolder.CopythefoldertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnect theUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

cd/tmp cde1000e ./install

Note:Inthecommandlines,e1000erepresentsthedrivername.Usethecorrespondingﬁlename onyourserver.

4.Restartyourserver.

5.ConﬁguretheIPaddressoftheEthernetcardbydoingthefollowing:

a.ClickSystemonthetop-leftcornerofthewindow,andthenselectNetworkfromtheAdministration

drop-downlistbox.

b.Inthenetworkconﬁgurationwindow,selecttheEthernetcardandclickEdit.

c.SelectStaticallysetIPaddresses,andthentypetheIPaddressintheManualIPAddress

Settingstextbox.Then,clickOK.

d.Gobacktotheconﬁgurationwindow,andthenclickActivate.Then,clickYes➙OK.

e.ConﬁgureotherEthernetcardsifneeded.

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Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard

Toinstallthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard,dothefollowing:

1.CopythedriverforanonboardgraphicscardfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocal drive.Double-clicktheEXEﬁletounzipittoafolder.CopythefoldertoaUSBstoragedeviceand connecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

cd/tmp rpm–ivhxorg71-0.97-5.i386.rpm–force

Note:Inthecommandlines,xorg71-0.97-5.i386.rpmrepresentsthedrivername.Usethecorresponding ﬁlenameonyourserver.

4.Restartyourserver.

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard

Toinstallthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard,dothefollowing:

1.DownloadthedriverforthediscretegraphicscardfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Then,copythe drivertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

Notes:

•Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovo

SupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

•ThedriverforthediscretegraphicscarddoesnotsupporttheXenkernel.

2.CopythedriverfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectoryonyourserver.

3.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.

4.Usethefollowingcommandstoloadakerneldriverpackage:

cd/ cd/dev/partitions mount/dev/sr0/mnt cd/mnt cd/server rpm–ivhkernel-devel-2.6.18 .-348.el5./686.rpm reboot

Note:Inthecommandlines,sr0representsthedriverletteroftheopticaldrive;/mntrepresentsthe directorywheretheopticaldriveismounted;andkernel-devel-2.6.18.-348.el5./686.rpmrepresents thedrivername.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

5.Removethediscfromtheopticaldriveandrestarttheserver.

6.Logintotheserveranddouble-clickComputer.

7.ClickFilesystemandopenthe/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.confﬁle.

8.Intheblacklist.confwindow,typethefollowingcommand:

blacklistnouveau

9.Savetheconﬁgurationandclosethewindow.

10.Openthe/etc/grub.confﬁle.

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11.Inthegrub.confwindow,typethefollowingcommand:

nouveau.modeset=0rdblacklist=nouveau

12.Savetheconﬁgurationandclosethewindow.

13.Openthe/etc/inttabﬁle.

14.Intheinttabwindow,changeid:5:initdef ault:intoid:3:initdef ault:.

15.Savetheconﬁgurationandclosethewindow.

16.Restarttheserverandselectthebasekernel.

17.Logintothebasekernelbyenteringyourusernameandpassword.ThenpressEnter.

18.T ypethefollowingcommandlines:

cd/tmp ./NVIDIA-NVS300-Quadro600-Linux-x86-310.19 .run

19.Whenprompted,selectAcceptandpressEnter.

Note:Ifyouareinstallingthedriverontheoperatingsystem(64-bit),whenthemessageInstallNVIDIA’ s

32-bitcompatibilityOpenGLlibraries?isdisplayed,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneedandpressEnter.

20.WhenthemessageWouldyouliketo......isdisplayed,selectYesandpressEnter.

21.WhenthemessageYourXconguration......isdisplayed,selectOKandpressEnter.

22.Restarttheserverandlogintothebasekernel.

23.Usethestartxcommandtoenterthegraphicswindowanddouble-clickComputer.

24.ClickFilesystemandopenthe/etc/inttabﬁle.

25.Intheinttabwindow,changeid:3:initdef ault:intoid:5:initdef ault:.

26.Savetheconﬁgurationandclosethewindow.

27.Restarttheserverandthedriverinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard

ToinstallthedriverforanHBAcard,dothefollowing:

1.CopytheHBAcarddriverfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocaldrive.Double-clickthe EXEﬁletounzipittoafolder.CopythefoldertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSBstorage devicetoyourserver.

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

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3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

•ForLPe1250(single-portFC8G),LPe12002(dual-portFC8G),andLPe16002B(dual-portFC16G) HBAcards:

cd/tmp tarzxvfelx-lpfc-dd-rhel5-8.2.2.15-1-1.tar.gz cdelx-lpf c-dd-rhel5-8 .2.2.15-1-1 ./elx_lpfc_install.sh

Notes:

–Iftheﬁleextensionisnot.tar.gz,skipthesecondcommand.

–Inthecommandlines,elx-lpfc-dd-rhel6-8.3.7.18-1-1representsthenameofthedriverpackageﬁle

andelx_lpfc_install.shrepresentsthedrivername.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

•For5QLE2562(dual-portFC8G)and7QLE2562(dual-portFC8G)HBAcards:

cd/tmp cd/qla2xxx-8.04.00.15.5.6-k ./extras/build.sh

Note:Inthecommandlines,qla2xxx-8.04.00.15.5.6-krepresentsthenameofthedriverpackageﬁle; extrasrepresentsthenameofthefolderinthedriverpackage;andbuild.shrepresentsthedriver

name.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

4.Restartyourserverandtheinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard

ToinstallthedriverforaCNAcard,dothefollowing:

1.CopythedriverforaCNAcardfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocaldrive.Double-click theEXEﬁletounzipittoafolder.CopythefoldertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSB storagedevicetoyourserver.

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

•ForFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)andiSCSIoverEthernet(ISOE)protocols:

cd/tmp cdqla2xxx-8.04.00.15.5.6-k ./extras/build.sh

Note:Inthecommandlines,qla2xxx-8.04.00.15.5.6-krepresentsthenameofthedriverpackageﬁle; extrasrepresentsthenameofthefolderinthedriverpackage;andbuild.shrepresentsthedriver

name.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

•ForNICprotocol:

cd/tmp cdqlcnic-5.2.29 .45_130308_rhel5.9_2.6.18-348.el5 ./qicnic-src-install.sh-b ./qlcnic-src-install.sh-i

Note:Inthecommandlines,qlcnic-5.2.29.45_130308_rhel5.9_2.6.18-348.el5representsthenameof thedriverpackageﬁleandqlcnic-src-install.shrepresentsthedrivername.Usethecorresponding ﬁlenameonyourserver.

