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ThinkServer TD350  
Operating System Installation Guide

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Page 2: ...Web site at https support lenovo com documents LNVO DOCS Seventeenth Edition October 2018 Copyright Lenovo 2014 2018 LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE If data or software is delivered pursuant to a General Services Administration GSA contract use reproduction or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in Contract No GS 35F 05925 ...

Page 3: ...erating system with Service Pack 3 24 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 4 27 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 operating system 29 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 1 operating system 31 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 2 operating system 33 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 3 operating system 34 I...

Page 4: ...nux 6 9 operating system 86 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 10 operating system 87 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system 87 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 1 operating system 87 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 2 operating system 89 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 3 operating system 90 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 4 operating...

Page 5: ...d 110 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card 110 Installing the driver for the Avago 9286 CV 8e HBA card 111 Installing the driver for the Avago 9300 8e HBA card 111 Installing the driver for the HBA card 112 Installing the driver for a CNA card for FCoE iSCSI and NIC protocols 112 Installing the driver for a RAID card 113 Installing the driver for the PMC 8885e 113 Installing drivers for the ...

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Page 7: ...mium Add on Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Edition Yes 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 Yes Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Ed...

Page 8: ...Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 6 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 10 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Red H...

Page 9: ...Mware ESXi 6 7 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Citrix XenServe 6 5 Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Citrix XenServe 6 5 1 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Note The Hyper V Server 2012 operating system cannot be installed on the SD card or USB storage device that does not have the fixed_disk property It is recommended by Microsoft that you install the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system on the following storage devices Kingsto...

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Page 11: ...sc to load iso driver files 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 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 Configuring the BIOS setting Before instal...

Page 12: ... installed window is displayed d Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with the hardware on this computer and then select the driver that you want to install on your server Click Next If the server configuration is set as IDE or AHCI go to next step Note For server models with the AHCI configuration ensure that you install AHCI drivers after operating system installation 9 In the Where do you...

Page 13: ...then press Enter 6 In the Device Manager window click other devices and then right click Ethernet Controller 7 Click Update Driver Software Browse my computer for driver software 8 Click Browse to go to the folder where the driver is stored and then click OK and click Next 9 In the Update Driver Software Intel Connection window click Close Go back to the command window and close it 10 Go back to t...

Page 14: ... install Windows window connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and then click Load Driver b When the Load Driver window is displayed click Browse to go to the folder where the driver is stored c Click OK The Select the driver to be installed window is displayed d Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with the hardware on this computer and then select the driver...

Page 15: ...ndow is displayed click Browse to go to the folder where the driver is stored c Click OK The Select the driver to be installed window is displayed d Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with the hardware on this computer and then select the driver that you want to install on your server Click Next If the server configuration is set as IDE or AHCI go to next step Note For server models with t...

Page 16: ... case letters lower case letters and numbers 26 In the That is all the information needed window click Next to restart the server When the Installation finished window is displayed the operating system installation is completed Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 20...

Page 17: ...the installation 15 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 when prompted Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system Note Before installing this operating system connect your server to the network To install the Windows Server 2012 Essentials opera...

Page 18: ...ftware d Click Browse to go to the folder where the driver is stored and then click Next e In the Windows has successfully updated your driver software window click Close 13 Configure the date and time as you need and then click Next 14 Choose the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Clean install is selected 15 Personalize the server by typing the co...

Page 19: ...selected in this step 9 Depending on the configuration do the following If the server configuration is set as RAID do the following a In the Where do you want to install Windows window connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and then click Load Driver b When the Load Driver window is displayed click Browse to go to the folder where the driver is stored c Click OK The...

Page 20: ...hen the Load Driver window is displayed click Browse to go to the folder where the driver is stored c Click OK The Select the driver to be installed window is displayed d Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with the hardware on this computer and then select the driver that you want to install on your server Click Next If the server configuration is set as IDE or AHCI go to next step Note If...

Page 21: ...ns on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Essentials operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Essentials 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 m...

