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Contents

Chapter 1. Before installing an
operating system . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 2. Installing an operating
system in legacy mode . . . . . . . .

Before installing an operating system in legacy
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows 7 operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows 7 operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for the chipset . . . . .

Installing the driver for an Ethernet card . . .

Installing the driver for an onboard graphics
card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for onboard USB 3.0
connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for a PCI or PCI Express
card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for an HBA card . . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows 8 or Windows 8.1
operating system. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows 8 or Windows
8.1 operating system . . . . . . . . . .

Installing drivers for Windows 8 or Windows
8.1 operating system . . . . . . . . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
(x64) operating system with Service Pack 1 . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
(x64) operating system with Service Pack 1

Installing the driver for the chipset . . . . .

Installing the driver for an Ethernet card . . .

Installing the driver for an onboard graphics
card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for USB 3.0 connectors

Installing the driver for an HBA card . . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012
operating system. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing drivers for a Microsoft Windows
Server 2012 operating system . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for an onboard graphics
card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for an Ethernet card . . .

Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Essentials operating system . . . . . . . . .

Installing drivers for Windows Server 2012
Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
operating system. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012
R2 operating system

. . . . . . . . . .

Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012
R2 operating system

. . . . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for a PCI or PCI Express
card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Essentials operating system . . . . . . . . .

Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012
R2 Essentials operating system . . . . . .

Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business
Server 2011 Essentials Aurora

. . . . . . . .

Installing drivers for Windows Small Business
Server 2011 Essentials Aurora . . . . . . .

Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business
Server 2011 Standard SBS7 operating system . .

Installing drivers for Windows Small Business
Server 2011 Standard SBS7 . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for an onboard graphics
card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business
Server 2011 Premium Add-on SBS7 operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing drivers for Windows Small Business
Server 2011 Premium Add-on SBS7 . . . .

Installing the Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2
operating system. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for the chipset . . . . .

Installing the driver for an onboard graphics
card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for an Ethernet card . . .

Installing the driver for USB 3.0 connectors

Installing the driver for a PCI or PCI Express
card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6.5
operating system. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing the driver for an Ethernet card . . .

Installing the driver for an HBA card . . . .

Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
(x64) operating system with Service Pack 3 . . .

Installing the driver for an Ethernet card . . .

Installing the driver for an HBA card . . . .

Installing the VMware ESXi 5.5 Rollup 1 operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 3. Installing an operating
system in UEFI mode . . . . . . . . .

Before installing an operating system in UEFI
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installing a Microsoft Windows 7 operating
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Summary of Contents for ThinkServer RS140

Page 1: ...ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...arranty and Support Information that came with your product First Edition May 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: ...rver 2012 R2 operating system 15 Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system 15 Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system 16 Installing the driver for a PCI or PCI Express card 16 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system 16 Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system 18 Installing the M...

Page 4: ...2 operating system 35 Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system 35 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system 35 Installing drivers for Windows Server 2012 Essentials 35 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Aurora 35 Installing drivers for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Aurora 35 Installing t...

Page 5: ... device You also can download the driver from the Lenovo Web site 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 Set the optical drive that you want to use as the first startup device Depending on the server model an external optical drive might be required Note If you want to install an operating system in Un...

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Page 7: ...crosoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper V Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Aurora Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard SBS7 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on Red Hat RHEL 6 5 ...

Page 8: ...w click Drive options advanced 11 Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New 12 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 13 When the Install Windows dialog box is displayed click OK Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 14 Type your user name and password when prompted Note Th...

Page 9: ...he Ready to Install Program window is displayed 7 Click Install The installation begins 8 When the installation is completed click Finish 9 Go back to the Intel Network Connections window click Exit Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 Download the driver for the onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Support Web si...

Page 10: ...Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the Setup file The Choose Setup Language window is displayed Note If the User Account Control window is displayed click Yes 3 Click Next The Welcome to the InstallShied Wizard for SUNIX Multi IO Controller window is displayed 4 Click Next The Ready to Install the Program window is displayed 5 Click ...

Page 11: ...lect 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 Install Windows only Advanced is selected in this step Note If you do not need to configure RAID on your server go to step 9 8 If you want to install the driver for the onboard SATA software RAID or installed RAID card do the following a In the Whe...

Page 12: ...e drivers for the operating system Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 operating system with Service Pack 1 To install a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 operating system with Service Pack 1 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 If the mes...

Page 13: ... run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 Read the license terms click Accept Note If prompted click Add Close 3 In the welcome window click Diver Installation or Driver Install in some operating systems 4 Select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box and Intel R C226 Series Chipset from th...

Page 14: ...toPlay window 2 Read the license terms and click Accept The welcome or ThinkServer EasyStartup window is displayed 3 Click Drivers Install 4 Select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box and the driver from the Select a Driver drop down list box 5 Click Install to install the driver Note If prompted click Yes Ins...

Page 15: ...ed select Always trust Then click Install 9 Click Next The Setup Is Complete window is displayed 10 Select Yes I want to restart this computer now and click Finish to restart your server Installing the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for an HBA card see Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system This topic provides instr...

Page 16: ...ition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 16 When the Settings window is displayed set an administrator password and click Finish Then follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Note The password must consist of uppercase letters lowercase letters and digits Installing drivers for a ...

Page 17: ...alling the driver for an Ethernet card To install the driver for an Ethernet card do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 Read the license terms and click Accept The welcome or ThinkSe...

