Lenovo ThinkSystem ST550, Setup Manual

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– Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager
https://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/LXPM/os_installation.html
– Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI
http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/toolsctr_cli_lenovo/onecli_r_uxspi_proxy_tool.html
Manual deployment
If you cannot access the above tools, follow the instructions below, download the corresponding OS
Installation Guide , and deploy the operating system manually by referring to the guide.
1. Go to
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/solutions/server-os
.
2. Select an operating system from the navigation pane and click Resources .
3. Locate the “OS Install Guides” area and click the installation instructions. Then, follow the instructions to
complete the operation system deployment task.
Back up the server configuration
After setting up the server or making changes to the configuration, it is a good practice to make a complete
backup of the server configuration.
Make sure that you create backups for the following server components:
• Management processor
You can back up the management processor configuration through the Lenovo XClarity Controller
interface. For details about backing up the management processor configuration, see:
http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/com.lenovo.systems.management.xcc.doc/NN1ia_c_
backupthexcc.html
Alternatively, you can use the ssa avve e command from Lenovo XClarity Essentials OneCLI to create a backup
of all configuration settings. For more information about the ssa avve e command, see:
http://sysmgt.lenovofiles.com/help/topic/toolsctr_cli_lenovo/onecli_r_save_command.html
• Operating system
Use your own operating-system and user-data backup methods to back up the operating system and
user data for the server.
Chapter 4
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