4.Restartyourserverandtheinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4operatingsystem

BeforeinstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x64)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

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1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.

2.OntheAdvancedmenu,selectChipsetConﬁguration➙IntelVT-d.EnsurethatIntelVT-dissetto

Disabled.

Note:ThemaximumsystemmemorythattheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x86)operatingsystem

cansupportis16GB.

ToinstalltheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x64orx86)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.DownloadthedriverforonboardSASsoftwareRAIDfromtheLenovoWebsitetoyourserver.Themost up-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

2.CopythedriverforonboardSASsoftwareRAIDtoaUSBstoragedevice.ConnecttheUSBstorage devicetoyourserver.

3.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

4.Whenthewelcomewindowisdisplayed,selecttheoptionasyouneed.

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatInstallorupgradeanexistingsystemis selectedinthisstep.

5.PressT abandtypelinuxddblacklist=iscinodmraid.Then,pressEnter.

6.IntheDriverDiskwindow,selectYesandthenpressEnter.

7.IntheDriverDiskSourcewindow,gotothefolderwherethedriverisstoredandselectOK.Then, pressEnter.

8.IntheInsertDriverDiskwindow,selectOKandthenpressEnter.

9.IntheMoreDriverDiskswindow,selectNo.

10.IntheDiscFoundwindow,selectSkip,andthenpressEnter.

11.Intheinstallationwindow,clickNext.

12.SelectthelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallationprocessandclickNext.

13.SelecttheappropriatekeyboardlayoutforthesystemandclickNext.

14.SelectthetypeofdevicesfortheinstallationandthenclickNext.

Notes:

•ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatBasicStorageDevicesisselectedinthisstep.

•Whenprompted,selecttheoptionasyouneed.Thefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothat

youselectFreshinstallationandthenclickNext.

15.T ypeanameforyourserver.Then,clickNext.

16.Specifyyourtimezonebyselectingthenearestcityinyourtimezone.Then,clickNext.

17.Personalizetheserverbytypingtherootpasswordfortherootuseraccount.Then,clickNext.

Note:Ifamessagepromptsyouthatthepasswordisweak,clickUseAnyway.

18.Bydefault,apartitionisalreadyselectedforyoutoinstalltheoperatingsystem.Ifyouwanttocreatea partitionmanually,selecttheoptionasyouneedandthenclickNext.

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCreateCustomLayoutisselectedinthisstep.

19.InthePleaseSelectADevicewindow,dooneofthefollowingtocreateapartitionandthenclickNext.

•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)

Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:

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a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowisdisplayed.

b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.

c.IntheAddPartitionwindow,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

d.Selectext4fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

e.IntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.

f.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB)ofthenewpartitionandthenclickOK.

•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)

Tocreateabootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowisdisplayed.

b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.

c.IntheAddPartitionwindow,select/bootfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

d.Selectext4fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

e.IntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.

f.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB)ofthenewpartitionandthenclickOK.

•Manuallycreateaswappartition

Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowisdisplayed.

b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.

c.IntheAddPartitionwindow,selectswapfromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

d.IntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.

e.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)ofthenewpartitionandthenclickOK.

20.IntheFormatWarningswindow,clickFormattoformattheharddiskdrive.

21.Inthe“Writingstorageconﬁgurationtodisk”window,clickWritechangestodisk.

22.Inthe“Bootloaderoperatingsystemlist”window,clickNext.

23.Thedefaultinstallationisabasicserverinstallation.Y oucancustomizeyourserverbyselectinga differentsetofsoftwarefromthesoftwarelistoraddingadditionalrepositoriesthatyouwanttouse forthesoftwareinstallation.SelectCustomizenoworCustomizelater.Then,clickNext.The installationprocessbegins.

24.Aftertheinstallationiscompleted,clickReboottorestartyourserver.

25.Theinstallationcontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.

26.ClickYes,IagreetotheLicenseAgreementandthenclickForward.

27.IntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.

28.IntheFinishUpdatesSetupwindow,clickForward.

29.SetyourusernameandpasswordandthenclickForward.

30.SetyourtimeanddateandthenclickForward.

31.IntheKdumpwindow,selectEnablekdumpifyouwanttoenablekdump,andthenclickFinish tocompletetheinstallation.

Note:Whenpromptedtorestarttheserver,clickYes➙OK.

32.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystem.

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InstallingdriversforaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4operatingsystem

ToinstalltheHBAcarddriverandtheCNAcarddriverforaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x64orx86) operatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.

Note:Thedriverfortheonboardgraphicscardisinstalledduringtheoperatingsysteminstallation.

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage22

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage23

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

Note:BeforeinstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard,ensurethatthekernel-sourcepackageandthe

correspondingcompilerareinstalledonyourserver.

ToinstallthedriverforanEthernetcard,dothefollowing:

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

cd/tmp cde1000e ./install

Note:Inthecommandlines,e1000erepresentsthedrivername.Usethecorrespondingﬁlename onyourserver.

4.Restartyourserver.

5.ConﬁguretheIPaddressoftheEthernetcardbydoingthefollowing:

a.ClickSystemonthetop-leftcornerofthewindow,andthenselectNetworkConnectionsfrom

thePreferencesdrop-downlistbox.

b.Inthenetworkconﬁgurationwindow,selecttheEthernetcardandclickEdit.

c.ClickIpv4Settings.Then,selectManualfromtheMethoddrop-downlistboxandclickAdd.

d.ConﬁguretheIPaddressoftheEthernetcard,andthenclickApplytorestartyourserver.

e.ConﬁgureotherEthernetcardsifneeded.

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard

Toinstallthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard,dothefollowing:

2.CopythedrivertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

3.CopythedriverfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectoryonyourserver.

4.T ypethefollowingcommandsinthecommandwindow:

echo"blacklistnouveau">>/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf mv/boot/initramf s-2.6.32-358.el6.i686.img/boot/initramfs-2.6.32-358 .el6.i686.img.bak dracut-v/boot/initramf s–2.6.32-358.el6.i686.img2.6.32-358.el6.i686

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Note:Inthecommandlines,2.6.32-358.el6.i686.imgand2.6.32-358.el6.i686representﬁlenames.

Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

5.Double-clickComputer➙Filesystem.

6.Opentheetcfolderanddouble-clicktheinittabﬁle.Awindowisdisplayed.