Page 22: ...oard SATA RAID and Add on RAID go to step 9 If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 9 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 101 9 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click New Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 10 In the Windows Setup window click OK an...

Page 23: ...ed 10 Choose the hard disk drive to install the operating system and then click New 11 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 12 In the Windows Setup window click OK 13 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note The server restarts several times during the installation 14 When the Settings window is displayed set an administrator passwo...

Page 24: ...When the Settings window is displayed set an administrator password and click Finish When prompted follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server Premium 2012 Microsoft Windows Multipoint...

Page 25: ...ion of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers 15 When the message MultiPoint Server Configuration Error is displayed press any key The user name will be configured as Administrator after your server restarts Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the fo...

Page 26: ...hen click Finish and follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows 8 1 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems Microsoft Windows 8 1 x64 and x86 Microsoft Windows 8 1 Professional Edition x64 and x86 To install the Microsoft Windows 8 1 operating system do the following 1 Insert t...

Page 27: ...per V Server 2008 R2 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 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 min...

Page 28: ...as you need and then click Next 4 Click Install now 5 Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next 6 Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Install the newer version of Hyper V Server only Advanced is selected in this step 7 Do one of the following If the server configuration is set as RAID do the follow...

Page 29: ...e do you want to install Windows window connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and then click Load Driver b When the Load Driver window is displayed click Browse to go to the folder where the driver is stored c Click OK The Select the driver to be installed window is displayed d Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with the hardware on this computer and then s...

Page 30: ...s during the installation 12 When the message The user s password must be changed before signing is displayed click OK 13 When the Administrator window is displayed follow the instructions on the screen to change the password 14 When the message Your password has been changed is displayed click OK to log in to the operating system Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system wit...

Page 31: ...e read the license terms and select I Agree to the License Terms Then click Next 5 In the Media Check window click Next Note If the operating system is installed on a SAN through an iSCSI card click Configuration ISCSI Disks to check if the iSCSI configuration information is correct Then click OK go back to the Disk Activation window and click Next 6 In the Installation Mode window click New Insta...

Page 32: ...are programs that you have selected Note If the warning window is displayed configure the settings as you need and then click OK and TryAgain If the YaST window is displayed click Accept Then go back to the Installation Settings window and click Install If the YaST2 window is displayed click Install 13 The setup process continues after the server restarts Set your root user password and click Next...

Page 33: ...h the drive is located and then click OK d Select Back to finish loading the driver If your SATA configuration is set as non RAID select Installation and then press Enter 3 In the Welcome window select your language and keyboard layout and then select I Agree to the License Terms Click Next 4 In the Media Check window click Next to go ahead 5 In the Installation Mode window select New Installation...

Page 34: ... partition is correct and click Accept 9 In the Installation Settings window click Software to select your desired software programs and then click OK If the YaST window is displayed click Accept 10 Click Install to install the software programs that you have selected Notes If a Warning window is displayed select an option you desire The following steps are based on the scenario that Ignore this c...

Page 35: ...image tmp_dir_1 mount dev usb_drive_partition tmp_dir_2 cp a tmp_dir_1 tmp_dir_2 Add on RAID Download the driver for RAID from the Lenovo Web site and copy the iso file to a USB storage device Note Insert the USB storage device into your server before you install the operating system To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 operating system x64 do the following 1 Insert the operating system ...

Page 36: ...o one of the following Manually create a root partition a Click Create Partition Setup and select Custom Partitioning for experts Click Next b In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks from System view Then select the disk for example sda for installing the operating system and click Add c In the New Partition Type window select Primary Partition d In the New Partitions Size window select...

Page 37: ...are b In the Software Selection and System Tasks window right click any software application and choose All in This List Install c Click OK Install If the Confirm Installation window is displayed click Install Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 1 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 1 operating system x64 To install the SUS...

Page 38: ...ace for example 1 GB in the Custom Size field and click Next e Select Swap from Role and click Next f In the Format partition area select Swap from the File system drop down list box g In the Mount partition area select Swap from the Mount Point drop down list box h Click Finish Go to the Expert Partitioner window The created root partition boot partition or swap partition is displayed in the wind...

