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Chapter 1. Introduction

This guide provides instructions on how to install an operating system on the Lenovo

ThinkServer

TS150

servers.

The supported operating systems vary by the configuration on your server. The following table provides a list
on the supported operating system of your server.

Supported operating systems

AHCI

SATA
RAID

Add-On

RAID

Skylake

Kaby

Lake

Microsoft

Windows Server

2012 Standard Edition

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition

Yes

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition

Yes

Microsoft Windows

Multipoint Server 2012

Yes

Microsoft Windows 10

Yes

Microsoft Windows 10 Professional

Yes

Hyper-V

Server 2012

Yes

Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

Yes

Hyper-V Server 2016

Yes

SUSE Linux

Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 4

Yes

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1

Yes

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.2

Yes

Red Hat

Enterprise Linux 6.7

Yes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8

Yes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2

Yes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3

Yes

VMware ESXi

5.5 p07

Yes

VMware ESXi 6.0 p02

Yes

VMware ESXi 6.0 U2

Yes

VMware ESXi 6.0 U3

Yes

VMware ESXi 6.5

Yes

VMware ESXi 6.5a

Yes

Notes:

Summary of Contents for ThinkServer TS150

Page 1: ...ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...novo Web site at https support lenovo com documents LNVO DOCS Sixth Edition June 2017 Copyright Lenovo 2015 2017 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: ... 25 Preparing the driver 25 Configuring the BIOS setting 25 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system 25 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system 26 Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system 28 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system 29 Installing the Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 201...

Page 4: ...ver for an onboard graphics card 49 Installing the driver for the Intel Ethernet card 50 Installing drivers for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system 51 Installing the driver for the chipset 51 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card 51 Installing the driver for the Intel Ethernet card 51 Appendix A Trademarks 53 ii ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide ...

Page 5: ...es Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Microsoft Windows 10 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Windows 10 Professional Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hyper V Server 2012 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Hyper V Server 2012 R2 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Hyper V Server 2016 Y...

Page 6: ... Ultimate Super Talent Express RC8 Western Digital My Passport Enterprise For detailed information go to http technet microsoft com en us library jj733589 aspx Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system doesn t support auto update on servers using processors based on the Kaby Lake platform For detailed information go to https support microsoft com en us help 4012982 the processor is not supported tog...

Page 7: ...ollowing 1 Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device and start the server from the optical drive Note 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 The message Loading files will be displayed Wait several minutes for the system ...

Page 8: ...rating system do the following 1 Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device and start the server from the optical drive 2 When 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 If the message The Windows is loading files is displayed Wait seve...

Page 9: ... the Browse for driver software on your computer window click Browse to locate the driver you want to install f Locate the driver and click Next g When the message Windows has successfully updated your driver software is displayed click Close 13 Configure the date and time and then click Next 14 Choose the type of installation you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Clean insta...

Page 10: ...configuration is set as RAID both OB SATA RAID and ADD on RAID 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 the driver that you want to in...

Page 11: ...nstall the driver If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 9 9 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click New 10 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 11 In the Windows Setup window click OK 12 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Notes Your server will restart several times during the installation 13 When th...

Page 12: ...e the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 11 In the Windows Setup window click OK 12 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Notes Your server will restart several times during the installation 13 When the Settings window is displayed click Next 14 In the Windows Update window click Next Then set an administrator password and click Finish Note ...

Page 13: ... 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 minutes for the system to load the files 3 In the Windows Server 2016 window select the language and other options Then click Next 4 Click Install now 5 Type your produc...

Page 14: ...n disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device and 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 The message Loading files will be displayed Wait several minutes for the system to load the files 3 When the Microsoft Hyper V Serv...

Page 15: ... Next 6 Select the type of installation 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 In the Where do you want to install Hyper V Server window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both OB RAID and ADD on RAID do t...

Page 16: ...ext The installation begins Your server will restart several times 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 In...

Page 17: ...ard Disks and then click Add b In the New Partitions Size window select Custom Size c Type the amount of space in MB in the Custom Size field 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 drop down list box f Click Finish Go to the Expert Partitioner window The created root partition boot partitio...

Page 18: ...e operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device and start the server from the optical drive 2 In the Language Keyboard and License Agreement window select your language and keyboard layout and then select I Agree to the License Terms Click Next 3 In the Registration window configure the information as prompted and click Next The following s...

Page 19: ...e 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 the local time If Do you want to continue with your selection local time is displayed click Continue 7 In the Create New User window set a user name and password and then click Next Note If the Really use this password window is displayed ...

Page 20: ... list box g In the Mount partition area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box h Click Finish Manually create a boot partition boot efi a In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks from System view Then select the drive 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 spac...

Page 21: ...nsert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device and start the server from the optical drive 2 In the new window click Next 3 In the RED HAT window click Next 4 Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next 5 Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next 6 Select the ty...

Page 22: ...k OK Go back to the 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 Next The drive partition is finished 12 In the Format Warnings window click Format to format the hard disk drive 13 In the Writing storage configuration to disk window click Write changes to disk 14 In the Boot loader o...

Page 23: ...ct 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 you like to do select the option as you desired and then click Next 7 Type a name for your server Then click Next 8 Specify your ti...

Page 24: ...tem 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 If a warning window is displayed select the option of your c...

Page 25: ... 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 for example 8...

Page 26: ...nguage 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 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...

Page 27: ...Note The password is optional Click Next if you do not want to set a password 19 In the Ready to Go window click Start 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 VMware hypervisor This topic provides instructions on how to...

Page 28: ...nd then press Enter Note The password must contain at least seven characters 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 24 ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide ...

Page 29: ... 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 installing an operating system in legacy mode conf...

