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Chapter 3. Installing an operating system in legacy mode

This chapter provides information about installing the following operating systems in legacy mode:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition with Service Pack 1

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1

• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundations Edition with Service Pack 1

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition

• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials

• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard

• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on

• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard Edition

• Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

• Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012

• Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1

• Hyper-V Server 2012

• Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6.5 (x32 and x64)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 (x32 and x64)

Before installing an operating system in legacy mode

Before installing an operating system, download your desired driver from the Lenovo Web site. Then,
copy the driver to a USB storage device.

If the operating system is installed on a storage area network (SAN), download the driver for the host bus
adapter (HBA) or converged network adapter (CNA) that is connected to the SAN. Then, copy the driver to
a USB storage device.

Notes:

• You can load driver files using a USB storage device or a disc. The steps in this document are based on

the scenario that you use a USB storage device to load driver files. If the USB storage device fails to load
driver files, try using a disc.

• Depending on the configuration, you might install the operating system on a SAN or a hard disk drive. For

Microsoft Windows operating systems, the two installation procedures are the same.

Summary of Contents for ThinkServer RD550

Page 1: ...ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...anty and Support Information that came with your product First Edition September 2014 Copyright Lenovo 2014 LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE If data or software is delivered pursuant a General Services Administration GSA contract use reproduction or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in Contract No GS 35F 05925 ...

Page 3: ...ng system 26 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system 26 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system 26 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system 26 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system 27 Installing the Microsoft Windows ...

Page 4: ...E2672 2 port HBA card 41 Installing the driver for the LSI 9286CV 8e HBA card 41 Installing the driver for a RAID card 42 Installing drivers for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system 42 Installing the driver for the chipset 42 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card 42 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card 43 Installing the driver for the LPe16002B HBA ...

Page 5: ...ess Server 2011 Standard Yes Yes Yes Yes No Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on Yes Yes Yes Yes No Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition Yes Yes Yes Yes No Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Yes Yes Yes Yes No Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition M...

Page 6: ...s IDE AHCI SATA RAID Add On RAID SD card SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes No 2 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide ...

Page 7: ...Add on Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012 Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 Hyper V Server 2012 Hyper V Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 Before installing an operating system in UEFI mode Before install...

Page 8: ...lation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Advanced is selected in this step 7 In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID or RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver...

Page 9: ...lso is displayed The following steps are based on the scenario that New Installation is selected in this step 4 In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver...

Page 10: ...you need Your server restarts several times 21 When prompted click Close The installation is completed Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system Note Before you install this operating system connect your server to the network To i...

Page 11: ...e driver for the Ethernet card go to step 17 to continue the installation 14 When the Cannot find the local network window is displayed connect the USB storage device that contains the driver for the Ethernet card to your server Press Shift F10 input the command devmgmt msc and press Enter 15 In the Device Manager window click other devices and then right click Ethernet Controller 16 Click Update ...

Page 12: ...that Custom Advanced is selected in this step 7 In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate t...

Page 13: ... of the following If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID or RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this comp...

Page 14: ...ing If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select t...

Page 15: ...e the settings as you need Your server restarts several times 19 When prompted click Close The installation is completed Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R...

Page 16: ...12 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server restarts several times during the installation 13 When the Settings window is displayed set an administrator password and click Finish Then follow the instructions on the screen to sign in when prompted Note The password must be a combination of upper case letters lower case letters and numbe...

Page 17: ...llow the instructions on the screen to sign in when prompted Note The password must be a combination of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Installing the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard operating system do the following 1 Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive ...

Page 18: ...ard operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard operating system do the following 1 Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device Then start the server from the optical drive 2 When the message Press any key to boot from CD or DVD is displayed press any key If the message Windows Setup EMS En...

Page 19: ...ve that you have set as the first startup device Then start the server from the optical drive 2 When the message Press any key to boot from cd or DVD is displayed press any key If the message Windows Setup EMS Enabled is displayed press Enter Wait several minutes for the system to load the files 3 When the Windows Server 2012 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need...

Page 20: ...e driver for RAID from the Lenovo Web site to your server The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Unzip the driver file if necessary The extension of the driver file is img usually 2 Save the driver file to the root directory and then type the following commands cd root mkdir img mount oloop img 3 A fol...

Page 21: ...artition for experts Click Next b In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks sda and then click Add c In the New Partitions Size window select Custom Size d Type the amount of space in MB in the Custom Size field and then click Next e In the Formatting Options area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box f In the Mounting partition area select the forward slash from the Mount P...

Page 22: ...our network in the Network Configuration window Then click Next Note If the Test Internet Connection window is displayed configure the settings as you need Then click Next 15 In the Network Services Configuration window click Next 16 In the User Authentication Method window configure the settings as you need Then click Next 17 In the New LDAP User window configure the settings as you need Then cli...

Page 23: ...opriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next 7 Select the type of devices that are involved in the installation and then click Next Notes If the Storage Device Warning window is displayed click Yes discard any data If the message displays as At least one existing installation has been detected on your system What would you like to do select the option as you desired and then click Next If...

Page 24: ...w is displayed b Select Standard Partition and then click Create c In the Add Partition window select swap from the File System Type drop down list box d In the Allowable Drivers window select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system e Type the amount of space in MB in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK 14 In the Format Warnings window click Format to for...