Page 39: ... window select add ons to be installed and click Next The following steps are based on the scenario that default options are selected in this step 7 In the System Role window select Default System and then select Next 8 In the Suggested Partitioning window use the suggested partitioning method and click Next If you want to create a drive partition do one of the following Manually create a root par...

Page 40: ... or click Yes to keep the current password 11 In the Password for the System Administrator root window set a root password and click Next Note If the Really use this password window is displayed change the password according to your need or click Yes to keep the current password 12 In the Installation Settings window click Software to select software applications to be installed For example if you...

Page 41: ...the Mount Point drop down list box h Click Finish Manually create a boot partition boot a In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks from System view Then select the disk for example sda for installing the operating system and click Add b In the New Partitions Size window select Custom Size c Type the amount of space for example 2 GB in the Custom Size field and then click Next d Select Op...

Page 42: ...AID connect the USB storage device to your server before the operating system installation Then install RAID drivers after operating system installation To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 5 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 Depen...

Page 43: ...nario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step 12 In the Please Select A Device window create a partition as you need and then click Next The following steps are based on the scenario that a 20 GB root partition a 1024 MB boot partition and a 1024 MB swap partition are created To create a drive partition do the following a Click Create and select Standard Partitioning Click Create b In t...

Page 44: ...le kdump and then click Finish to complete the installation Note When prompted to restart the server click Yes and OK 24 Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 6 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 6 operating system x64 and x86 Note If the server configuration ...

Page 45: ...u want to create a partition manually select the option as you need and then click Next Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step 12 In the Please Select A Device window create a partition as you need and then click Next The following steps are based on the scenario that a 20 GB root partition a 1024 MB boot partition and a 1024 MB swap p...

Page 46: ...window click Forward 21 Set your user name and password and then click Forward 22 Set your time and date and then click Forward 23 In the Kdump window select Enable kdump if you want to enable kdump and then click Finish to complete the installation Note When prompted to restart the server click Yes and OK 24 Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Re...

Page 47: ...artition window select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box d Select Ext4 from the File System Type drop down list box e In the Allowable Drives window choose the hard disk drive to install the operating system f Type the amount of space in MB in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a...

Page 48: ...ions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 8 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 8 operating system x64 and x86 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 In the Di...

Page 49: ...d then click OK Manually create a swap partition To create a swap partition do the following a Click Create The Create Storage window 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 Drives window choose the hard disk drive to install the operating system e Type the amount of spa...

Page 50: ...lick OK In the Configure TCP IP window select the option according to the network environment The following steps are based on the scenario that Enable lpv4 support Dynamic IP configuration DHCP is selected 4 In the RED HAT window click Next 5 Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next 6 Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Ne...

Page 51: ...wap from the File System Type drop down list box d In the Allowable Drives 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 Go back to the Partitioner window the created root partition boot partition and swap partition are displayed Click Next The drive partition is finished 13 I...

Page 52: ...Then click Next Note If a message prompts you that the password is weak click Use Anyway 11 In the Which type of the installation would you like window select your desired option The following steps are based on the scenario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step and click Next 12 In the Please Select A Device window do one of the following to create a partition and then click Next Man...

Page 53: ... TXT package is not selected 17 After the installation is completed click Reboot to restart your server Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system x64 To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 operating system do the following 1 Download the drivers from the Lenovo Web site Unzip the driv...

Page 54: ... the bottom left corner 2 In the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT window select boot or boot efi for the UEFI mode from the Mount Point drop down list box 3 Type the amount of space in MB in the Desired Capacity field and then click Add a new mount point Manually create a swap partition To create a swap partition do the following 1 In the Manual Partitionning window click in the bottom left corner 2 In the A...

Page 55: ...l drivers If the operating system is to be installed on a SAN card do the following to load the drivers a Select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 1 and press Tab b Type linux DD and press Enter c When the Driver disk device selection window is displayed connect the USB storage device that contains the drivers or the optical drive that contains the driver disc to your server Then type 1 or 2 as y...