7.Inthewindow,changeid:x:initdefault:intoid:3:initdefault:.

Note:xrepresentsthenumberintheﬁlename.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

8.Savetheconﬁgurationandclosethewindow.Then,restartyourserver.

9.T ypeyourusernameandpassword.Then,pressEnter.

10.T ypethefollowingcommandlines:

cd/tmp ./NVIDIA-NVS300-Quadro600-Linux-x86-310.19 .run

Note:Inthecommandlines,NVIDIA-NVS300-Quadro600-Linux-x86-310.19.runrepresentsthedriver name.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

11.Whenprompted,selectAcceptandpressEnter.

Note:Ifyouareinstallingthedriverontheoperatingsystem(64-bit),whenthemessageInstallNVIDIA’ s 32-bitcompatibilityOpenGLlibraries?isdisplayed,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneedandpressEnter.

12.WhenthemessageWouldyouliketo......isdisplayed,selectYesandpressEnter.

13.WhenthemessageYourXconguration......isdisplayed,selectOKandpressEnter.

14.Restarttheserver.

15.T ypeyourusernameandpassword.Then,pressEnter.

16.T ypestartx.Double-clickComputer➙Filesystem.

17.Opentheetcfolderanddouble-clicktheinittabﬁle.Awindowisdisplayed.

18.Inthewindow,changeid:x:initdefault:intoid:5:initdefault:.

Note:xrepresentsthenumberintheﬁlename.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

19.Savetheconﬁgurationandclosethewindow.

20.Restarttheserverandthedriverinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10operatingsystemwith ServicePack4

Note:ThemaximumsystemmemorythattheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10(x86)operatingsystem

cansupportis16GB.

ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10(x64orx86)operatingsystemwithServicePack4,do thefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainstheRAIDcardbasickerneldrivertoyourserver.

3.Inthe“SUSELinuxEnterpriseServerWelcome”window,pressF5andselectY es.

4.T ypebrokenmodules=isciandselectInstallation.Then,pressEnter.

5.WhentheDriverUpdateaddedwindowisdisplayed,pressEnter.

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6.Whenyouarepromptedtochoosethedriverupdatemedium,connecttheUSBstoragedevicethat containstheRAIDcardvirtualkerneldrivertoyourserver.Then,selectOKandpressEnter.When prompted,pressEnter.

7.Locatethevirtualkerneldriver,andthenselectOK.Then,pressEnter.

8.WhentheDriverUpdateaddedwindowisdisplayed,pressEnter.

9.Whenyouarepromptedtochoosethedriverupdatemedium,selectBackandpressEnter.

10.SelectyourlanguageandclickNext.

11.ReadthelicensetermsandselectYes,IAgreetotheLicenseAgreement.ClickNext.

12.IntheInstallationModewindow,clickNewInstallation,andthenclickNext.

13.VerifyyourregionandtimezoneintheClockandTimeZonewindow,andthenclickNext.

14.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowisdisplayed,createadrivepartitionasyouneed.

•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)

Tocreateanewrootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickPartitioningandselectCreateCustomPartitionSetup.ClickNext.

b.SelectCustomPartitioning(forexperts),andthenclickNext.

c.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectthedrivepartitiononwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.Then,clickCreate.

d.InthePartitionT ypewindow,clickOK.

e.Typetheamountofspace(inMBorGB).

f.IntheFormatarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.

g.Selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

h.ClickOK.

•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)

Tocreateanewbootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectthedrivepartitiononwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.Then,clickCreate.

b.InthePartitionT ypewindow,clickOK.

c.Typetheamountofspace(inMBorGB).

d.IntheFormatarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.

e.Select/bootfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

f.ClickOK.

•Manuallycreateaswappartition

Tocreateanewswappartition,dothefollowing:

a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectthedrivepartitiononwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.Then,clickCreate.

b.InthePartitionT ypewindow,clickOK.

c.Typetheamountofspace(inMBorGB).

d.IntheFormatarea,selectSwapfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.

e.SelectSwapfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

f.ClickOK.

15.ClickFinish.

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16.IntheInstallationSettingswindow,clickSoftwaretoselectthesoftwareprogramsasyouneed,and thenclickAccept.

Note:Ifyouarepromptedtoverifythechanges,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.

17.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowisdisplayed,clickAccept.

18.WhentheConﬁrmInstallationwindowisdisplayed,clickInstall.Whentheinstallationprocessis completed,theserverautomaticallyrestarts.

19.Setyourrootuserpassword.Then,clickNext➙Y es.

Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleastsixcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower caseletters,andnumbers.

20.Setyourhostnameanddomainname.Then,clickNext.

21.ConﬁgureyournetworkintheNetworkConﬁgurationwindow.Then,clickNext.

Note:IftheTestInternetConnectionwindowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.Then, clickNext.

22.IntheInstallationSettingswindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.ClickNext.

23.IntheUserAuthenticationMethodwindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.ClickNext.

24.IntheLDAPClientConﬁgurationwindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.ClickNext.

25.IntheNewLDAPUserwindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.ClickNext.

26.IntheReleaseNoteswindow,ClickNext.

27.IntheHardwareConﬁgurationwindow,ClickNext.

28.IntheInstallationCompletedwindow,clickFinish.

29.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystem.

InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10operating systemwithServicePack4

ToinstallthedriverfortheHBAcardandCNAcardfortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10(x64orx86) operatingsystemwithServicePack4,refertotherelatedtopics.

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage22

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage23

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

Note:BeforeinstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard,ensurethatthekernel-sourcepackageandthe

correspondingcompilerareinstalledonyourserver.

ToinstallthedriverforanEthernetcard,dothefollowing:

1.CopytheEthernetcarddriverfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocaldrive.Double-click theEXEﬁletounzipittoafolder.CopythefoldertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSB storagedevicetoyourserver.

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

cd/tmp cde1000e ./install

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Note:Inthecommandlines,e1000erepresentsthenameofthedriverﬁle.Usethecorrespondingﬁle nameonyourserver.

4.RestartyourserverandclickComputeronthebottom-leftcorner.

5.ClickYaST.

6.IntheYaSTControlCenterwindow,clickNetworkDevices.Then,double-clickNetworkCard.

7.IntheNetworkSetupMethodwindow,selectUserControlledwithNetworkManagerandclickNext.

8.SelectanEthernetcardasyouneedandclickEdit.

9.IntheNetworkAddressSetupwindow,selectStaticAddressSetupandconﬁgurethesettingsas youneed.Then,clickNext.