Page 30: ...n which you want 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 Your server will restart several times during the installation 14 In Settings window type your password and click Finish Note The password must con...

Page 31: ...on begins Notes Your server will restart several times during the installation If the message displays as Errors occurred during installation you need to manually install the Ethernet driver To install the driver do the following a Download the driver for an Ethernet card 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...

Page 32: ...product key information is available on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging Note If you are installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition or Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition operating system ignore this step 6 Select the Windows operation system edition that you want to install Then click Next The following steps are based on t...

Page 33: ...6 Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next 7 Select the type of installation you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Install Windows only 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 If your SATA configuration is set as ...

Page 34: ...scenario that Custom Install Windows only 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 If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both OB SATA RAID and ADD on RAID do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click ...

Page 35: ...o 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 Then select the driver that you want to install and click Next to install the driver If your SATA con...

Page 36: ...ve 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 minutes for the system to load the files 3 In the Windows Server 2016 window select the language and other options Then click Next 4 Click Install...

Page 37: ...TA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 8 8 In the Where do you want to install Hyper V Server window click Drive options advanced 9 Choose the storage device to install the operating system and then click New 10 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 11 In the Install Microsoft Hyper V Server Setup window click OK 12 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next T...

Page 38: ...hen click OK to log in to the operating system Installing the Hyper V Server 2016 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Hyper V Server 2016 operating system To install the Hyper V Server 2016 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 and start the server fr...

Page 39: ...and time zone and then click Accept Next 7 In the Server Base Scenario window select Physical Machine Also for Fully Virtualized Guests and then click Next 8 When the Installation Settings window is displayed create a drive partition you need Manually create a root partition To create a root partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Custom Partition for experts Click Next b In the...

Page 40: ...ck Install to begin the installation If the YaST2 window is displayed click Install to begin the installation 11 When the Confirm Installation window is displayed click Install When the installation process is completed the server will restart automatically 12 The setup process continues after the server restarts Set your root user password Then select Next When the YaST2 window is displayed click...

Page 41: ...talling the operating system and click Add c In the New Partition Type window select Primary Partition d In the New Partitions Size window select Custom Size e Type the amount of space for example 80 GB in the Size field and then click Next f Select Operating System from Role g In the Formatting Options area select BtrFS from the File system drop down list box h In the Mount partition area select ...

Page 42: ... any software application and choose All in This List Install c Click OK Install If the Confirm Installation window is displayed click Install 10 The system will restart after the installation is finished Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 2 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 2 operating system To install the SUSE Lin...

Page 43: ... for installing the operating system and click Add Select the default partition type then click Next 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 d Select Swap from Role and click Next e In the Format partition area select Swap from the File system drop down list box f In the Mount partition area select Swap from the Mo...

Page 44: ...one existing installation has been detected on your system What would you like to do select the option 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 If a message prompts you that...

Page 45: ... 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 then continue with the installation 17 After the installation is completed click R...

Page 46: ...sword is weak click Use Anyway 10 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 11 In the Please Select A Device window do one of the following to create a partition and then click Next Manually create a root partition To create a root partition d...

Page 47: ... settings you need and then click Forward If the message Are you sure is displayed click Register later 20 In the Finish Updates Setup 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 promp...

Page 48: ...ield d Click Add mount point Verify that the created drive partition is correct and click Done In the Summary of Changes window click Accept Changes 8 In the Installation Summary window click Begin Installation to start installing the operating system 9 In the Configuration window click Root Password to set the root password 10 When file copying is completed click Reboot 11 In the Initial Setup wi...

Page 49: ... 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 for example 80 GB in the Desired Capacity field d Click Add mount point Manually create 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 M...

Page 50: ... us en products servers thinkserver rack servers thinkserver rd650 documents HT100820 tabName Solutions Then follow the instructions to prepare the ISO file To install the VMware ESXi 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 Wait several minutes...

Page 51: ... the Setup Program window will be displayed Note If Windows 10 is installed click Yes in the User account control window 4 Click Next The License Agreement window is displayed 5 Click Accept The Readme File Information window is displayed 6 Click Install The Intel Chipset Device Software Completion window is displayed 7 Click Restart Now The installation is completed Installing the driver for an o...

Page 52: ...the Program window click Install to begin the installation 9 In the Install wizard Completed window click Finish It is recommended to restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for USB 3 0 For the Windows operating system the driver for USB 3 0 is installed during the operating system installation Installing drivers for Hyper V operating systems This topic provid...

Page 53: ...s 2 Copy the driver for the Ethernet card to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Enter the driver directory by using the command prompt to start the setup program 4 In the Intel Network Connections window select Install Drivers and Software 5 In the Welcome to the install wizard for Intel Network Connections window click Next 6 In the License Agreement window selec...

Page 54: ...ownload the driver for an onboard graphics card 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 Then copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Log in to the operatin...

Page 55: ... rdblacklist nouveau nouveau modeset 0 4 Open the Terminal and input init 3 to enter the command line window 5 Type the user name and password 6 Enter the following commands to install the driver echo blacklist nouveau etc modprobe d blacklist conf mv boot initramfs uname r img boot initramfs uname r nouveau img dracut boot initramfs uname r img uname r 7 Go to the driver path and enter command sh...

Page 56: ... 3 2 4 2 represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 5 Restart your server 6 Configure network settings a Click Applications in the upper left corner Then click System Tools Settings Network b In the Network window select the Ethernet card you want to configure c Click Add profile IPv4 d In the Addresses area select a network address configuration method 52 ThinkServe...

Page 57: ...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 names may be trademarks or service marks of others Copyright Lenovo 2015 2017 53 ...

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