Page 18: ...ed 13 Click OK 14 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 15 If the driver for Ethernet card is not identified do the following a When the message Errors occurred during installation is displayed connect the USB storage device that contains the driver for the Ethernet card to your ser...

Page 19: ... a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 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 If the message Press any key to boot from cd is displayed press any key If the message Windows Setup EMS Enabled is displayed press Enter Wait several minutes for the...

Page 20: ... an Ethernet card on page 13 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 Installing the driver for a PCI or PCI Express card on page 16 Note The driver for onboard USB 3 0 connectors is installed during the operating system installation Installing the driver for a PCI or PCI Express card To install the driver for a PCI or PCI Express card do the following 1 Log in to the operating...

Page 21: ...tored c Click OK The Select the driver to install windows is displayed d Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with this computer s hardware and then select the driver that you want to install on your server Click Next 9 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced Then click New 10 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply The Windows Setup window...

Page 22: ... window select New Installation Note If your server has an operating system installed there will be another option Repair an Existing Installation The following steps are based on the scenario that New Installation is selected in this step 4 Click Load drivers and browse to the folder where the driver is stored Click OK to load the driver 5 Select I understand that if I click Install all files and...

Page 23: ...ver for USB 3 0 connectors on page 11 Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard SBS7 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard SBS7 operating system and the device drivers Note Before you install this operating system connect your server to ...

Page 24: ...k Update Driver Software Browse my computer for driver software 20 Browse to the folder where the driver is stored and then click Next 21 In the Update Driver Software Intel Connection window click Close Go back to the command window and close it 22 In the A network adapter was not found window click Back to return to the Verify the clock and time zone settings window Then click Next 23 In the Ser...

Page 25: ...7 When the Installation Results window is displayed click Close To install the driver for onboard graphics card do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 Read the license terms and click...

Page 26: ...u want to install the operating system and then click New 13 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 14 When the Install Windows dialog box is displayed click OK 15 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 16 Change your password when prompted Note The password must consist...

Page 27: ...K 11 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 12 When the Administrator window is displayed click OK and set an administrator password 13 Press Enter When the message Your password has been changed is displayed click OK to log in to the operating system Installing the driver for the ch...

Page 28: ...If prompted click Install to continue the installation 5 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for USB 3 0 connectors The driver for the USB 3 0 connectors is installed during the operating system installation Installing the driver for a PCI or PCI Express card To install the driver for a PCI or PCI Express card do the following 1 Copy the driver for the PCI...

Page 29: ...by selecting the nearest city in your time zone Then click Next 11 Personalize the server by typing the root password for the root user account Then click Next Note If a message prompts you that the password is weak click Use Anyway 12 Select the type of installation as you need and then click Next The following steps are based on the scenario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step Not...

Page 30: ...e installation Select Customize now or Customize later Then click Next The installation process begins Notes If you select Customize now you can select software installation packages of your choice Then click Next When installing the operating system in UEFI mode do not select the package named tboot 1 7 4 1 el6 x86_64 Perfomrms a verified launch using Intel TXT If a warning message is displayed c...

Page 31: ...a Then click Apply 11 Configure other Ethernet cards if needed Then restart your operating system Installing the driver for an HBA card The driver for the HBA card is installed during the operating system installation Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 operating system with Service Pack 3 To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 operating system with Service Pack 3 do the...

Page 32: ...em View area Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click Add b Select Primary Partition and then click Next c Select Custom Size and type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Size field Then click Next d In the Formatting Options area select Swap from the File system drop down list box e In the Mount partition area select Swap from the Mount Point ...

Page 33: ... operating system and copy the folder from the USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 4 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 the second command In the command lines igb x x x x represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name and version number o...

Page 34: ...the message VMware ESXi is displayed wait for a moment 4 When the welcome window is displayed press Enter 5 Press F11 to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation 6 Select a drive for installation and press Enter 7 Select a keyboard layout and press Enter 8 Set a root password and press Enter Note The root password must contain at least seven characters 9 Press F11 to start t...

Page 35: ...oft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper V Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Aurora Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard SBS7 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on Red Hat RHEL 6 5 x64 ...

Page 36: ...window click Drive options advanced 11 Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New 12 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 13 When the Install Windows dialog box is displayed click OK Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 14 Type your user name and password when prompted No...

Page 37: ... a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 operating system with Service Pack 1 This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition x64 with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition x64 with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition x64 with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Wi...

Page 38: ...ng the driver for an Ethernet card on page 13 Note The driver for onboard USB 3 0 connectors is installed during the operating system installation Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system To install the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system see Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system on page 13 Installing drivers for Window...

Page 39: ... on page 16 Installing drivers for Windows Server 2012 Essentials To install drivers for the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system refer to the related topics Installing the driver for the chipset on page 9 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 13 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 Note The driver for onboard USB 3 0 connectors is installed durin...

Page 40: ...Add on SBS7 operating system on page 21 Installing drivers for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on SBS7 To install drivers for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard SBS7 refer to the related topics Installing the driver for the chipset on page 9 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 13 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 21 Installing the dri...

Page 41: ...hernet card To install the driver for an Ethernet card see Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 29 Installing the VMware ESXi 5 5 Rollup 1 Notes The VMware ESXi 5 5 Rollup operating system cannot be installed in the RSTe mode This operating system is available for download at https my vmware com web vmware To install the VMware ESXi 5 5 Rollup see Installing the VMware ESXi 5 5 Rollu...

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