10.ConﬁgureotherEthernetcardsifneeded.ClickFinishtocompletetheEthernetcardconﬁguration.

Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard

Toinstallthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard,dothefollowing:

1.CopytheonboardgraphicscarddriverfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocaldrive. Double-clicktheEXEﬁletounzipittoafolder.CopythefoldertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnect theUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

cd/tmp rpm–ivhxorg69-0.96-0.i386.rpm--force

Note:Inthecommandlines,xorg69-0.96-0.i386.rpmrepresentsthenameofthedriverpackageﬁle. Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

4.Restartyourserver.

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard

Toinstallthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard,dothefollowing:

1.DownloadthedriverforthediscretegraphicscardfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Then,copythe drivertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

Notes:

•Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovo

SupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

•ThedriverforthediscretegraphicscarddoesnotsupporttheXenkernel.

2.CopythedriverfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectoryonyourserver.

3.T ypethecommandinit3andenteryourusernameandpassword.

4.T ypethefollowingcommands:

cd/tmp chmodu+x* ./NVIDIA-NVS300-Quadro600-Linux-x86-64-310.19 .run

Note:Inthecommandlines,NVIDIA-NVS300-Quadro600-Linux-x86-64-310.19.runrepresentsthe drivername.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

5.Whenprompted,selectAcceptandpressEnter.

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Note:Ifyouareinstallingthedriverontheoperatingsystem(64-bit),whenthemessageInstallNVIDIA’ s

32-bitcompatibilityOpenGLlibraries?isdisplayed,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneedandpressEnter.

6.WhenthemessageWouldyouliketo......isdisplayed,selectYesandpressEnter.

7.WhenthemessageYourXconguration......isdisplayed,selectOKandpressEnter.

8.Restarttheserverandthedriverinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwith ServicePack2

Note:ThemaximumsystemmemorythattheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x86)operatingsystem

cansupportis16GB.

ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x64orx86)operatingsystemwithServicePack2,do thefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.ConnecttheUSBstoragedevicethatcontainstheRAIDcarddrivertoyourserver.

3.Inthewelcomewindow,pressF6andselectYes.

4.T ypethecommandbrokenmodules=isciandpressEnter.

5.IntheDriverUpdatesaddedwindow,selectOKandpressEnter.

6.Inthe“PleasechoosetheDriverUpdatemedium”window,selectOKandpressEnter.Afterthedriveris installed,selectBack.

7.SelectyourlanguageandselectIAgreetothelicenseterms.ClickNext.

8.WhentheMediaCheckwindowpromptsyoutocheckalltheinstallationmedia,dependingonyour needs,clickStartChecktodothecheckorclickNexttoskipthecheck.

9.IntheInstallationModewindow,clickNewInstallation,andthenclickNext.

10.VerifyyourregionandtimezoneintheClockandTimeZonewindow,andthenclickNext.

11.IntheServerBaseScenariowindow,selectPhysicalMachine(alsoforFullyVirtualizedGuests), andthenclickNext.

12.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowisdisplayed,createadrivepartitionasyouneed.

•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)

Tocreateanewrootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickPartitioningandselectCustomPartitioning(forexperts).Then,clickNext.

b.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisks➙sdaintheSystemViewarea,andthen

clickAdd.

c.SelectPrimaryPartitionandclickNext.

d.SelectCustomSizeandtypetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheSizeﬁeld.Then,clickNext.

e.IntheFormatpartitionarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.

f.IntheMountpartitionarea,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

g.ClickFinish.

•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)

Tocreateanewbootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,clickAdd.

b.SelectPrimaryPartitionandclickNext.

c.SelectCustomSizeandtypetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheSizeﬁeld.Then,clickNext.

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d.IntheFormatpartitionarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.

e.IntheMountpartitionarea,select(/boot)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

f.ClickFinish.

•Manuallycreateaswappartition

Tocreateanewswappartition,dothefollowing:

a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,clickAdd.

b.SelectPrimaryPartitionandclickNext.

c.SelectCustomSizeandtypetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheSizeﬁeld.Then,clickNext.

d.IntheFormatpartitionarea,selectSwapfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.

e.IntheMountpartitionarea,selectswapfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

f.ClickFinish.

13.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,clickAccept.

14.IntheInstallationSettingswindow,clickSoftwaretoselectyourdesiredsoftwareprograms,and thenclickOK.

Note:Ifyouarepromptedtoverifythechanges,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.

15.Thesetupprocesscontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.Setyourrootuserpassword.Then,clickNext

➙Y es.

Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleastsixcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower

caseletters,andnumbers.

16.Setyourhostnameanddomainname.Then,clickNext.

17.ConﬁgureyournetworkintheNetworkConﬁgurationwindow.Then,clickNext.

Note:IftheTestInternetConnectionwindowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethesettingasyouneed.Then, clickNext.

18.Inthe“NetworkServicesConﬁguration”window,clickNext.

Note:Ifawarningmessageisdisplayed,selectDoNotCreateCAandCertiﬁcate.Then,clickNext ➙Y es.

19.IntheUserAuthenticationMethodwindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.Then,clickNext.

20.IntheNewLDAPUserwindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.Then,clickNext.SelectYes whenprompted.

21.IntheReleaseNoteswindow,clickNext.

22.IntheHardwareConﬁgurationwindow,clickNext.

23.IntheInstallationCompletedwindow,clickFinish.

Note:Ifprompted,clickContinue.

24.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystem.

InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operating systemwithServicePack2

ToinstalldriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwithServicePack2,referto therelatedtopics.

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage30

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage22

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage23

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InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

Note:BeforeinstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard,ensurethatthekernel-sourcepackageandthe

correspondingcompilerareinstalledonyourserver.

ToinstallthedriverforanEthernetcard,dothefollowing:

1.CopytheEthernetcarddriverfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocaldrive.Double-click theEXEﬁletounzipittoafolder.CopythefoldertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSB storagedevicetoyourserver.

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

cd/tmp cde1000e ./install

Note:Inthecommandlines,e1000erepresentsthenameofthedriverﬁle.Usethecorrespondingﬁle nameonyourserver.

4.RestartyourserverandclickComputeronthebottom-leftcorner.

5.ClickYaST.

6.IntheYaSTControlCenterwindow,clickNetworkDevices➙NetworkSettings.

7.IntheNetworkSettingswindow,selectanEthernetcardasyouneedandclickEdit.