Page 56: ... the LICENSE INFORMATION window select I accept the license agreement and click Done 13 In the INITIAL SETUP window click Finish Configuration 14 In the Kdump window click Forward 15 In the Subscription Management Registration window select No I prefer to register at a later time and click Finish 16 Configure the language and click Next Next 17 Set your user name and the password if needed and cli...

Page 57: ...ot from the Mount Point drop down list c Type the amount of space for example 2 GB in the Desired Capacity field d Click Add mount point Manually create a swap partition a In the Manual Partitioning window click in the bottom left corner b In the Add a New Mount Point window select swap from the Mount Point drop down list c Type the amount of space for example 2 GB in the Desired Capacity field d ...

Page 58: ...lation Destination window select a storage device from Local Standard Disks for installing the operating system and click Done Notes If you want to create a drive partition select I will configure partitioning and click Done In the Manual Partitioning window do one of the following to create a required drive partition Manually create a root partition a In the Manual Partitioning window click in th...

Page 59: ...t startup device and start the server from the optical drive 2 In the Welcome window select Install RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 4 and press Enter 3 When What language would you like to is displayed select a required language for example English and click Continue 4 In the Installation Summary window set Date Time Language Support Keyboard Security Policy and Installation Source The following steps a...

Page 60: ...come window select a required language for example English and click Next 15 In the Typing window select a specific language type for example English US and click Next 16 In the Privacy window set the location services as you are desired and click Next 17 In the Time Zone window set the time zone and click Next 18 In the Online Accounts window select your desired online account Note Online Account...

Page 61: ...a boot partition boot a In the Manual Partitioning window click in the bottom left corner b In the Add a New Mount Point window select boot from the Mount Point drop down list c Type the amount of space for example 2 GB in the Desired Capacity field d Click Add mount point Manually create a swap partition a In the Manual Partitioning window click in the bottom left corner b In the Add a New Mount ...

Page 62: ...cy and Installation Source The following steps are based on the scenario that the default settings are used in this step 5 In the Installation Summary window click Software Selection and select software packages to be installed The following steps are based on the scenario that Server with GUI is selected and all items in the right pane are selected Then click Done 6 In the Installation Summary wi...

Page 63: ...unt Note Online Accounts is optional Click Skip if you do not want to select an online account 19 In the About You window set the user name and click Next 20 In the Password window set the password and click Next Note The password is optional Click Next if you do not want to set a password 21 In the Ready to Go window click Start using Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Note By default the local acco...

Page 64: ...tallation window select Install XenServer and press Enter to start the installation 17 In the New Media window select Skip and press Enter 18 In the Set Local Time window set the local time select OK and press Enter 19 When the installation completes a notification window is displayed Select OK and press Enter to restart your server To upgrade the Citrix Xen Server 6 5 0 to Citrix Xen Server 6 5 1...

Page 65: ...tem to load the files 2 When the Welcome to the VMware ESXi Installation window is displayed press Enter 3 When the End User License Agreement EULA window is displayed press F11 4 When the Select a Disk to Install or Upgrade window is displayed press Enter 5 Select a keyboard layout as you need and then press Enter 6 Set the password as you need and then press Enter Notes For VMware ESXi 5 1 P5 th...

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Page 67: ...oad iso driver files 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 Set the UEFI drive as the first startup device Configuring the BIOS setting Before installing an operating system in UEFI mode configure the BIOS setting by doing the following 1 Start the Setup...

Page 68: ...system This topic provides information about installing the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system see Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system on page 10 Installing the Microsoft Win...

Page 69: ...erience is selected in this step Click Next 7 Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next 8 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 9 In the Where do you want to install Windows window choose the storage device to install the operating system and the...

Page 70: ...andard operating system see Installing the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard operating system on page 16 Installing the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard operating system see Installing the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard operating system on page 17 Installing the Micros...

Page 71: ... load the files 3 In the Microsoft Hyper V Server 2016 window configure the language and other options and then click Next 4 Click Install now 5 Type your product key and then click Next The product key information is available on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging 6 Read the applicable notices and license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Nex...

