Lenovo TD340 User Manual

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.

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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.

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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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