8.IntheNetworkCardSetupwindow,selectStaticallyassignedIPAddressandconﬁgurethesettings asyouneed.Then,clickNext.

9.ConﬁgureotherEthernetcardsifneeded.ClickOKtocompletetheEthernetcardconﬁguration.

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard

Toinstallthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard,dothefollowing:

1.DownloadthedriverforthediscretegraphicscardfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Then,copythe drivertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

Notes:

•Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovo

SupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

•ThedriverforthediscretegraphicscarddoesnotsupporttheXenkernel.

2.CopythedriverfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectoryonyourserver.

3.T ypethecommandinit3andenteryourusernameandpassword.

4.T ypethefollowingcommands:

cd/tmp ./NVIDIA-NVS300-Quadro600-Linux-x86-64-310.19 .run

Note:Inthecommandlines,NVIDIA-NVS300-Quadro600-Linux-x86-64-310.19.runrepresentsthe drivername.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

5.Whenprompted,selectAcceptandpressEnter.

Note:Ifyouareinstallingthedriverontheoperatingsystem(64-bit),whenthemessageInstallNVIDIA’ s 32-bitcompatibilityOpenGLlibraries?isdisplayed,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneedandpressEnter.

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6.WhenthemessageWouldyouliketo......isdisplayed,selectYesandpressEnter.

7.WhenthemessageYourXconguration......isdisplayed,selectOKandpressEnter.

8.Restarttheserverandthedriverinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingtheVMwareESXi5.1Update1

Notes:

•TheVMwareESXi5.1Update1isnotsupportedononboardsoftwareRAIDconﬁguration.

•Followtheinstructionsonthescreeninadditiontotheinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheVMwareESXi5.1Update1,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheinstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartupdevice.Then, starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhentheLoadingESXiinstallerwindowisdisplayed,waitforafewseconds.

3.WhentheVMwareESXiwindowisdisplayed,waitforafewseconds.

4.Whenthewelcomewindowisdisplayed,pressEnter.

5.PressF11toacceptthelicenseagreementandcontinuewiththeinstallation.

6.SelectadriveforinstallationandpressEnter.

7.WhentheConﬁrmDiskSelectionwindowisdisplayed,pressEnter.

8.SelectakeyboardlayoutandpressEnter.

9.SetarootpasswordandpressEnter.

Note:Therootpasswordmustcontainatleastsevencharacters.

10.PressF11tostarttheinstallationprocess.

11.WhentheInstallationCompletewindowisdisplayed,pressEntertorestarttheserver.Theinstallation ﬁnishes.Removethediscfromtheopticaldrive.

InstallingdriversfortheVMwareESXi5.1Update1

ToinstalldriversfortheVMwareESXi5.1Update1,dothefollowing:

1.DownloadthedriverﬁlefromtheLenovoWebsite.Ensurethatthenameofthedriverﬁleyoudownload isofﬂine-bundle.zip.Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvariousservermodelsarealwaysavailable ontheLenovoWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

2.LogintotheESXihostasanadministratorusingthevSphereClient.Dothefollowingtoconnect thevSphereClienttotheESXihost:

a.PressF2tologintothesystem.

b.SelectTroubleshootingOption➙ESXiShellisEnabled.

c.PressAlt+F1toenterthecommandlineinterface.Usethefollowingcommandtodisabletheﬁrewall:

esxclinetworkrewallset–enabledf alse

Usethefollowingcommandtoviewthestatusoftheﬁrewall:

esxclinetworkrewallget

d.SelectConﬁgureManagementNetwork➙NetworkAdapterstoconﬁguretheIPaddress.Ensure

thattheIPaddressofthevSphereClientandtheIPadressoftheESXihostarewithinthesameIP addressrange.

3.Uploadtheofﬂine-bundle.zipﬁletotheESXihostusingtheDatastoreBrowser.

4.InthevSphereClientinventory,right-clickthehostandselectEnterMaintenanceMode.

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5.LogintotheESXihostasarootuserusingSSHoriLO/DRAC.

6.Usethefollowingcommandtoinstallthedrivers:

esxclisoftwarevibinstall–d/path/ofine-bundle.zip

Example:

esxclisoftwarevibinstall–d/vmfs/volumes/datastore/ofine-bundle.zip

Note:Ifyouarepromptedtoverifythedigitalsignatureforthedrivers,add–no-sig-checktothe command.

esxclisoftwarevibinstall-v/vmfs/volumes/datastore/lename.vib–no-sig-check

7.Restartyourserver.

8.InthevSphereClientinventory,right-clickthehostandselectExitMaintenanceMode.

InstallingtheCitrixXenServerhypervisor

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowinghypervisors:

•CitrixXenServer6.0.2

•CitrixXenServer6.1

ToinstalltheCitrixXenServerhypervisor,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheinstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartupdevice.Then, starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.WhentheCitrixXenServerinstallationwelcomewindowisdisplayed,pressEnter.

3.Selecttheappropriatekeyboardforthesystem,andthenpressEnter.

4.WhentheCitrixXenServersetupwindowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed,andthen pressEnter.

5.Readthelicenseterms.SelectAcceptEULA,andthenpressEnter.

Note:IftheActionToPerformwindowisdisplayed,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.SelectOK andthenpressEnter.

6.Selecttheharddiskdrivethatyouwanttouseforvirtualmachinestorage.SelectOK,andthenpress Enter.

7.Selecttheinstallationsourceasyouneed.SelectOK,andthenpressEnter.

8.Selectthesupplementalpacksasyouneed,andthenpressEnter.

9.Dependingonyourneeds,selectVerifyinstallationsourcetocheckalltheinstallationmediaorselect Skipveriﬁcationtoskipthecheck.Then,selectOKandpressEnter.

10.SetyourpasswordintheSetPasswordwindow.SelectOKandpressEnter.

11.Dependingonyourneeds,selectanEthernetadapter.SelectOKandpressEnter.

12.ConﬁguretheIPinformationasyouneed.SelectOKandpressEnter.

13.Inthe“HostnameandDNSConﬁguration”window,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.Then,select OKandpressEnter.

14.Specifyyourtimezonebyselectingthenearestcityinyourtimezone.SelectOKandpressEnter.

15.IntheSystemTimewindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.Then,selectOKandpressEnter.

16.IntheConﬁrmInstallationwindow,selectInstallXenServerandthenpressEntertostarttheinstallation.

17.IntheNewMediawindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.Then,pressEnter.

18.SetyourtimeanddateintheSetlocaltimewindow.SelectOKandpressEnter.