Page 72: ...linuxefi boot x86_64 loader linux Then press Enter If the server configuration is set as add on RAID in the welcome window select Installation and press Enter If the operating system is installed on a SAN through an iSCSI card or a FCoE card in the welcome window select Installation and press E Type driverupdate 1 at the end of linuxefi boot x86_64 loader linux Then press F10 When the Please choos...

Page 73: ...oint drop down list box Then click Finish The swap partition is created 10 Go back to the Expert Partitioner window Ensure that the drive partition is correct and click Accept 11 In the Installation Settings window click Software to select your desired software programs and then click OK If the YaST window is displayed click Accept 12 Click Install to install the software programs that you have se...

Page 74: ...to enter editing mode Then modify the start parameter from linuxefi boot x86_64 loader linux to linuxefi boot x86_64 loader linux driverupdate 1 c Press F10 In the Pls choose the Driver Update medium window locate the disk in which the drive is located and then click OK d Select Back to finish loading the driver If your SATA configuration is set as non RAID select Installation and then press Enter...

Page 75: ...h Go to the Expert Partitioner window verify that the created root partition boot partition or swap partition is correct and click Accept 9 In the Installation Settings window click Software to select your desired software programs and then click OK If the YaST window is displayed click Accept 10 Click Install to install the software programs that you have selected Notes If a Warning window is dis...

Page 76: ...le sles12 DUDs megasr 16 02 2014 1126 1 sles12 x86_64 img 2 Run the following commands to copy the img file structure and content to a USB storage device mount o loop image tmp_dir_1 mount dev usb_drive_partition tmp_dir_2 cp a tmp_dir_1 tmp_dir_2 Add on RAID Download the driver for RAID from the Lenovo Web site and copy the iso file to a USB storage device Note Insert the USB storage device into ...

Page 77: ...ected in this step 7 In the Suggested Partitioning window use the suggested partitioning method and click Next If you want to create a drive partition do one of the following Manually create a root partition a Click Create Partition Setup and select Custom Partitioning for experts Click Next b In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks from System view Then select the disk for example sda ...

Page 78: ...ll c Click OK Install If the Confirm Installation window is displayed click Install Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 1 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 1 operating system x64 To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 1 operating system x64 do the following 1 Insert the operating system installation disc into the ...

Page 79: ...pert Partitioner window The created root partition boot partition or swap partition is displayed in the window Ensure that the created partition is correct and click Accept Then click Next 6 In the Clock and Time Zone window set the time zone and time and click Next For example set Region to Asia and set TimeZone to Beijing Clear the Hardware Clock Set to UTC check box and set the time to local ti...

Page 80: ...gested Partitioning window use the suggested partitioning method and click Next If you want to create a drive partition do one of the following Manually create a root partition a Click Create Partition Setup and select Custom Partitioning for experts Click Next b In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks from System view Then select the disk for example sda for installing the operating sy...

Page 81: ...according to your need or click Yes to keep the current password 12 In the Installation Settings window click Software to select software applications to be installed For example if you want to install all software do the following a Click Software b In the Software Selection and System Tasks window select any software application and then right click Choose All in This List Install c Click OK Ins...

Page 82: ...pe the amount of space for example 2 GB in the Custom Size field and then click Next d Select Operating System from Role e In the Formatting Options area select Ext4 from the File System drop down list box f In the Mounting partition area select boot efi from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click Finish Manually create a swap partition a In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks from...

Page 83: ...the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device Then start the server from the optical drive 2 Depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following If the SATA configuration is set to IDE AHCI or Add on RAID go to step 3 If the SATA configuration is set to OB SATA RAID do the following to update your driver a When Press any key to enter the menu is displayed p...

Page 84: ...window create a partition as you need and then click Next The following steps are based on the scenario that a 20 GB root partition a 1024 MB boot partition and a 1024 MB swap partition are created To create a drive partition do the following a Click Create and select Standard Partition Click Create b In the Add Partition window select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box c Se...