Page 25: ...all now 6 Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next 7 Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Advanced is selected in this step 8 In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following For RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RA...

Page 26: ...e following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver If your SATA configu...

Page 27: ...ins the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver If your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 8 If your SATA configur...

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Page 29: ...crosoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012 Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 Hyper V Server 2012 Hyper V Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x32 and x64 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 x32 and x64 Before installing an operating system in legacy mode B...

Page 30: ...l the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition To install the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system see Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system on page 11 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essenti...

Page 31: ...he Hyper V Server 2012 R2 operating system see Installing the Hyper V Server 2012 R2 operating system on page 22 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 This topic provides instructions on how to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 x32 or x64 Note During the installation ensure that the boot partition boot is ...

Page 32: ... operating system is to be installed on SAN through FCOE do the following a Select Installation b Press F6 c Select Yes the window Please choose the Driver Update medium is displayed d Locate the disk in which the drive is located and then click Yes e When the window opens again select Back If your SATA configuration is set as non RAID select Installation and then press Enter 3 In the Welcome wind...

Page 33: ...d In the Format area select Swap from the File system drop down list box e In the Formatting Options area select Swap from the Mount Point drop down list box f Click Finish Go to the Expert Partitioner window the created root partition boot partition and swap partition are displayed Click Accept The drive partition is finished 9 In the Installation Settings window click Software to select your des...

Page 34: ...erprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the following two operating systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 X32 operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 X64 operating system To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 or x86 operating system see Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system on page 18 Trademarks Lenovo t...

Page 35: ...he driver for the FusionIO PCIe SSD IOScale3 on page 36 Installing the driver for the Intel Management Engine Interface on page 36 Installing the driver for the chipset To install the driver for the chipset do the following 1 Download the driver for the chipset from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server mod...

Page 36: ...g in to the operating system Installing the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card This topic provides instructions on installing drivers for the following cards Server adapter I350 T2 Server adapter I350 T4 Server adapter X520 DA2 Server adapter X520 SR2 Server adapter x540 T2 4xGbE RJ45 ports CNA card 2x10GbE SFP ports CNA card 2x10GbE RJ45 ports CNA card To install the driver do the followin...

Page 37: ...e Setup Program window is displayed 4 Click Next The License Agreement window is displayed 5 Click Yes The Readme File Information window is displayed 6 Click Next The Setup Progress window is displayed 7 Click Next The Setup Is Complete window is displayed 8 Click Finish The installation is completed It is recommended to restart your computer Installing the driver for an HBA card or a Mezzanine c...

Page 38: ...e folder that contains the driver and double click the Setup file 4 When the message displays as Click Next to continue click Next 5 In the Installation options window select your desired option and then click Install 6 In the Installation completed window select your desired option The following steps are based on the scenario that Start AutoPilot Installer is selected in this step 7 Click Finish...

Page 39: ...le 4 In the Choose Setup Language window select English United States and then click OK 5 When the Setup status window opens the driver installation begins 6 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window opens click Finish The installation is completed Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI To install the driver for the SATA AHCI do the following 1 Download the driver for the SATA AHCI from the L...

Page 40: ...sed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Open the Device Manager window Click View and then select Show hidden device 4 Right click on PCI S...

Page 41: ...putil i a driverinf command to install the driver for example e cd VGA Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and VGA represents the subdirectory where your driver is located 3 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for an Ethernet card To install the driver for an Ethernet card do the following 1 Do...

Page 42: ...n7 Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and Management represents the subdirectory where your driver is located c Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing drivers for a CNA card To install drivers for a CNA card do the following 1 Download the driver for a CNA card from the Lenovo Web site to your server The mo...

Page 43: ...39 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 39 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card on page 40 Installing the driver for an HBA card or a CNA card on page 41 Installing the driver for the LSI 9286CV 8e HBA card on page 41 Installing the driver for a RAID card on page 42 Note Your server comes with a chipset driver pre installed You do not need to install the c...

Page 44: ...ip it to a folder Then copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp tar zxvf ixgbe x x x x tar gz cd igb x x x x src make install Notes If the file extension is not tar gz skip...

Page 45: ... your server Installing the driver for the QLE2672 2 port HBA card To install the driver for the QLE2672 2 port HBA card do the following 1 Download the driver for the QLE2672 2 port HBA card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Log in to the operating sys...

Page 46: ...e driver cd tmp cd rpms 2 rpm ivh rpm Note In the command lines rpms 2 represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored rpm represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing drivers for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system To install drivers for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system refer to the relat...

Page 47: ...e the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card This topic provides instructions on installing drivers for the following cards I350 T2 I350 T4 X520 DA2 X520 SR2 X540 T2 4 xGbE RJ45 2 x 10GbE SFP Ports 2 x 10GbE RJ45 ports To install the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card do the following 1 Download the driver for th...

Page 48: ...o the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp cd elx lpfc dd sles11sp 10 2 185 0 elx_lpfc_install sh Note In the command lines elx lpfc dd sles11sp 10 2 185 0 represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored elx_lpfc_install sh represents the driver name Use the corresp...

Page 49: ...ed States other countries or both Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the U S and other countries Hyper V Microsoft Windows and Windows Server are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies Other company product or service na...

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