19.WhentheInstallationCompletedwindowisdisplayed,selectOKandpressEntertorestartyourserver.

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20.Removethediscfromtheopticaldriveafterthewholeprocessiscompleted.

InstallingdriversfortheCitrixXenServerhypervisor

ToinstalldriversfortheCitrixXenServerhypervisor,dothefollowing:

1.DownloadthedriversfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.Themostup-to-datedevicedriversforvarious servermodelsarealwaysavailableontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers

2.Double-clicktheEXEﬁletounzipittoafolder.Copytheqla2xxx.isoﬁletoaUSBstoragedeviceand connecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedrivers:

mkdir-p/mnt/tmp mount/dev/sdb1/mnt/tmp mount/mnt/tmp/qla2xxx.iso/mnt/tmp-oloop,ro cd/mnt/tmp/ ./install.sh cd/ umount/mnt/tmp

Note:Inthecommandlines,sdb1representsthedriveletteroftheUSBstoragedevice;qla2xxx.iso representsthenameofthedriverpackageﬁle;andinstall.shrepresentsthedrivername.Usethe correspondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

4.Restartyourserver.

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Chapter3.InstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutinstallingthefollowingoperatingsystemsinUEFImode:

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008DatacenterEdition(x64)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008EnterpriseEdition(x64)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008StandardEdition(x64)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2DatacenterEditionwithServicePack1

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack1

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwithServicePack1

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012DatacenterEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012EssentialsEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2EssentialsEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials

•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard

•MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on

•Hyper-VServer2012R2

•RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x64)

•SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11withServicePack2(x64)

•VMwareESXi5.1

BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode

BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode,dothefollowing:

1.PerformtheoperationsinChapter1.SeeChapter1“Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem”onpage1.

2.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.

3.OntheAdvancedmenu,selectSAT A/SASConﬁguration➙LaunchStorageOpROM.

4.SelectUEFIonly.

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystemand drivers

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsanddrivers:

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008DatacenterEdition(x64)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008EnterpriseEdition(x64)

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008StandardEdition(x64)

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InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem,see“InstallingtheMicrosoftWindows Server2008operatingsystem”onpage4

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2008operatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2008operatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.

•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage4

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage5

•“Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard”onpage5

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage6

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage7

•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage6

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemand drivers

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsanddrivers:

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2DatacenterEditionwithServicePack1

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2EnterpriseEditionwithServicePack1

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2StandardEditionwithServicePack1

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwith ServicePack1

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1,see“Installingthe MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1”onpage7.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwith ServicePack1

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1,see“Installing driversfortheWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1”onpage8.

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystemand drivers

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsandthedrivers:

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012DatacenterEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012StandardEdition

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem,see“InstallingtheMicrosoftWindows Server2012operatingsystem”onpage12.

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InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012operatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2012operatingsystem,see“InstallingdriversfortheWindows Server2012operatingsystem”onpage13

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating system

ToinstalltheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem,see“InstallingtheMicrosoftWindows Server2012Essentialsoperatingsystem”onpage13.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating system

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem,see“Installingdriversforthe WindowsServer2012Essentialsoperatingsystem”onpage14.

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystemand drivers

Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthefollowingoperatingsystemsandthedrivers:

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2DatacenterEdition

•MicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2StandardEdition

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem,see“InstallingtheMicrosoftWindows Server2012R2operatingsystem”onpage14.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem,see“InstallingdriversfortheWindows Server2012R2operatingsystem”onpage15.

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperating system

ToinstalltheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem,see“InstallingtheMicrosoftWindows Server2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem”onpage15.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperating system

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem,see“Installingdriversforthe WindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperatingsystem”onpage16

InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012R2operatingsystem

ToinstalltheHyper-VServer2012R2operatingsystemoperatingsystem,see“InstallingtheHyper-VServer 2012R2operatingsystem”onpage16.

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InstallingdriversfortheHyper-VServer2012R2operatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheHyper-VServer2012R2operatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.

•“Installingthedriverforthechipset”onpage17

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage17

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage17

•“InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface”onpage18

Note:ThedriversfortheHBAcardandCNAcardareinstalledduringtheoperatingsysteminstallation.

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials operatingsystem

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem,see“Installingthe MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem”onpage8.

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials operatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem,see“Installing driversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentialsoperatingsystem”onpage9

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard operatingsystem

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem,see“Installingthe MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem”onpage9

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard operatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem,see“Installing driversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standardoperatingsystem”onpage11.

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium Add-onoperatingsystem

ToinstalltheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem,see “InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem”on page11

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium Add-onoperatingsystem

ToinstalldriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem,see “InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem”on page12

InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4operatingsystem

ToinstalltheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x64)operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

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1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.Pressanykeytostarttheinstallation.IntheGNUGRUBversion0.97window,selectRedHat EnterpriseLinux6.4andpressEnter.

3.IntheDiscFoundwindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.Then,pressEnter.

4.Intheinstallationwindow,clickNext.

5.SelectthelanguagethatyouwanttouseduringtheinstallationprocessandclickNext.

6.SelecttheappropriatekeyboardlayoutforthesystemandclickNext.

7.SelectthetypeofdevicesfortheinstallationandthenclickNext.

Notes:

•ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatBasicStorageDevicesisselectedinthisstep.

•Whenprompted,selecttheoptionasyouneed.Thefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothat

youselectFreshinstallationandthenclickNext.

•IftheStorageDeviceWarningwindowisdisplayed,clickY es,discardanydata.

8.T ypeanameforyourserver.Then,clickNext.

9.Specifyyourtimezonebyselectingthenearestcityinyourtimezone.Then,clickNext.

10.Personalizetheserverbytypingtherootpasswordfortherootuseraccount.Then,clickNext.

Note:Ifamessagepromptsyouthatthepasswordisweak,clickUseAnyway.

11.Selectthetypeofinstallationasyouneed,andthenclickNext.

Notes:

•ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatCreateCustomLayoutisselectedinthisstep.

•Ifthe“Belowarethestoragedevices”windowisdisplayed,movetheRAIDorharddiskdrivesfrom

theDataStorageDeviceslisttotheInstallTargetDeviceslist.SelecttheRAIDorharddisk drivesandthenclickNext.

12.InthePleaseSelectADevicewindow,dooneofthefollowingtocreateapartitionandthenclickNext.