Page 85: ...Forward 22 Set your time and date and then click Forward 23 In the Kdump window select Enable kdump if you want to enable kdump and then click Finish to complete the installation Note When prompted to restart the server click Yes and OK 24 Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 6 operating system This topic provides instruc...

Page 86: ...talled on a SAN through an ISCSI card select Specialized Storage Devices and click Next Then select SAN in the Other SAN Devices area and click Next If the operating system is installed on a SAN through a FCOE card select Specialized Storage Devices and click Next Then select SAN in the Basic Devices area and click Next 8 Type a name for your server Then click Next 9 Specify your time zone by sele...

Page 87: ...our server by selecting different software from the software list or adding additional repositories that you want to use for the software installation The following steps are based on the scenario that Customize now is selected in this step Then click Next Notes If the Warning window is displayed configure the settings as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that you select Conti...

Page 88: ...guration DHCP 4 In the RED HAT window click Next 5 Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next 6 Select a keyboard layout for the system and click Next 7 Select the type of devices you need for the installation For example select Basic Storage Devices and then click Next Notes If the Storage Device Warning window is displayed click Yes discard any data I...

Page 89: ...tition 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 Drives window choose the hard disk drive to install the operating system e Type the amount of space in MB in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK Go back to the Partitioner window verify that the created root partition boot partition or swap partition i...

Page 90: ...to use during the installation process and click Next 5 Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next 6 Select the type of devices that are involved in the installation and then click Next Note 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 ...

Page 91: ...rating system list window click Next 15 The default installation is a basic server installation You can customize your server by selecting a different set of software from the software list or adding additional repositories that you want to use for the software installation Select Customize now Then click Next The installation process begins Notes When a warning window is displayed select the opti...

Page 92: ...sage 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 8 Type a name for your server Then click Next 9 Specify your time zone by selecting the nearest city in your time zone Then click Next 10 Personalize the server by typing the root password for the root user account Then click Next Note ...

Page 93: ...w click Next 16 The default installation is a basic server installation You can customize your server by selecting a different set of software from the software list or adding additional repositories that you want to use for the software installation Select Customize now Then click Next The installation process begins Note When a warning window is displayed select the option of your choice and the...

Page 94: ... process and click Continue 5 Configure the date time language and keyboard layout for the system 6 In the INSTALLATION SUMMARY window click SOFTWARE SELECTION and then select the software that you want to install Note The following steps are based on the scenario that you select Server with GUI select all of the options on the right pane and click Done 7 In the INSTALLATION SUMMARY window click I...

Page 95: ...n log in to Root Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 2 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 2 x64 operating system To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 2 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...

Page 96: ...d click Reboot 11 In the Initial Setup window click License Information 12 Select I accept the license agreement and click Done 13 In the Initial Setup window click Finish Configuration 14 In the Welcome window select a required language for example English and click Next 15 In the Typing window select a specific language type for example English US and click Next 16 In the Time Zone window set th...

Page 97: ...ice Type to Standard Partition Manually create a boot partition boot efi a In the Manual Partitioning window click in the bottom left corner b In the Add a New Mount Point window select boot efi from the Mount Point drop down list c Type the amount of space for example 2 GB in the Desired Capacity field d Click Add mount point Manually create a swap partition a In the Manual Partitioning window cl...

Page 98: ...d on the scenario that Server with GUI is selected and all items in the right pane are selected Then click Done 6 In the Installation Summary window click Installation Destination 7 In the Installation Destination window select a storage device from Local Standard Disks for installing the operating system and click Done Notes If you want to create a drive partition select I will configure partitio...

Page 99: ...art using Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Note By default the local account is used to log in to the operating system for the first time Log out and use the root account to log in to the operating system again Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 5 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 5 x64 operating system To install the Red Hat Enter...

Page 100: ...nstallation Summary window click Begin Installation to start installing the operating system 9 During the installation in the Configuration window click Root Password to set the root password and then click Done 10 When the installation is completed in the Configuration window click Reboot 11 In the Initial Setup window click License Information 12 Select I accept the license agreement and click D...