•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)

Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowisdisplayed.

b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.

c.IntheAddPartitionwindow,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

d.Selectext4fromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

e.IntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.

f.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB)ofthenewpartitionandthenclickOK.

•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)

Tocreateabootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowisdisplayed.

b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.

c.IntheAddPartitionwindow,select/boot/eﬁfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

d.SelectEFISystemPartitionfromtheFileSystemT ypedrop-downlistbox.

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e.IntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.

f.T ypetheamountofspace(inMB)ofthenewpartitionandthenclickOK.

•Manuallycreateaswappartition

Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickCreate.TheCreateStoragewindowisdisplayed.

b.SelectStandardPartitionandthenclickCreate.

c.IntheAddPartitionwindow,selectswapfromtheFileSystemTypedrop-downlistbox.

d.IntheAllowableDriverswindow,selecttheharddiskdriveonwhichyouwanttoinstallthe

operatingsystem.

e.Typetheamountofspace(inMB)ofthenewpartitionandthenclickOK.

13.IftheFormatWarningswindowisdisplayed,clickFormattoformattheharddiskdrive.

14.Inthe“Writingstorageconﬁgurationtodisk”window,clickWritechangestodisk.

15.Inthe“Bootloaderoperatingsystemlist”window,clickNext.

16.Thedefaultinstallationisabasicserverinstallation.Y oucancustomizeyourserverbyselectinga differentsetofsoftwarefromthesoftwarelistoraddingadditionalrepositoriesthatyouwanttouse forthesoftwareinstallation.SelectCustomizenoworCustomizelater.Then,clickNext.The installationprocessbegins.

Note:IfyouselectCustomizenow,youcanselectsoftwareinstallationpackagesofyourchoice. Then,clickNext.Donotselectthepackagenamedtboot-1.7.0-2.el6.x86_64Perfomrmsaveriﬁed launchusingIntelTXT.

17.Aftertheinstallationiscompleted,clickReboottorestartyourserver.

18.Theinstallationcontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.

19.ClickYes,IagreetotheLicenseAgreementandthenclickForward.

20.IntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.

21.IntheFinishUpdatesSetupwindow,clickForward.

22.SetyourusernameandpasswordandclickForward.

23.SetyourtimeanddateandclickForward.

24.IntheKdumpwindow,selectEnablekdumpifyouwanttoenablekdump,andthenclickFinish tocompletetheinstallation.

Note:Whenpromptedtorestarttheserver,clickYes➙OK.

25.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystem.

InstallingdriversforaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4operatingsystem

Note:Thedriverfortheonboardgraphicscardisinstalledduringtheoperatingsysteminstallation.

ToinstalldriversforaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4(x64)operatingsystem,refertotherelatedtopics.

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage26

•“Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard”onpage26

InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard

ToinstallthedriverforanHBAcard,dothefollowing:

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1.CopytheHBAcarddriverfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocaldrive.Double-clickthe EXEﬁletounzipittoafolder.CopythefoldertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSBstorage devicetoyourserver.

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

•ForLPe1250(single-portFC8G),LPe12002(dual-portFC8G),andLPe16002B(dual-portFC16G)

HBAcards:

cd/tmp tarzxvfelx-lpfc-dd-rhel5-8.2.2.15-1-1.tar.gz cdelx-lpf c-dd-rhel5-8 .2.2.15-1-1 ./install

Notes:

–Iftheﬁleextensionisnot.tar.gz,skipthesecondcommand.

–Inthecommandlines,elx-lpfc-dd-rhel6-8.3.7.18-1-1representsthenameofthedriverpackage

ﬁleandinstallrepresentsthedrivername.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

•For5QLE2562(dual-portFC8G)and7QLE2562(dual-portFC8G)HBAcards:

cd/tmp cd/qla2xxx-8.04.00.15.5.6-k ./install

Note:Inthecommandlines,qla2xxx-8.04.00.15.5.6-krepresentsthenameofthedriverpackageﬁle andinstallrepresentsthedrivername.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

4.Restartyourserverandtheinstallationiscompleted.

InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard

ToinstallthedriverforaCNAcard,dothefollowing:

1.CopythedriverforaCNAcardfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoyourlocaldrive.Double-click theEXEﬁletounzipittoafolder.CopythefoldertoaUSBstoragedeviceandconnecttheUSB storagedevicetoyourserver.

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

3.Usethefollowingcommandstoinstallthedriver:

•ForFibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)andiSCSIoverEthernet(ISOE)protocols:

cd/tmp cdqla2xxx-8.04.00.15.5.6-k ./install

Note:Inthecommandlines,qla2xxx-8.04.00.15.5.6-krepresentsthenameofthedriverpackageﬁle andinstallrepresentsthedrivername.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

•ForNICprotocol:

cd/tmp cdqlcnic-5.2.29 .45_130308_rhel6.4_2.6.32-355.el6 ./install

Note:Inthecommandlines,qlcnic-5.2.29.45_130308_rhel6.4_2.6.32-355.el6representsthename ofthedriverpackageﬁleandinstallrepresentsthedrivername.Usethecorrespondingﬁlename onyourserver.

4.Restartyourserverandtheinstallationiscompleted.

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InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwith ServicePack2

ToinstalltheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x64)operatingsystemwithServicePack2,dothefollowing:

1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetastheﬁrststartup device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.

2.SelectyourlanguageandthenselectIAgreetothelicenseterms.ClickNext.

3.IntheMediaCheckwindow,clickNext.

4.IntheInstallationModewindow,clickNewInstallation.Then,clickNext.

5.Verifyyourregionandtimezone,andthenclickNext.

6.IntheServerBaseScenariowindow,selectPhysicalMachine(alsoforFullyVirtualizedGuests), andthenclickNext.

7.WhentheInstallationSettingswindowisdisplayed,createadrivepartitionasyouneed.

•Manuallycreatearootpartition(/)

Tocreatearootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.ClickPartitioningandselectCustomPartitioning(forexperts).Then,clickNext.

b.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksintheSystemViewarea.Selecttheharddisk

driveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystemandthenclickAdd.

c.SelectPrimaryPartition,andthenclickNext.

d.SelectCustomSizeandtypetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheSizeﬁeld.Then,clickNext.

e.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectExt3fromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.

f.IntheMountpartitionarea,selecttheforwardslash(/)fromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

g.ClickFinish.