Page 101: ...t to create a drive partition select I will configure partitioning and click Done In the Manual Partitioning window do one of the following to create a required drive partition Manually create a root partition a In the Manual Partitioning window click in the bottom left corner b In the Add a New Mount Point window select forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list c Type the amount of space ...

Page 102: ... account to log in to the operating system again Installing the VMware hypervisor This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems VMware ESXi 5 1 P5 VMware ESXi 5 5 Update 2 VMware ESXi 6 0 VMware ESXi 6 0 Update 1 VMware ESXi 6 0 Update 2 VMware ESXi 6 0 Update 3 VMware ESXi 6 5 VMware ESXi 6 5 Update 1 VMware ESXi 6 5 Update 2 VMware ESXi 6 7 Note If the operat...

Page 103: ...ESXi 6 7 the password must contain at least seven characters with numbers upper case and lower case letters and symbols 7 When the Confirm Install window is displayed press F11 The installation process starts 8 When the Installation Complete window is displayed press Enter The server restarts The operating system is installed successfully Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 97 ...

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Page 105: ...e Completion window is displayed 7 Click Restart now The installation is completed It is recommended to restart your computer after driver installation 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 an onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a fold...

Page 106: ...ors for the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 x64 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 x64 Notes For the following operating systems the driver for USB 3 0 connectors comes with the server system Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 x64 Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server ...

Page 107: ... compressed 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 Right click on the HBA card that requires drivers and then s...

Page 108: ...on completed window select your desired option The following steps are based on the scenario that Start your application is selected in this step 7 Click Finish 8 In the EMULEX window click Next 9 When the Monitoring the Installation window is displayed the installation starts 10 When the message displays as Congratulations Installation completed successfully click Finish Installing the driver for...

Page 109: ... English United States and then click OK 5 When the Setup status window opens the driver installation begins When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window opens click Finish The installation is completed Installing the driver for the PMC 8885e To install the driver for the PMC 8885e do the following 1 Download the corresponding driver from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unz...

Page 110: ...ick Next 5 When the License Agreement window is displayed click I accept the agreement and then click Next 6 When the Select Destination Location window is displayed click Next 7 When the message displays as Ready to Install click Install 8 When the message displays as Completing the click Finish It is recommended to restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for...

Page 111: ...e driver 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 most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Copy the driver for the Ethernet card to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 3 ...

Page 112: ...e following 1 Download the driver for the onboard graphics 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 system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 3 Use the following commands to install...

Page 113: ...lick Edit 8 In the Network Card Setup window select Statically assigned IP Address and configure your desired settings in the IP Address and Subnet Mask area 9 Repeat the previous steps to configure other Ethernet cards Then click OK Installing the driver for the HBA card This topic provides instructions on installing the driver for the following cards Emulex LPe1250 HBA card Emulex LPe16000B HBA ...

Page 114: ... 8e HBA card To install the driver do the following 1 Download the driver 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 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 storag...

Page 115: ...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 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 co...

Page 116: ... of the folder that the drive is stored update sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server For the file with the rpm extension 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 drive name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the drive...

Page 117: ...2 Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 4 Use the following commands to install the 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 ...

Page 118: ... drive is stored elx_lpfc_install sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for a CNA card for FCoE iSCSI and NIC protocols This topic provides instructions on installing drivers for the following CNA cards Emulex OCe14102 Emulex OCe14401 Emulex OCe14102 NX To install the driver for a CNA card for FCoE iSCSI and NIC pro...

Page 119: ...is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then copy the RPM file to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Log in to the operating system and copy the RPM file from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp cd rpms 2 rpm ivh rpm Note In the command lines rpms 2 represents the name of th...

Page 120: ...dle zip Note If you are prompted to verify the digital signature for the drivers add no sig check to the command esxcli software vib install v vmfs volumes datastore filename vib no sig check 7 Restart your server 8 In the vSphere Client inventory right click the host and select Exit Maintenance Mode Trademarks Lenovo the Lenovo logo and ThinkServer are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States ot...

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