•Manuallycreateabootpartition(/boot)

Tocreateabootpartition,dothefollowing:

a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksintheSystemViewarea.Selecttheharddisk

driveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystemandthenclickAdd.

b.SelectPrimaryPartition,andthenclickNext.

c.SelectCustomSizeandtypetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheSizeﬁeld.Then,clickNext.

d.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectFATfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.

e.IntheMountpartitionarea,select/boot/eﬁfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

f.ClickFinish.

•Manuallycreateaswappartition

Tocreateaswappartition,dothefollowing:

a.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,selectHardDisksintheSystemViewarea.Selecttheharddisk

driveonwhichyouwanttoinstalltheoperatingsystemandthenclickAdd.

b.SelectPrimaryPartition,andthenclickNext.

c.SelectCustomSizeandtypetheamountofspace(inMBorGB)intheSizeﬁeld.Then,clickNext.

d.IntheFormattingOptionsarea,selectSwapfromtheFilesystemdrop-downlistbox.

e.IntheMountpartitionarea,selectSwapfromtheMountPointdrop-downlistbox.

f.ClickFinish.

8.IntheExpertPartitionerwindow,clickAccept.Ifprompted,selectY es.

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9.IntheInstallationSettingswindow,clickSoftwaretoselectyourdesiredsoftwareprograms,and

thenclickOK➙Accept.

10.ClickInstalltoinstallthesoftwareprogramsthatyouhaveselected.

Note:Ifprompted,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneedandclickInstall.

11.Thesetupprocesscontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.Setyourrootuserpassword.Then,clickNext

➙Y es.

Note:Thepasswordmustcontainatleastsixcharactersandconsistofuppercaseletters,lower

caseletters,andnumbers.

12.Setyourhostnameanddomainname.Then,clickNext.

13.ConﬁgureyournetworkintheNetworkConﬁgurationwindow.Then,clickNext.

14.IntheTestInternetConnectionwindow,conﬁgurethesettingasyouneed.Then,clickNext.

15.Inthe“NetworkServicesConﬁguration”window,clickNext.

Note:Ifanerrormessageisdisplayed,selectDoNotCreateCAandCertiﬁcateandclickNext➙Yes.

16.Inthe“UserAuthenticationMethod”window,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneed.Then,clickNext.

17.IntheNewLDAPUserwindow,conﬁgurethesettingsasyouneedandclickNext➙Yes.

18.IntheReleaseNoteswindow,clickNext.

19.IntheHardwareConﬁgurationwindow,clickNext.

20.IntheInstallationCompletedwindow,clickFinish.

Note:Ifprompted,clickContinue.

21.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystem.

InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operating systemwithServicePack2

ToinstalldriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x64)operatingsystemwithServicePack2, refertotherelatedtopics.

•“InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard”onpage33

•“Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard”onpage30

•“Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard”onpage33

•“InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard”onpage22

•“InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard”onpage23

Youalsoneedtoinstallthedriverforthevirtualkernel.Toinstallthedriverforthevirtualkernel,dothe following:

1.CopythedriverforthevirtualkernelfromtheThinkServerEasyStartupDVDtoaUSBstoragedeviceand connecttheUSBstoragedevicetoyourserver.

2.LogintotheoperatingsystemandcopythefolderfromtheUSBstoragedevicetothe/tmpdirectory onyourserver.

3.Right-clickthetmpfolderandselectOpeninT erminal.TheT erminalwindowisdisplayed.

4.T ypethefollowingcommandsintothetextboxtoinstallthedriver.

cd/tmp cd01/L inux/suse/x86_64-sles11/install/ rpm–ivhlsi-megaraid_sas-kmp-default-v06.506.00.00_sles11sp1-2.i586.rpm

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Note:Inthecommandlines,lsi-megaraid_sas-kmp-default-v06.506.00.00_sles11sp1-2.i586.rpm representsthenameofthedriverﬁle.Usethecorrespondingﬁlenameonyourserver.

5.Restartyourserverandlogintothevirtualkernelaftertheinstallationprocessiscompleted.

InstallingtheVMwareESXi5.1Update1

ToinstalltheVMwareESXi5.1Update1,see“InstallingtheVMwareESXi5.1Update1”onpage34.

InstallingdriversfortheVMwareESXi5.1Update1

ToinstalldriversfortheVMwareESXi5.1Update1,see“InstallingdriversfortheVMwareESXi5.1Update 1”onpage34

Trademarks

Lenovo,theLenovologo,andThinkServeraretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,or both.

IntelisatrademarkofIntelCorporationintheU.S.and/orothercountries.

Microsoft,Windows,andWindowsServeraretrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

LinuxisaregisteredtrademarkofLinusT orvalds.

CitrixandXenServeraretrademarksofCitrixSystems,Inc.and/oroneormoreofitssubsidiaries,andmay beregisteredintheUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOfﬁceandinothercountries.

Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Chapter1.Beforeinstallinganoperatingsystem

Chapter2.Installinganoperatingsysteminlegacymode

Beforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminlegacymode

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystemand drivers

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem

Installingthedriverforthechipset

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard

InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard

InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface

InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemand drivers

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwith ServicePack1

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwith ServicePack1

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials operatingsystem

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Essentials operatingsystem

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard operatingsystem

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Standard operatingsystem

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium Add-onoperatingsystem

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmallBusinessServer2011Premium Add-onoperatingsystem

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystemand drivers

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012operatingsystem

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating system

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating system

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystemand drivers

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperating system

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperating system

InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012R2operatingsystem

Installingthedriverforthechipset

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard

InstallingthedriverforIntelManagementEngineInterface

InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS5.9operatingsystemand drivers

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard

InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard

InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard

InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4operatingsystem

InstallingdriversforaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4operatingsystem

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard

InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10operatingsystemwith ServicePack4

InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10operating systemwithServicePack4

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphicscard

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard

InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operatingsystemwith ServicePack2

InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11operating systemwithServicePack2

InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard

Installingthedriverforadiscretegraphicscard

InstallingtheVMwareESXi5.1Update1

InstallingdriversfortheVMwareESXi5.1Update1

InstallingtheCitrixXenServerhypervisor

InstallingdriversfortheCitrixXenServerhypervisor

Chapter3.InstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode

BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFImode

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystemand drivers

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008operatingsystem

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2008operatingsystem

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemand drivers

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwith ServicePack1

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemwith ServicePack1

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystemand drivers

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012operatingsystem

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012operatingsystem

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating system

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012Essentialsoperating system

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystemand drivers

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem

InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012R2operatingsystem

InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012R2Essentialsoperating system